Recent content by Kathy2468

Scrap that last comment I made. Noone was up in arms when I wrote it. Despite not knowing if Plaspugs were used in the Basildon incident where a child lost its life because a TV came loose from the wall, don't take a chance on this piece of work, use a professional to do the work. Even then you...

Norcon, Thanks for your reply. I'll get to that as soon as I learn what 'side stitch' and 'clench over' means.

I've got a wooden table with three legs (like the base of a Christmas tree). One of the legs has broken off. Can someone tell me what fixings to use in order to put it back in place? Thanks.

I have to back Dave M up on the Plasplugs. I used them for a partition wall in the kitchen some years ago in order to put cupboards up.

Wingcoax: Thanks for your reply and tips on re - sanding my wooden floor. Just one little question. You said "don't use discs, use a drum sander." What's the difference. Do I use discs with a drum sander or what?

I went to my local hardware shop and hired a sanding machine and discs. I'd already bought some varnish for the floor, and having read all the articles I'd got on sanding floors, thought the procedure would be simple. Well, I was half right. However, the end product was not what I had intended...