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I would use white spirit and steel wool. Even so, it would be hard to guarantee the removal of all the wax. Why do you need to do this?

I store short lengths of timber in open bins made of scrap material. These don't have to be completely enclosed; for example, you can use boards for the front and back, and join them with battens provided that the height of the top batten is suitable for the length of scrap you're likely to want...

Translation: Thank you, but I don't have any plinth panels. The base unit legs are bare. Do you have any further ideas to suggest?

Andrew Lloyd Webber, brother of the far more talented but presumably less wealthy Julian, the cellist.

I assume you are aiming just to reglaze the cracked pane. It sounds possible, but awkward. Getting glazing brads in place could be difficult, especially if you have to use the 'wrong' hand to work, and it also may be difficult to finish the putty neatly. Presumably the appearance on the...

I think this is about a room divider, in the bar where everyone knows your name.

The thing-in-itself was a preoccupation of the philosopher Immanuel Kant.

There's quite a wide range of products available for sealing thresholds and other edges of garage doors. You'd do best to do your own search to find products that suit your own needs.

Composite doors have a fibreglass skin, commonly with a wood grained effect (not a veneer). See this example. Clearly, the outside skin by itself makes little difference to the door's overall quality and security. However, good quality composite doors will often be made to a higher standard...

If that's the case, it's a sad example of a misuse of police powers. A friendly warning would have been far better, followed by some help removing the obstruction. The consequence could be a wound-up truck driver who has an accident later in the day because he's anxious about being fined, or...

Also to be avoided are spelling mistakes, such as confusing the word 'lightening' with 'lightning'.

I suppose you're asking which job will make more mess and cause damage to the other. Carpeting isn't usually messy work; most carpet laying is done after all the other work, including painting, is finished.

It's not safe to use a chainsaw to remove that, especially if you're an inexperienced operator. Drilling holes and encouraging it to rot may take a lot longer than you're prepared to wait. You could hire a stump grinder. Using a grinder on what's shown in the picture might not be too easy...

The surest way to measure it is to take the glazing beads out, check the dimensions, then pop the beads back in temporarily. You could work out the dimensions by making deductions but there is a risk that your profiles have a different design from others.

Nearly all screwheads are circular (with the exception of squareheaded coachscrews); I'm afraid your description doesn't help identify it. If there is a pin in the centre, it's likely that it is a security screw and you may be able to undo it with one of these. However, security bits are...

A good quality wooden door will always be superior to anything in uPVC: better looking and more secure. The downsides are the maintenance, and possible problems with swelling of the wood and consequent sticking. But uPVC doors can give trouble when they get out of adjustment, or the multipoint...

On second thoughts, how useful is this going to be if people keep thanking their friends for frivolous posts in General Discussion?

You were robbed. I've just logged on to TP and been quoted a price of only £7.28 per bag.

Presumably, it works on main beam but not on dipped beam. It's possible that the new bulb is faulty. You can check both filaments for continuity to see whether this is the case (use a multimeter or a continuity tester). If that's not the problem, check that there is a supply to the bulb...

Quite a good feature to have. After a while, one gains an idea of which members make the more useful suggestions or give sound advice, but it's not easy for a newcomer to tell. It would be neat, though, if the display for the number of times thanked could be in the singular for all those...