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I put coving up in one room and it was fine because I only had to cut normal corners with the help of a mitre block. The room I'm doing next has got a couple of odd angles, not actual internal or external corners of 90 degrees. A bit like the corners on a 50 pence piece. Is their a trick or...

Your not listenibg to me, A car mounted the pavement knocking me up in the air, I landed in the road and a transit went over me then dragged me along the road. I've got the dedication of the doctors to thank that I'm still here. Thats the problem, not drugs you idiot. Get a life and stop trying...

Hi Freddy, good to see you still have a sense of humour. By the way, no I'm not Homeaphobic, in fact I have put lots of TLC into my home, and would love to spend time in friends homes but unfortunately I aint got no friends (will you be my friend). Only kidding mate, have a good diy day and...

Ha, ha, ha, I didn't realise i shouldn't leave it in reverse (sarcasm). If you read what I said, you would realise that I wouldn't be using those tools again. In fact I bought the drill in 1993 and this is the first time it's been charged up. I don't see why I should have to explain...

Thank you very much for your reply. I hope that I wasn't rude or overbearing when I replied to you. In fact I do owe you an apology because I did in the end find a 'Holesaw' that was cheap. It was a 'Blackspur''. I bought it because it was a quarter the price of anywhere else, including ebay...

I knew what he meant, I do understand English. Maybe you didn't read the posts properly. In fact the gentleman replied and very kindly stated, in so many words, that he had possibly jumped the gun, so to speak. We both understood one another and unlike yourself sir, saw no need to be rude to get...

Hi' that sounds terrible, after all the work laying it. The place I have just moved from had laminate flooring put down over 5 years ago and honestly it never made a sound when anyone walked over it. Did you make sure every single floor board was nailed down tight, IF you laid it on floor...

Hi Mointainwalker, I had to come back and let you know, I have just got back from doing the rounds of diy merchants looking for holesaws. Let me give you a typical example of what they cost. Homebase for eg' the actual cutting part with the teeth was £12.99 then their is the other part it fixes...

Hi RR, thats just what I wanted to know. The previous post above yours(sorry didn't catch name) reckons that a holesaw is only a few quid. I wish that were true, I would go out and buy one right now. He was probably looking at just the part that does the actually cutting into the wood, or...

I am laying a laminate floor and I have reached the row where I need to cut holes for radiator pipes. Hole drills are very expensive, especially as I will probably never need to use it again. What about 'flat drill bits', they are much cheaper. Would they work on laminate board, cutting a decent...

I bought Laminate flooring from a major diy chain, the one with two letters and I am having a hell of a job putting it down. I even bought a video in the store showing how 'easy' it was to lay, but it only shows the easy bits like the first row. I managed to almost do the second row and was...

Big-all, thanks for your reply, really quick ! I haven't any kids, it's just me on my lonesome, and you can take my word that my days of jumping up and down on furniture is but a distant memory. But me ole china, you have convinced me that it's possibly not a good idea.Does the fact that they...

Can somebody please explain why it is such a bad idea to lay cardboard down on bare floorboards as an underlay prior to laying a laminated floor. Plenty of people told me it is a bad idea but no one actually told me WHY I shouldn't do it. I would select cardboard boxes all the same size...

After all the trouble I had trying to paint a wall. I was going to pay a decorator to strip everything off, make good and paint it. He looked at it and asked what paint I was using, and after I told him, he said, "I think you will find thats the problem, I never use it". So on his instructions...

Sorry if I got wrong end of the stick Richard

Thanks for reply. As I'm not a decorator by trade I haven't heard of it before. I was only looking for some advice from someone who had heard of it. I was given a piece of paper with, 'pva paint' written on it. The reason I posted here was because it being for the 'Trade', I reckoned their was...

I hope I'm in the right place with this post. I want to ask a question that someone in the trade will be able to answer for me. PVA paint, does that mean anything to one of the regular experts that frequent the DIYNOT forums. I was advised that if I used it , it would stop the streaks and...

That was very kind of you mr helpful. I too wish you a speedy recovery with your shoulder. I can imagine what you are going through because I fractured mine too in the accident and ripped the tendons too. Out of all my injuries which included broken back, both pelvises smashed, pubic bone...

I am so overwhelmed by all the helpful answers I received to my painting problem. So much valuable advice from people who seem to know their onions when it comes to decorating. The problem was that I recently came out of hospital because I was hit by a car and spent 5 months flat out. I nearly...

Thanks, I will go back to your inital post and make a note of what I need to buy. Certain section of the wall had some work done and had a plaster coat, ie; no wallpaper, and the finish is perfect. The paint wasn't cheap, in fact a 5 litre tin was dearer than Dulux equiv'. I came out of...