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I don’t understand how this is possible. the timber is 50mm by 50mm I can drill the slightly larger hole, but the slightly smaller one below that, how am I supposed to drill a tiny 3mm drill bit through 50mm of the long piece? The drill bit is too small

so do you mean like an exaggerated countersink hole? Enough for the screw head to get through? then drill a pilot hole through that? these are 80mm screws, I tried with wood screws before but it only went as far as the pilot - with a 3mm wood bit, I can only give about 40mm pilot max as the...

I’m making a frame for a coal bunker door. I bought some turbogold self tappers and glued the frame in clamps. Tried to drive one of the screws in and it just stuck halfway and now won’t turn either way. (See pic) I’ve tried my cordless, my mains and all my screwdriver heads at every...

Hi, I’ve floored my ground floor in laminate but on adding the thresholds under the doors I find they won’t fit due to the increase in floor height. all the ones I’ve seen in screwfix and b and q are slightly domed at the middle. If they were closer to flat they would fit. The old ones were...

I’m not sure what that is, is it a burglar alarm? sounds like that would cost a lot more if I’m not mistaken.

This was my idea, doubt CCTV evidence is getting your stuff back but might let me make it to the door with a 2b4. In my experience 99% of burglars run at the first sign of disturbance.

yes but the camera will notify me they are there and I can speak to them and tell them I’m on my way or coming downstairs. there are massive benefits to 2 way security cameras. You won’t ever make your house burglar proof, unless you have no windows and iron doors. the best chance you have...

Hi, there’s a ton of options out there for security cams. I have a coal bunker with a hatch and I want to store my tools in there. the issue is it’s behind a greenhouse and a fence so it’s an easy place for someone to work in peace getting through the hatch. So I want a security cam above...

it looks fine when painted now. It’s not as good as a tradesman but it’s nowhere near bad enough to really draw attention to it. I know there is an art to this, I have some more to do and I will try to get them perfect. I did use a bolster on the plaster by the way, as I said, the main issue...

I used a mitre, the issue I got was getting the board level as I was using packers behind but the board angles were going awol. too late now, gonna scrape as much as I can, it won’t be perfect but I don’t need perfect!

Fitted my skirting boards. There were some gaps at the mitres and internals, and naturally at top of skirting. someone who will remain nameless suggested a flexible filler. I was told it would sand. I’ve consequently filled all the gaps, countersunk holes in the belief I can sand flat...

My toilet is on its last legs and urgently need to replace after having some further issues today. I need to replace it tomorrow. I’m inexperienced at this but I have once taken this toilet off and reattached it so I’m thinking I could fit a new one as that wasn’t difficult. I know how to...

My dad is a former spark who changed career aged 40 due to health, so he quit in about 1990 but he was absolutely horrified there was a socket there. thing is, the socket has been there happily not electrocuting anyone for about 10 years. I genuinely couldn’t afford to rip my kitchen...

Just another thing, I can access underneath as this is under the coal bunker

what if it’s on a ring? I might not have the slack.

Just laid my new floor and the socket as seen below has broken. Plugs just wiggle about and get a tiny bit of power as they wiggle. its so tight when isolated I doubt I could screw a new socket front on it. so, I have a panel next to it which will be an absolute bugger to get off. Not...

he said about £3k a while ago

Hi, just had dining/kitchen knock through. guy is a semi mate I’ve known for a while. taking the cost of the RSJ aside: being charged £500 a day for 2 guys but, they were starting at 10/11 and going about 3 to 3.30 it was close to Xmas and it’s REALLY hard getting builders quickly. so...

hi Dazlight, I have decided to bite the bullet and take up the floor to level out the drop as the squeaking is intense! (My wife’s orders!) one thing I just wanna check: some people say laminate planks never go back quite as good once they’ve been taken up. this quickstep signature seems...

Merry Christmas! I just put down most of my ground floor in quickstep signature laminate. it was as flat as a pancake, except where 2 rooms join (I didn’t put in a threshold gap). There is a very slight (3-4mm) difference in level. I put screed and underlay underneath but not sure I built...