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Thanks @emilybronte

May i but into this thread and ask what you mean by 'size'? Eddy

@Robbie uk - so you think that i should thin down my paint and go over the whole area again, excluding the edges? - by thinning do you mean with water? @emilybronte - no, i didn't do the skirting/woodwork with the same paint as the walls! i meant along the edge of the walls with a brush to be neat.

Thanks Robbie uk. At the risk of sounding like a skint-flint, will another coat just go the same way? Down one side of the door (where there wasn't enough room for the roller) i did it all with a brush and this bit seems ok and even. I am torn whether to do the whole walls again or just try...

Hi, i am renovating a 1900's terraced house, many original features and finishes etc. we have stripped the woodchip off the walls in one of the bedrooms, revealed the original (i beleive) plaster underneath. in our haste for getting done we decided to paint straight onto it - probably the first...

Top hung double glazed window - stuck on the left bottom corner, free on the right bottom corner. I have taken the beading off but i cannot get the double glazed unit out - any ideas??? I have a guy come round before i started and he quoted me £120 to replace the mechanism - does this seem a...

Thank you to all who replied. i think i am going to buy both drills - keep the bosch for nice jobs as Danturboc says and use the cheapo corded drill for mixing skim :) Another job that is coming up in the future is fixing a sink outlet pipe through an external wall - might need another drill...

Great, thanks for the replies. Just wondering whether anyone could tell me if the originally posted drills would be good enough... The Bosch for mixing and general use... http://www.diy.com/departments/bosch-cordless-18v-li-ion-combi-drill-2-batteries-psb-1800/849504_BQ.prd OR The Energer...

Thanks gregers - what is the spec of your bosch blue and did you look at the bosch on the link to see whether you think that would be adequate??

My other option is to get the bosch for general use and this.... http://www.screwfix.com/p/energer-enb463drl-710w-percussion-drill-230-240v/99423 for mixing....do you think that would be a good option?

Damn! that sounds like good value - wish i had seen it!

I am new to plastering and indeed DIY! i am thinking of buying a drill for general DIY and i am also going too undertake some skimming....could i please have some advice on whether this drill...

designer a kick up the arse i think! i guess he wanted to show a good pitch and a standard door but didn't think about the actual structure / construction of it! Thanks Again

I am in the process of building a mono-pitch roof extension - to get a 17.5 degree pitch and enough space (150mm) below first floor windows and a 2100mm head height of patio doors i am struggling to get a lintel to fit in - how much can i notch a rafter? the opening size is 3.5m so a fairly...

Well!!! I've been looking into my extension design a bit more and my next question is what sort of cost is a lead roof!!! £/sq. metre?

thanks for your response, sorry to be a pain woody, but can i ask... is the torch on felt a generic term or is there something specific i should be specifying?

I have read some of the topics in here and spoken to BCO. they suggested that i use a double layer of felt on a plywood deck. then counter batten and bateen for tiles. the tiles will be cosmetic only as the pitch is past the minimum specified. what felt should i specify or is it enough to say "2...

I am designing a garage extension with bedroom above. the neighbours are a bit funny so i would like to keep everything on my side of the party boundary. I propose a single skin brick wall at ground floor level to maximise space in garage. I then want to specify a lintel to support floor and...