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Thanks all, Gregers - am I right to think you are using the handsaw for the polycarbonate sheets and not the acrylic?? Cheers Dan

Thanks chaps, I'm thinking maybe circular saw is going to be more trouble that it's worth - partly the bargain price caught my eye, I am a sucker for a bargain! 25mm sheeting - sorry not solid - it's this type of stuff Fingers crossed I will only have one cut to make for the...

Hello again, At Easter I am going to have some 25mm polycarbonate sheeting to cut, and also some 6mm thick solid acrylic I am thinking of using to replace the current windows in my prefab garage. I have had a look online, and the best choice for cutting acrylic seems to be either a...

*goes to have a look* Are they quick release monkeh? One of these?: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JACOBS-USA-KEYLESS-CHUCK-ON-SDS-PLUS-ARBOUR-NEW_W0QQitemZ250584676531QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item3a5802b8b3 Dan

Hi Crank 39, thanks for that - I strugled to find it, but tooledup have it, but it's £55, which is the cost of the drill :shock: http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=135862 I think I will either not use it at all for hammer with the original drill bits, or use it sparingly. I...

Thanks John - duly ordered! I went for the bosch adapter in the end, thought it was worth the extra £6 to have the same make part. Cheers once again! Dan

Hi John, reading through the glowing reviews, it would seem it does have rotary stop, as one chap used it to remove tiles, and another was on about chanelling walls. Ah ok, so I should hopefully still be able to use the hammer action of the SDS drill with normal drill bits and via the...

Hello all, sorry for the slightly random question :D I currently have a mostly decent and not that old standard corded JCB drill, it has hammer action, and I have probably about 20 bits to use with it, including wood, metal and masonry. I have a garage roof to change out, which will...

Thanks for all those useful replies chaps, The current door and frame are just held in by the metal plates, so just tensioned in really - in the same way the windows would be if you are familiar with prefab garages. I think with the potential for major problems, I am going to try and bag a...

Thanks for that fast reply John! That was my concern, how easily they would drill - looking around I am thinking I would need an SDS drill to do it? Such as this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-PBH-2000-Rotary-Hammer/dp/B000RW024A/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=diy&qid=1266746091&sr=1-9 I will...

Hello all, looking to change al aging rotting door on our prefab garage (Changing the roof and windown also) and would like to put a basic upvc door in, even a second hand one if I can find the right size. My question is around the fixing of it - I am aware these types of doors are pretty...

Thanks for your reply dattwell, duly noted on the frame situation - thanks for that, and yes I will speak to some local companies and see what they come up with. I might need to space the door out anyhow, so it might end up narrower than that, but I think I need to get someone round to...

Nice one guys, thanks very much for those replies, CCK: That's good to get a personal recommendation, counts for a lot. I mailed them at the weekend and have had no reply yet, so perhaps it is better just to give them a call. The link you posted seems to be the same comapny, I think it...

Hello people, I think I posted on here a good while ago, but the time has finally come to put a new roof on our aging prefab double garage. It measures 5.7M long by 4.9M wide, and I am thikning of using a kit from these people...

Hello all, this project has been on the horizon for sometime, and we are finally going to sort it out over easter. Current Situ: 5.7M X 4.9M prefab garage with a very leaky roof, 5 single pane windows with rotting wooden frames, and a so so wooden door that is also rotting. The roof I...

Thanks for the rpely Xerxes, I wasn't actually planning to varnish at all, was just hoping staining would do the job, what is the requirement to varnish, is it just to make the shelves less grippy, or to protect the wood?? I shall invest in some more knot seal. Many thanks Dan

Hello everyone, I have recently bought some 18mm thick pine boards from foxdiy, and have cut 2 of them, and have one more to cut to go in the fitted wardrobe we are buiding. The rest of the wardrobe is oak coloured, so I am going to stain the shelves to get the match closer. I am aware...

Hello everyone, we are blessed with having a substantial garden, and would quite like to have an 'outside room' that we can use as a gym, and also as a workshop, either one side of the room, or a seperate room within the structure. Size wise, looking at something around 4.5m square...

If it was me, I wouldn't fancy screwing into a PVC door, unless I knew exactly where the internals were, and what I might hit. I also wouldn't want to trust to glue, but then that's me, maybe it's fine. My solution would be to drill into the wall above the door/window, and if this meant it...

Hello everyone, I bought a house last year that had a leaky double garage with it. I posted on another thread about the roof, but thought best to ask about the door and windows here. At present, there is one wooden door, not in the best condition, and 4 or 5 wooden framed windows, down...