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The epic detailing channel is what lead me here tbh. He gives great advice, but wanted to get forumites opinions too. Thanks for the recommendation for the clay mit, I’ll investigate m.

Hi all, Is there an easy diy way to polish out scratches and bring back the shine as well as protect the black paint on a 2022 corsa. There’ll be no need to trash the brand, but if it helps identify the paint type/kind then there ya go. Back in the day I used black T-Cut but I would have...

All good ideas thanks folks. Someone else suggested using a couple of vinyl flooring planks (samples from a store cost about £3) I do have some air wedges which will supposedly lift up to 130kg each, so I might also try those.

Hi all, So I have to re-lay new kitchen flooring, it’s 7mm MDF laminate (yes it’s kitchen safe) to replace the 14 years old stuff which has eventually worn out. But moving the range cooker, washer, dryer, dishwasher and the American fridge/freezer is something I’m NOT looking forward to. So...

Thanks guys, although you are going from "here'say" or "...from what i've seen". There's not a great to installing them so i'd do that myself. Waiting on people who have one to chime in :)

Hi all, so found plenty of threads about this, but most are fairly old. Our kitchen mixer tap has broken and we were thinking of replacing the taps, sink and worktops anyway, so would like a boiling water tap that also offers filtered cold water (which most seem to do). I’ve watched quite a few...

Hi all, Came across someone who insulated and plaster boarded his conservatory roof. Form his picture it looks to be very similar to ours, so wondering if we can do the same. Had a few ridiculous quotes to change the current opal bronze polycarbonate into white panels for better insulation. As...

Well this is what I’m trying to gather info on. Ideally I’d like to buy land. We’d prefer more land than building if ya know what I mean. Only need a smallish dwelling, but want enough land to put a large workshop on, which i’d intend to build myself (part of a hobby). Wife wants goats etc.

Hi, it would be to live in. There’s plenty of YT videos of people who have connected a couple together and created amazing homes. I love that idea. Takes some imagination, but having base frameworks seems like a head start to me. Sure they need insulation etc, but again, if you look at the YT...

Hi all, Has anyone got any experience with self-building using shipping containers? Especially on land in the UK? It’s something i’ve wanted to do for a good few years now, but no doubt there’ll be a laundry list of pros and cons, not least planning permission etc. Initials thoughts are that if...

Also, is it a matter of “well any extra insulation helps”, or is it “unless it’s done right it will not provide any benefit”?

So, are you. Saying NO to there being any cons, or NO it shouldn’t be rolled on top of existing boards?

Hi, My mum is 81 and lives on her own in a bungalow (bear this in mind later ). She has just had a completely new roof as it was EOL with holes and leaks. Her loft is boarded out with minimum insulation and I wanted to bolster this by rolling out 200mm insulation just over the top of the boards...

So…..back to this. I’m wondering if a 4mm x 20mm x 2000mm rolled steel routed into the underside of the worktop on its thin edge would stop the bowing? I’d be very surprised if it didn’t. Or even right-angled steel half sunk into the worktop. I tested square tubing and you can bend it when it’s...

OP edited, those still willing to advise, please re-read. I think i’ve covered all bases bow.

Blimey, ok whilst I appreciate any and all advice offered, it does seem there is an element of splitting hairs here. I’ll edit my OP to included all the supposed misconceptions or assumptions.

I did mention that the back edge was on batons fixed to the walls. Does that not imply it’s in the corner?

Ok, sorry. My stepson has used the same brackets to hold up his worktop and that is solid oak. It’s NOT L-shaped, but it is much heavier than my worktop. I’m fairly confident that the brackets will work, once I get them properly anchored to the walls AND packed right to actually connect to the...

Dust is black. Pretty certain they are cinder blocks. Drill bit slips a lot too, which I guess is why the plugs don’t properly catch in the hole even when the bolt opens the wings out when screwed in.

Yes deffo in a corner from wall to wall, hence the batons along each wall and the idea to just use heavy duty brackets to hold up the worktop which remember is 28mm not 40mm thick, and no legs.