Recent content by IanWood

In the end I bought a piece of wood 7 * 41 * 16 cm to use as a mount. This is attached to the wall using 120mm frame fixings. It it has been in place for a few weeks now and works very well. I bought it from Catford Timber http://catfordtimber.co.uk/ They were very helpful and...

While putting ply down to prep for wooden floors I noticed how much draft there was coming up between the floor boards. Not done any measurements per se but the number of complaints re drafts has reduced...:)

Yes - don't want to do that. I use a stud and mains detector when drilling to avoid that happening. Basically my issue is what to use to attach say 3*2 or 4*2 to the brick wall, the fitting needs to be thick enough to go through the wood and then say 60mm into the wall To me, this...

Thanks for your reply. That's exactly what I want to do - but was wondering what the best way to attach to wood to the wall is. Screws, angle brackets or those "basket things" to hold joists. I in fact need to mount two speakers in the corner of the room. One will be mounted on the chimney...

for what its worth I have an Ikea one. I got it because at the time it was the only one I could find without pre cut holes for the tap, i.e. two holes to allow it to be installed either way around. I didn't want to have a blanking cover as I thought it wouldn't look nice and it would be a...

Hi all, I have a TV mount which I want to mount on the wall, but I want it slightly further from the wall so it goes into the room a little bit more, so I want to put some wood on the wall and attach the mount to it. The screws to hold the mount need to go 55mm deep, so the wood needs to...

Sorry not quite sure what you mean. The base is much thicker than the walls. The walls sound a little hollow, like a door does. Yes has these cam and screws. These are the metal things I mentioned. Drilled 5mm holes and screwed them in. They will just stop it coming away from wall...

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These are images of how it will look with four legs - Doesn't look too bad I suppose. Now I am unhappy about the placement of the network socket which I put there when thinking that is where my desk would go...

Thanks for the responses guys. These are the angle brackets I mentioned. They are used for holding wardrobes against the wall the kitchen cupboards on the wall. The Besta range come with these plastic things to hold to wall. They go behind the unit and you drill through the back...

Sorry forgot to mention that I have some right angle attachments that attach to the walls of the cupboard and you screw though a hole in the weak back - these are the standard things Ikea use to attach things to walls.

Hi, I want to fit an Ikea Besta cupboard to the wall in a corner of a room. I want it on the wall and not the floor as the fit is quite tight and the extra width of the skirting would make it stick out just that bit too much. Its a big one, 2m * 40cm * 60cm. One wall is external...

Thanks for your help, As some of the gaps are bigger than 5mm I will use the filler. The skirting is quite old and had a few coats of paint in its time. I have applied one coat of satin oil paint already. I think I will put the filler on, wait for it to dry and then paint again with oil...

Hi all, I am a bit confused with the differences between filler and caulk. I have painted my skirting and now want to use some filler to fill the gap between the wall and the skirting. In the other rooms I have used the filler below, which worked well in most rooms but in one it has...

Hi, I am fitting engineered wooden floors in my flat. The three bedrooms have 10mm wood and the hallway and sitting room have 15mm. The kitchen is lino and the bathroom tiles. For the gap between the sitting room and hallway I am planning on using a flat strip. This will mean I need...