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I'm looking at installing an alarm system for my parents. It MUST be wireless. It must also be reliable and not have false alarms etc. A while back I was recommended an ESP infinite by a guy at work, who says his has been great. Seems to fit the bill. I will have main unit in loft...

I need a power point in my bedroom for a TV. It is next to a wardrobe so what I'd like to do is run a 13A socket from my loft down into my fitted wardrobe and out to the TV. There is also a cat5 and Coax cable taking the same route, and can be done with the minimum of hassle/mess.. In the...

I gave as much detail as possible to avoid additional questions. I was hoping to get advice from people who do this on a weekly basis on what to avoid and what how to ensure it works first time. I certainly don't want to have to rip it all out again. And I'm also bright enough to...

I put a deck in late march. Its tanalised redwood boards I believe. I want to keep it natural, but protected, so am going for Liberon DOCL5L Decking Oil in clear which appears to be the one most people recommend. I spoke to liberon and they suggested I leave it a year before doing, but the...

Thanks, that's the sort of thing I was thinking about. But it's a little more than I was thinking about - anything a bit cheaper, or is this my only option?

Hi, I have a wired eurosec alarm system and am looking at option to add an alarm to a detached shed. The shed is about 15-20m away from the alarm control unit, but the unit is in the loft and it would have line of sight to the shed. There is also no power in shed, and I don't really want...

I have just done this with a cheap circular saw. Had a guide on it for straight line parallel to bottom of door. Not sure if this is what the pros would do,but was perfect for me.

Thanks, that makes sense then. However, I mitred the last lot and that was 5 years ago, so I might risk it. As bigrob says, as a novice it actually gives a better result. Any shrinkage will hopefully be covered by caulk. Unless anyone wants to try again to convince me otherwise? I am...

I need to fit some fairly plain skirting - the square type with rounded edge at the top. It isn't wood, whatever the other type is. So, the correct way to do this is to scribe the internal corners and mitre (45degs) the external corners. I've played about with some test pieces and have...

OK, I'll see but I am pretty sure the archetrave has been glued rather than nailed (both actually) - wont it just rip the plaster off? Planing - I'd need to plan the top and bottom, not the middle. Middle would be easy obviously. As for hinge side it is going to be 2 small doors, so both...

Thanks, that makes sense. I did think about trying to manipulate the frame, but the architrave is on now and I think I'd just do more damage than it's worth.

I am about to fit double louvred (is that the right spelling) doors on a built in cupboard. The door frame is actually a standard size door frame. On the left side the frame seems pretty straight, but on the right side it bows outwards in the middle. Not by a huge amount - approx 5mm...

OK, thanks Guys. I'll press on with a mist coat and sort the coving later. Which is good, as it buys me a bit more time in the meanwhile.

Hi All, Have a couple of questions re some coving I want to put up. We already have quite plain coving up. I can't remember the name, but the most plain stuff you can get, 100mm size I think. We have extended the room now so I need to put up new to match/blend existing. 1. What order do I...

Thanks all. What is the 'proper' option then? A whole new bigger beam side by side with the old ones presumably? I suppose it will cost slightly more with materials, but effort wise will be about the same. As for insulation, I dont need to get it quite to regs level, and anything is...

I have an existing loft with beams/joists 2inch by 3inch, with boards over and used for light storage. Full width of house is about 7m, with brick supporting wall half way across, so weight bearing span of each joist is about 3.5m. From what I've read these joists are not really adequate...

Thanks guys. There is some further info I should provide, but didn't initially, as I didn't want to influence your advice. I did my current kitchen with a silverline router and jig. It went OK, and I was more than happy with the end result. Easily better than the other examples I've seen on...

I need to get a router to do some joints on laminate worktops, and also a couple of other minor projects I have. The worktops will be the most demanding. What is the minimum wattage I can get away with for the worktop joints? I dont want to spend too much, as I wont be using on a regular...

We have just tried to use our kitchen tap to fill a glass of water, and it is coming out with bubbles in it. Bubbles didn't dissapear, and appeared to be a bit 'soapy' It may be coincidence, but the washing machine is on at the same time. Is it possible that the washing machine could pass...

Last time it was checked pressure was OK, flow was poor. Pressure and flow were both OK at the main in the street, as checked by water company. So I assume we need new pipe to get the flow through into the house. It was 5 years ago though, so can't remember numbers.