Recent content by robertoi

Hi, I am fitting surface mounted sink to an oak worktop which I am oiling with liberon tung oil. I have not yet oiled the top side of the worktop, and my question is just whether I should avoid oiling the surface where the silicone sealant will need to be applied between the sink edge and the...

I was told by my DNO that my supplier should move the meter on the existing board for free, I wasnt going to do it myself :? Think I will go back to that plan and assume (probably realistically) that no one will ever notice. I mean, I will attach the board to the wall properly afterwards...

By removing a few inches from the right hand edge of the board, the edge of the board would then be further back into the alcove, allowing me to build cupboard front which is flush with the chimney breast. At the moment, the board would extend further out from the alcove than the cupboard front...

Thanks for the replies, now I look at it again, the meter board is actually not attached to the wall atall any more, as you can see from pic below I can put my hand behind it and pull it away from the wall, at any point on the board. I think the only reason it stays in place is because the...

well, as it happens, the board is no longer actually firmly attached to the wall, as the plaster/ brickwork is so crumbly that it can actually be pulled away from the wall with your finger. I'll take a pic and post later...

Hi there, I have a question relating to my meter board which I hope someone can advise me on! My meter board is currently on the insider of the front wall of my house, on the right hand wall of an alcove (if u are standing facing the party wall with the meter on the right) where I want to...

Hi everyone, I've just bought some reclaimed victorian floorboards to replace some knackered ones in my house. They were stored at the salvage yard outside, but under cover. How long do you reckon I should leave them in my house 'acclimatising' before I lay them? Cheers Rob

thanks for the advice guys - ive got wooden floors and there is a fair bit of play in the pipes IIRC, also have the brackets which can be slid up and down their mounting brackets, so should be pretty easy! Cheers

thanks for the advice guys, not sure if Ive made it clear what Im trying to do tho - I would be looking to cut along the FRONT edge of the worktop, for a distance of around 600mm, where the worktop has a deeper overhang (significantly so) than the worktop on the other side. I would be starting...

No circ saw or reciprocating saw, Im thinking of hiring a router for the day just to get a clean cut.

Just fitted an IKEA kitchen in a kitchen where two of the walls had pipes running round them - all I did was cut a kind of C shaped channel at the height where the pipes would need to be. I wouldnt worry about redrilling holes etc, unless you desparately want to have a shelf at the height of the...

What with the credit crunch and all, Id like to get round to fitting some TRVs in my house. is this a fairly straightforward job - are they pretty much the same size as a standard radiator valve - or is there likely to be some pipe cutting going on? Id have thougt Id have to cut the pipes where...

Hi, Ive just had some wooden worktops fitted by a carpenter. Unfortunately, he did the left hand mason's mitre in such a place that the worktop ended up with very little overhang of the units on the left, while on the other side, there is probably about the right amount of over hang, but it...