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Hi all, I am creating a old fashioned semaphore signal arm for a railway. Its made of Red western Cedar wood. The plan is to prime and paint it all over. I am after recommendations for the strongest type of primer and paint to use, as it will be outside for many years and has to withstand the...

Hi all, I am recreating an old railway signal arm to replace a rotten one. Due to the size: Length 1700mm, width 250mm, thickness 18/19mm, I need to use two pieces of cedar. Joined at the 19mm edge (1700mm long) What would be the best way to join these together, taking into account the forces...

Hi All, Im going to be widening the driveway, and also making the brickwall and pier shorter for wider vehicle access. Probably going to shorten it 2 brick lengths. What is the best way to achieve this? In terms of the pier, can I leave it in one piece and 'join' it to a short wall, or do I...

Hi all, Looking to drain the heating system on my Worcester Bosch combi boiler to do some radiator work. The work might take a couple of weeks so the system will be left empty. Can I keep the boiler on the whole duration so the hot water still works, or is it a must for a particular reason to...

Hi all, Something a little different here. I have been tasked to recreate a railway semaphore signal arm. Size approx 1400mm, 249mm, 20mm. I believe the original is cedar wood (says on some old drawings of these arms) I am trying to decide what wood to use now. I think it should be a single...

Hi all, Just want to check the size of blank I need for the radiator pipe. Is 3/4" correct for this? Caliper display shown in inches in photo. Many thanks.

Hello, So I have a light in the porch, which is controlled by a switch in the hallway indoors. I want to put a PIR in the porch so the light comes on when I get home, and switches the light on so i can see the keyhole in the door! Ive had a look, and I believe the current wiring is the same as...

Hello, recently laid a new lawn with wavey edging (not my idea), and its a pain to mow around. As you can see from the attached photos, the mower doesnt reach some of the edges, so left with long bits. What is the best/easiest tool to deal with this nicely? Thanks.

Hi, Ive purchased a wall anchor from ebay which comes with a couple of through shear bolts as per below. Thing is ive no idea how to install them into the wall correctly? They are M8 bolts. Why are they through bolts? do they need to be cut down? Lost here. Thanks.

Hi All, Have a horrible concrete path right through the garden currently, and looking to remove it. Wondering what tools are best to remove. It looks quite solid. Hand tools or power tools? This seems quite cheap to hire for the week. Is this a good plan...

Hello all, Previous done a room with laminate flooring, and now doing the adjoining hallway in exactly the same laminate. Here is the edge: -Its a straight edge that has been cut on the laminate. -That piece of laminate has the other edges covered by skirting boards/architraves etc, so it...

Hi all, After yesterdays torrent of constant rain, seems like my old flat roof has given way and water has entered the house. Yesterday discovered a small damp patch near the bathroom ceiling on the external wall side: Dug a bit out to investigate, the plaster is about 1cm thick with brick...

Hi All, Doing up the house, and as part of renovating each room, i'm redoing the door frames as they are funny sizes, and also not all the same. Downstairs is going be all 762mm standard width so thats fine. But im not sure about upstairs. Thy all currently sit somewhere in between the 686 and...

Hello, I have recently purchased a new radiator ready for fitting in the Kitchen. Its a 1200x584 horizontal rad with the 1/2" connections underneath the rad, not to the side: Would this type of valve be suitable...

Hello all, Just doing the last piece of wood worktop in the kitchen. This part butts up against a tall cupboard. how would you end the joint. Im thinking straight cut as possible with the circ saw, and maybe a bit of planing /sanding to flatten if needed. But how about the end join against the...

Hi all, As part of my kitchen renovations, its getting a new door frame/liner. The old one was in awful condition plus a non stand door width. Im widening it to suitable for 762mm door width. Few questions. The wall seems an odd thickness (1930's house), at the top its 80, and further down its...

Hi all. Just doing my kitchen at the moment and need to trim some filler foil wrapped laminted filler panels. This particular piece needs to be dead straight cut. I cut it will a jigsaw using a nice blade for a perfectly smooth cut, but its not too straight. What would be the best way/tool to...

Hello, Just installing a solid oak worktop, and where it joins on to another (butt join) there is a small bit missing where there must of been a knot. As recommended by the worktop people, its being joined with mitre seal, but would people recommend filling this bit with something solid...

Hi all, Fitting a solid wood worktop soon, and just got a router to make the holes for the bolts (The worktop is just butt joined, no mitre). i purchased a budget router jig to make the bolt holes but it turns out its massive and probably not the right one. This is what I purchased...

Hello all, Ive purchased some end panels for the wall units for my kitchen: http://www.diy.com/departments/it-kitchens-gloss-cream-slab-contemporary-end-panel/284523_BQ.prd But these need to be cut to the right depth. Im planning to use a jigsaw to cut these. It may be best to use a jigsaw as...