Recent content by mrrusty

Just about all tips you buy in a merchants are suitable for impacts. Mostly I use the ones that go in the magnetic bit holders, and I buy these usually https://www.cwberry.com/bosch-2608522187-pz2-x-25mm-extra-hard-screwdriver-bits-box-of-25. (or an unbranded equivalent in boxes of 25) The sets...

To give yourself an idea, run your windows through an online system like https://www.modernupvcwindows.co.uk/info-spec-windows-doors.php That'll give you an idea what you are paying for the measuring and fitting service. There is unlikely to be much of a difference in the material cost whoever...

It would look odd because it would look like a door on the end of a cabinet rather than the front. This whole saga is because you have bought a kitchen of standard components for a particular model of kitchen and are now trying to install the parts in a different way to what DIY kitchens...

Most (all?) impact drivers designed for construction rather than mechanics, with a 1/2" drive can also take the 1/4" hex as well. On the bosch pro linked to the torque is adjustable from gentle to fierce. The 1/4" bits get put up the middle of the 1/2" hex and are released by the red collar, the...

When doing any jobs the old adage is "if it looks right, it is right". It is amazing what deviations from square/perpendicular you can get away with if there is nothing to draw the eye to the deviation. Make the front edge straight and ignore the back edge of the cill - no-one will notice

No, go for the one with the 1/2" drive as well. Many specialist screws use torx heads, and many torx bits, for strength, use 1/2" drives. e.g. https://www.screwfix.com/p/spax-tx-flange-self-drilling-wirox-coated-timber-screws-6mm-x-180mm-100-pack/856cf You can get torx bits that fit normal hex...

Why on earth would you not want to put a pelmet below the cupboards? it hides the bottom of the cabinets and all the cabinet joints, and most people want illumination under as well which the pelmet also hides. People like DIY kitchens standardise around the usual way of installing so that...

I prefer back-to-the-wall toilets as you don't have to worry about the strength of the framing. As to access, some high quality Geberit hidden cisterns are designed to be accessed through the flush plate, but what I do is to split the panel behind the toilet so the low bit that the toilet fixes...

I'm no roofer, although I've done a bit of slating. It's very obvious that the verge has been bodged from whenever it was first repaired. The new tiles are both longer and thicker, so have been bodged on to the existing batten spacing. Nothing short of sourcing some original matching tiles and...

We need photos, and you need to ask under what exact planning law they intend to enforce. No need for solicitors or surveyors.

Which is exactly what I did with mine, except my build was sips with the sole plate fixed directly on to the flooring. It's been fine.

It will, but recommending using a climb cut on someone asking novice questions about using a hand held router is IMO not a good idea. Climb cuts can be hazardous and must be used with extreme caution. Personally, for a 3mm round, I'd use a low angle block plane and sandpaper

Look what the planning portal says https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/fences-gates-and-garden-walls/planning-permission It states 2m from the ground. Unlike outbuildings where I think height is measured from the highest point, this guidance is silent on this, so 2m from...

No, it's not. The 30m2 threshold is the limit to build without building regulations. There is no size limit for permitted development except the area of the curtilage developed, and the fact that an outbuilding must be "ancillary". In any case, why permitted development? you are going to really...

maybe, if you do everything yourself. My 6.5 x 3.6 cost knocking on towards £20K in materials including decorations etc, all in. I used SIPs, and for a garden room cannot think of a better method - structural and insulation in a single panel. Thread here if you're interested...