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thank you for all your comments. this is the first time i've been on here for a while. the last few months its been painting, papering and moving. i'll get some final pics up soon

http://www.diynot.com/forums/your-projects/2-year-project-nearly-there.329796/ heres a link to a previous post in your projects where i added photos of the house and theres a couple of pictures of the fire place

I have a multifuel fireplace in our livingroom With the stone and fireplace its about a total of 1.2metres. then the flue and that whole area is open. We have a very interfeering 2 year old who loves to climb and our problem with getting a stairgate type fire guard is he can climb over...

I've got my worktops cut, oil has arrived and a couple of old shirts ready to oil. The oil is at the house I'm doing up so was looking to get some advice on how i'd go about it, how long between each coats. Heres what i think so far/: oil one side and edges leave for a few hours then...

thanks for reply's and sorry for the little info. I have just noticed the rcd test switch does not work?????? I know little about electrics so I'm not working with it myself.

I've tried my chopsaw which is 1200 w and my little 4" grinder which both cuts it out without any heater in it

2.5 mm wire and it's the RCD what trips and it was a small plug I stuck into the wall with lights that flashed on it for testing it. it was A 1800w heater I pluged in to make it trip

a dehumidifier. that's it

they keep tripping when I stick anything around 1800w in it. like a heater. breaker is 32a. plug test showed all plugs are fine

Just a quick questions, do you cut your worktops then oil them or oil first then cut and re oil e.g hob, sink tap holes?

do all the oils give it a slight varnished look or is there one that doens't have the shine with it?

heres a couple of before pictures and the old windows and a view from outside I'm a novice Diyer but its all coming together

Just thought I'd share some images. My boyfriend has been working on his grannys house that us and the kids will be moving into, hopefully, in September. The whole house had to be taken back to the brick. Theres been many problems along the way. Still got a lot to do but nearly there...

Hi I'm trying to decide what oil to get for my wooden kitchen worktops A friend has mentioned Unika from screwfix but I've also found Waterlox from googling things. Can anyone advicse on which to go for. Also, how would you apply it? I'm waiting on the units to arrive from Ikea...

Using my boyfriends page so excuse the lack of sizes I've bought mosaic tiles that are thin. I was hoping to have a row up the middle of the bathroom wall then the normal tiles the rest of the wallat either side of the mosaic We ordered the larger tiles online and it didnt mention the...

Can i fit a single oven in a kitchen base unit (cupboard). can i convert and old base unit which is 600mm wide to hold a single oven.

I've bought a 2nd hand kitchen for my house I'm doing up. It fits perfect but we're one unit short. We'd like a built in dishwasher. Has anyone got any suggestions to what we can do? The kitchen came with a built in fridge which we wont be using, is there anyway to convert this unit to...

HI i lifted my floor boards on which had been raised of a concrate floor by 25mm, it had damp course put down then 25mm wooden battons, kingspan 25mm then sheets of uniply. it had slight marks of mould where the 25mm battons were, i think the battons might have been damp when the floor had been...

we live in the shetland isles. thats way theres no Hetas. what are you ment to do to fit the fire if there not in shetland.? oh the stress.!!!

theres no hetas that can get to me, i'm getting a qualified plummer for the heating side of things and builder to install the fire. i'm building the fire place my self. i know a few regs but cant find anything on materials to be used behind the fire.