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Have them in my house and I hate them. They let in a lot of noise. And draughts.

I've got some white shoe trays from IKEA that I want to make walnut to match the new wardrobe interior. I don't know exactly what they are but the are veneered/laminated I think. It's a smooth finish. http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S39011494/ What would be the best way to...

That's great, thanks. And presumably because the jig is protecting the piece you're keeping, the downward pressure will help to prevent chipping of the melamine to a minimum?

I'm a bit confused about what you're saying. Is it like on this site? http://www.wwgoa.com/shop-made-circular-saw-guide-cheap-easy-awesome/ If so, do I need to measure the distance between the fence and the blade before attaching the two pieces together, or do I just butt the saw plate up...

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What's the best way to get the cleanest cut on MFC? I have hand saws, which to be honest I'm not that accurate with, a jigsaw, circular saw. Is there anything I can do to prevent chipping? Will masking the cut line help?

I had the ceilings plastered last year and all was good. When putting up the architraves a few months ago I was a bit heavy handed and got a couple of hairline cracks. No real big issue. Happy to fill with easifill. However, the one in the bathroom, which is directly above the bath, about a...

Thanks Job Can you elaborate what you mean drilling on 64mm centres?

I'm planning on building my wardrobe interior with panels of 18mm MFC. However, ideally I'd like to avoid any screw holes etc. Will wooden dowels be sufficient enough, or would I need to use cam dowels too? And if wooden dowels are ok, would I need to use 10mm? Would 4mm either side of the...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I think I'm gonna have to get some plastering done. I have a box above the stairs, so the track will sit forward of the adjoining wall, so I want to bring it out an inch or two so the doors slide behind the new wall by a cm or so. I've seen furniture boards...

After being quoted up to £4,000 for wardrobes with sliding doors, I'm gonna go down the DIY route. I've sourced the doors, 4 for £320, and will need to build a stud case if you like that the doors will partially sit behind. I'm happy with this part, plasterboarding it and getting someone in...

I've put a brand new kitchen in and am well chuffed with it. Regretably though I didn't plan for any under cabinet lighting, and I really would like it now. However, they need to be battery operated, but ideally connected still, ie I don't want to have to turn on say 6 individual lights...

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I've got a standard cooker hood vent grill with the horizontal bars. However, they're driving me nuts with the constant banging in this weather. Is there something else I can replace it with that is up to the job? Thanks :?

That's what I was thinking. As it's all going to be white it shouldn't be too noticable. Still not sure what to do about the gap between the architraves. I think I can get thinner ones, but then I'll have to do all of them.

Hi folks, I hope someone can help me with a couple of problems. Firstly, the airing cupboard door, is next to the main bedroom door. The gap between the two openings is 142mm. My architrave is 68mm wide, so there is going to be a 6mm gap give or take. This will look a bit wrong won't it? What...

So it is that isolation valve in the pic above then? I've given it a quarter turn so it's half open. Thanks. :)

Oh ok. :oops: This is actually my first real experience of boilers. Always had gas fires before that. lol Well that's a relief. lol Oh and fixed the problem with the temp continuing to rise with a new room thermostat. :)

Oh ok. It's just the fact it was shutting off before the rads got hot. Hopefully the cleaning of the system has cured that now, which I think it must have seeing as though it stays on for longer to start with. Can you elaborate what a bypass circuit is? In my airing cupboard, I have an...

Ok, so I drained the system, cleaned the F&E tank which was complete sludge at the bottom, added X800 first, draining it 4 times after until the water was clear. Refilled the system and added X400. Just after adding the X800 all the rads got hot really quickly. Didn't have to balance the rads at...