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Given you already have hinges I assume you're replacing an old door which is damaged or otherwise just old and scruffy? Assuming the old door is going in a skip, why don't you use this as a practice? Use the door lock side to rebate your hinges, etc. and make sure you're comfortable before you...

I've had all my stuff delivered and just been looking at the compression tool. Seems simple enough to use. If I understand rightly, I want to strip about 6mm right through to the centre core, then a further 6mm of the outer sheath, and fold the outer shield back over the outer sheath? Is it...

Sorry, I was thinking of the latter. I've fitted these type of sockets in the past with coax connectors rather than F connectors and they had very crude, soldered, screw terminals on the rear, like this...

Will do. Thanks again :)

Thanks again for your in depth reply! Given where I need to terminate one of the satellite cables, sinking any kind of wall box isn't an option and I'd rather avoid a pattress box if I can due to the depth behind a cabinet. In this case my only option really is a surface mount F socket - I...

Many thanks for the in depth reply! These are the kind I've seen before, I wouldn't have known how to describe them but "a bit like a chrome stapler with red grips" is perfect :D Amazon sell these in various packages including a cheap rotary stripper and 20 plugs for about £13, so I'll get one...

Is it possible to terminate a twin shotgun style satellite cable into an F socket, or is the cable too thin or have too few strands in the screen to make a decent contact into a socket? I'm talking the thinner Shotgun cable that Sky install, not a twin WF100 cable. I'd prefer to terminate my...

I'm in the process of running aerial wires around the house. I'm using WF100 cable and terminating with F sockets in each room, and will fit F plugs direct onto the end of the cables at the loft end so it can connect straight to my amplifier. In the past I've only used cheapo twist on plugs...

In my experience, B&Q and Wickes are just as cheap as the online retailers for internal doors. B&Q have standard 30" wide flush doors for £32 and free delivery on orders over £50.

I'd try one of these: https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-push-fit-90-conversion-bend-white-90-40mm/79721 And then put your reducer after it - or before it, depending on your viewpoint, in other words closer to your sink than the pipework in the picture. The conversion bends tend to be a...

When you say repointing, are you just wanting it "buttering up" in places or do you want the whole lot grinding out and repointing in entirety? If it's the latter, I'm also in South Yorkshire and paid around £3k for a similar job a couple of years ago.

I've fitted a metal version of the in-line one you pictured - it's not the sturdiest thing on the planet but it's a lot better than the plastic ones and has a rubber damping on the flaps so they don't rattle even in the event they blow about.

I've seen those clips on FloPlast before from Wickes. I have also bought "identical" FloPlast guttering from Wickes which has a completely different type of clip on it - which actually I prefer - but if you're wanting to replace the clip without removing the union, nip to your local Wickes and...

I must admit I've just stuck these on with clear sanitary sealant in the past and they've still been there when I've moved out again... I agree it's not the best product for the job though! You can buy Sticks like S**t and various other grab adhesives from the likes of Screwfix. If this is your...

Out of interest, what's the usual way of identifying which cable is which once you've fitted this? Do they do something like have a slight ridge on one side of the cable like with speaker cable, or is it a case of checking which cable is at the top and bottom of the lettering on the outer...

I'm not a plumber so someone else might advise differently, but in my experience solvent weld pipe tends to be slightly bigger than 40mm and push fit slightly smaller than 40mm. It looks like your existing black pipe is solvent stuff and I'm guessing that small section you've pointed out on...

Sorry if I've confused anyone. My experience was that because I wasn't sleeping there, the insurers classed it as unoccupied. In my case the house was completely uninhabitable though, there was no electricity and no running water beyond the stop tap, and no toilet etc. so there's no way I could...

I looked into this extensively when I was renovating my last property. What I found was most insurers class it as unoccupied unless you're sleeping there overnight. Halifax did agree to cover it for, if I remember rightly, 6 months, on a standard policy however they wouldn't provide contents...

Could you make something yourself if you had a sheet of something? I'm thinking an internal house door, a piece of worktop, or a tallish door off a kitchen cupboard or an old wardrobe? If you use any local websites like Nextdoor you can sometimes pick all of these things up for free if you keep...

What kind of adhesive should be used for fixing glass splashback to the wall?