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I would recut the groove for the back to hide all the pipework behind. If you can't cut the groove then fit battens around the back of teh units say 75mm in and then fit the cut down backs to that from the front with screws for easy access. Makes for a neater inside to teh cupboard an no gaps at...

Use a wider worktop and run it into the window reveal so it butts up against the frame looks far better than horizontal tiles would. J

Yep I use the diamond coated holesaws for the same thing, no buttock clenching required. J

What type of stone is it and how thick are the tiles/slabs and what sizes If they vary by upto 10mm then I would use a tile adhesive and large format trowel something like the giant Rubi 20x20 at the bottom of this page. http://www.tradetiler.com/acatalog/Rubi_Giant_trowels.html Thats...

Envirograf do coatings to up the fire rating of wood http://www.envirograf.com/acrobat/042.pdf But would be easier to line the inside with class O plywood or plasterboard, maybe ply the walls for durability and PB the ceiling

The cutout for your sink is actually 490mm which will give you 55mm not 45mm of timber each side. Even allowing for the fact that you are likely to be using a staved worktop made up from short comb jointed lengths you will have 1.5 stave widths per side so the joints will overlap. This is...

The sink will also be supported by the lips at each end, in effect you could remove the strips of wood front & back and the sink would stay there, they don't flex :wink: J

Take the plasterboard off complete with tiles attached and reboard. even if you don't wreck the surface getting the tiles off all the fixings will be loose, its quicker to take it all off and start again. J

http://www.richardsmythe.co.uk/ good http://www.dnmarble.com/ cheaper

You can use the same type of hinge to fit the doors INSIDE the opening you just need to buy the cranked arm type which are called "inset" rather than "Lay-on" Which dimension is the height and which the width? If you do go for the lay-on type you also need to know the thickness of the...

Richard Russel (my local) and Edens/Meyers don't cut and will likely only get 8mm and 18mm The 15mm stuff is usually resurved for the mass produced cheap flatpack makers who buy full pallets. So you will be hard pushed to get a pack split. J PS try asking for less than 14000mm may also...

A m2 price should be based on what the actual wall area is not the amount of tiles bought. By quoting just a m2 price he should have taken all labours (cutting, corners, narrow widths) into account, though on a proper job all these items would be measured and priced separately. Jason (who...

I would use two flanged connectors with a length of pipe between. If when building your wall you build in the length of PVC pipe and glue a flanged fitting to each end so the flanges afe flush with teh faces of your wall. Then install the liner and just before the water level reaches the...

Personally I hate to see pipework passing over the edge of the pond or exposed liner. You can buy fittings to take the hose through the liner but they are best fitted to a part of the liner that is not being stretched in any way. By the sounds of it you are having a formal rectangular pond so...

You can do it with either a blind corner hinge on the door with the mounting plates on the back of the corner post which gives the closing action of a kitchen hinge. Or use a piano hinge between post and door but you will need some form of catch. I did this one with the blind corner hinges, the...

The dewalt blades are quite good as they have more metal behind the blade to support the tooth but I don't think they do them in the right profile for a sliding saw only positive rake which can snatch. Have a look at a replacement blade for the Evolution Rage saws they cut metal as well but...

http://www.greenwood-direct.co.uk/default.cfm/loadlevel.3/loadindex.106 The pegs are usually cleft (split) from dryer oak so as the green oak dries and shrinks it will grip the peg. The pegs are also tapered or a little oversize so are a tight fit in the hole and need driving in hard so are...

Get the Blums with thehttp://www.blum.com/gb/en/01/20/12/index.php]built in softclose [/url]rather than the clip on units. The advantage is you can switch the softclose on & off on each one which is good for small doors as the damping can be too much. Also check what the basic Wickes carcases...

Blockboard is hard to come by these days, use either MR MDF or Birch ply. J

There are no door stops so you get a gap at each side approx 8-10mm. there is a track that fits at the top and there is a gap between the track and the top of the door. And also the usual small gap at teh bottom of the door. Take a look at the fitting instructions for this similar bifold...