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Thoughts on putting a porch here, planning permission excepted (within 2m of highway) i just want some space to hang coats and keep shoes, plus i think it would add bit more character to the front (obviously it would be in keeping with the style of the house) any thoughts on design /...

any recomendations on a decent mitre saw - looking at this one or one in the DIY price range http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb710msw-210mm-single-bevel-compound-mitre-saw-230-240v/1295p

Thanks for the tip. Will try when I muster more motivation.

The gap along the join at 45d is rather large - c.5mm I'd say. Too big for filler?

Mitre cut with the wood vertical, face away

Hi all, I desperately need some help cutting some external skirting joints. I think the angle is around 86 degrees but I cannot figure out how to cut 2 43 degree angles. I have a manual mitre saw that cuts from 90 through to 45 but I need less than 45. To save countless trees, as I'm...

The opposing wall has the same issue but the silk paint is not peeling (I could easily peel it off if I wanted), is it better to pull it off or paint over it here? Bearing in mind it's not started peeling anywhere.

Hi, i'm trying to correct a mess that i've inherited from the previous owners of our house. i have silk paint over bear plaster which has essentially formed a sheet of paint which, with very little encouragement, peels off the wall. What we have been trying to do is paint over it...

Morning all, i need to swap this style light fitting - http://www.screwfix.com/p/rocket-3-light-spotlight-brushed-chrome/83402 to one with a rose and some wire coming down to a bulb. How do you do this? thanks, Dan

Pole is plenty study enough - I think two brackets with decent fixings should do it, just thought there may be a sought of weight threshold where 3 are needed. I guess anything >200cm would always need 3?

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Hi all, Roughly what weight and span would I need a third central bracket? My pole is 185cm and the weight is 4.5kg, would 2 brackets cope?

Thanks for the idea! I'm not trying to have it fit for a king, just a reasonable finish will suffice. Hopefull your solution will give this 😊

so annoying i've spent ages doing the kitchen and now i've got this tiny bit left and it's being a sod to get right!

i can't, i remodelled that area of the kitchen and the worktop has remained in situ. taking it off would mean taking the sink out and countless other tasks.

trouble is i can't get my handheld circular saw all the way along the cut because the wall gets in the way - would it make a crap cut if i finished it with a hand saw?

i am fitting an end cap to a worktop but there is a slight complication, the worktop runs slightly long than the wall it butts onto, see below - should i cut it down, leaving a lip, and bend the lip round the back of the worktop edge? also, is it best to hacksaw it down to size...

I'll post a picture later. It's the end of a run where the last tile meets the end of the wall - probably need a quarter tile at most. I could cut it straight but the cut edge would be exposed at the wall end.