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Should have guessed - always sounds like a straightforward country with common sense rules

Was anyone else crying with laughter at last nights episode or was it just me? Classic comedy from ITV!

Whereabouts is home, wood? Sounds like we could learn alot!

I am going to be fitting tile effect laminate flooring (planks - not individual tiles) to my kitchen in the near future. The floor already has vinyl in place which is laid on concrete floor (with grey levelling compound on top) at one end and at the other laid on floor boards which has ply on...

Thanks very much Joe and Scrit - as always good advice - just need the worktops now to get going!!

I think I would advise waiting until you have everything you need before setting a date to start work - especially as we seem to have shops that don't deliver when they say they will!! I will be using colourfill but haven't bought it yet - was planning on contacting the manufacturers to find...

Thanks for your reply - unfortunately I can't do that as there is not a bath in the room - it is just a shower cubicle. Any other thoughts?

I need to replace a 25 year old manual mixer shower like for like as finances do not yet allow a complete re-fit. The current shower gives adequate flow rate and I would be happy for any replacement to replicate this. My question is regarding pressure. I have a gravity fed system (boiler...

No - I haven't done it yet - Homebase didn't deliver them when they were supposed to!! Probably now will have to wait another few weeks - sorry! I will check out those videos - thanks very much

I am currently refitting the kitchen and the window opposite the sink was tiled. The tiles have been removed and the surface plastered. I am interested in fitting a window sill instead of tiling and have seen white MDF versions in wickes. My questions are: Will MDF be ok in an area that...

Don't use it unless you are good at plastering!! I foolishly fell for the marketing and video on their website - easy!! I wanted to cover woodchip paper on a ceiling - looked worse than when I started and ended up getting my cousin to plasterboard and skim the ceiling - probably should have...

I have lived in two houses like yours with floor to ceiling tiles on most walls in the kitchen and am working on the second one now. Definately remove them - it is quite hard work and particularly soul destroying when you remove most of the wall with each tile. I was lucky in first 50s built...

It seems fine so far. Am planning to do this for real the week after next (so long as Homebase deliver on time!!!) Will certainly let you know how I get on

Personal taste says don't use jointing strips as looks cheap - but depends on why you are doing the kitchen - as a quick development or for you to use as a home. I would say do lots of reading which is what I have done - type 'installing laminate worksurfaces' into Google - the article by Tim...

Thanks very much for all the advice - I will have a few more practice runs, buy two new cutters at 60mm long and then attempt the real thing

I have recently purchased a monobloc kitchen mixer tap and the connections weren't what I was expecting. I was expecting two flexible connectors each with a male screwthread at one end to go onto the supply pipes. What was supplied were two flexible connectors with small screwthreads at one...

Guys - thanks very much for all the advice - I really appreciate that you are giving your time to pass on your knowledge to others. Just one more question - I notice that screwfix sell a 60mm (actual cutting length) cutter. Is there a problem with using a bit with a longer cutter, therefore...

thanks very much - I will do. I was using 50mm cutter - are longer cutters available? which makes are good and where can you buy them. I looked in Homebase recently but couldnt find any - have yet to try my independent hardware store who usually stock everything Homebase and B&Q dont!!

Thanks for the reply Trazor - very much appreciated - I have got a 50mm cutter but maybe it was held too high up in the machine - will move it down slightly.

I am almost set to start replacing worktops in my kitchen and have had a couple of practice runs at creating joints on offcuts. The problems that I have encountered are: The jig moved very slightly (but making a considerable difference) - I guess that just involves using more clamps. The...