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I'm looking to buy a flip driver set but i want to make sure i get a decent countersink and not something that tears badly. Does anyone have experience of any of these? I have been looking at http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-2-9533-66478-trend-snappy-flip-driver-set-4pc.asp and...

What distance is required between joists and subfloor? Should sub floor be treateed with anything? It is currently bare clay.

I have no idea where this should go: is it plumbing? is it electrical? is it appliances? Anyhoo.... Can anyone start me off on this topic as i am thinking of installing one I am particularly concerned about amalgamating it with the combi boiler i have just had fitted, as most solar...

I have noticed that there are many more electric ovens available than gas. Electric ones in the main seem to be cheaper. Can anyone explain to me the benefits (if any) of electric over gas in an oven? Particularly 1) operating cost 2) operating efficiency 3)self-cleaning options...

Could anyone please recomend one of the above? I already have a cable modem. I just want to link 2 computers on a network and have a shared printer,

Can someone please advise me on the right way to go about bricking up a doorway... In particular, the door, at present, butts up to a perpendicular wall so i understand i will need a wall starter... but what kind of wall starter is best ? and what is the best way to go about this to ensure...

Can anyone clarify for me whether i am allowed to fit fused spurs in my kitchen? Am i right in thinking this would be notifiable? At the moment, my washing-machine and tumble dryer are plugged into sockets and the wires then pass down through notches cut into the back of worktops, which...

I have a single lug type bosch jigsaw and want to know the best blade to use for cutting 40mm laminate worktop. The T101BR downcutting blade has been mentioned in these forums but i dont know if it can cut up to 40mm. Can anyone tell me the best blade to buy for this saw type for 40mm...

I am installing an insert sink and monobloc tap where there is presently a deck mixer tap. The new tap is supplied with braided flexible hoses with 10mm threaded ends and converters to bring them up to 15mm. I have 3 questions... 1) Is it advisable to fit isolator valves to both the hot and...

The old one is from the 70's i believe and it has this stoopidly wide rim which catches a lot of errrr dust. So, I was wondering if anyone knows of a nicely designed toilet that aint too shallow and doesnt have a wide rim on it... all answers apreciated

Can anyone tell me what problems are associated with doing this? i have a cut/pitch 1930s semi with contemporary garage. I did the garage myself but the lowest course of tiles (sand-faced rosemaries throughout on single layer of felt) dropped and i found it impossible to lift them back. it...