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Thank you John. I will take a look later and report back with my findings! I did think I had spent £20 on a piece of scrap so pleased it should have a solution!

Yes that the one I have and I have managed to find one of the belts online, not sure if it’s in stock at the moment and the other is marked as obsolete! The belts are missing :(

I picked up the above pillar drill from a garage sale and it needs new belts. The seller said easy to get at the local tool suppliers well it turns out it’s now discontinued and the belts don’t seem to be available! Would anyone know where/how I could find the belts for this drill? I have...

I have a 23 year old white UPVC Rehau front door half glass and half plain smooth bottom panel. It is looking a rather tired so my latest idea is to replace the bottom panel and give it a coat of paint. I have priced up a new door but it was in the region of £1,000! The thickness of the bottom...

St Helier is not in Guernsey and St Helier may have a larger population than Newport but we all have separate energy providers on all of the islands.

The IOW is larger and also has a population approximately double the size of Guernsey. I am sure if we were a worthwhile investment for other utility providers they would all have the gas boats queuing at the harbour!

Yes, we have an undersea cable to France for our electric with back up generators at the local power station when someone pulls the plug out!! The gas is shipped over by boat and supplied to some houses. The others if they want gas have the bottled tanks which I am pretty sure are only for...

Yes, I enjoy living where I do and quite happy that we only have single utility providers. That is the price you pay for living on a small island.

Thank you. I am not in the UK and gas is the most expensive heating option here. Oil is our cheapest followed by electric then gas. Thank you. Yes we have the Superheat tariff available for the storage heaters. https://www.electricity.gg/customer-information/tariffs/ Are there any other...

What do you guys think of the heating sources ? The Quantum would be placed in the lounge/diner https://www.dimplex.co.uk/product/quantum-heater With the Monterey in the upstairs bedrooms https://www.dimplex.co.uk/product/monterey-electric-panel-heater Are they good or expensive to run?

This is the 10mm http://www.ballandyoung.com/cosi-10

I asked my carpet fitter for a really good underlay, it one of those foam ones and 11mm thick. It feels lovely underfoot and I am sure it was about £60 for the 15sm roll. The one he used in my bedroom was a 10mm thickness and made by a brand called Cosi, that’s really good too.

I have these instructions bookmarked for when I try to build an oven! http://www.brickwoodovens.com/assets/oven---mattone-barile-grande-with-ceramic-fiber-blanket-by-brickwood-ovens.pdf

My engineered wood came in 3 lengths with the longest being 1800mm. I worked out the central focal point if the room , my fireplace and measured the width of the strips from there. Each outer wall strip was cut down its length. I also staggered the joints and they all line up across the room.

Thanks all for your replies. I went to the diy store for the ceiling light and picked up 2 470 lumen LED cool white bulbs, so much better than the old bulbs and the bathroom is so much brighter. For the mirror, I took a photo of the bulbs to an electrical suppliers and got 2 more LED Cool...

Hi, i have a few questions... 1. In my bathroom I have a central flush light fitting with 2 x 40w bulbs with a frosted shade. It is terrible, I might as well use a candle for the amount of light I get ! Could anyone recommend something that can use the existing cables but brighter and...

I have a 130 year old granite cottage that did have a concrete path attached to the front of the house. This has been removed and the gravel from the drive spread out. I now have a gap in the plaster. Should I go ahead and plaster this? How far below ground level should be plastered?

Thank you for your advice. I will use plasterboard. The tiles I want to use are the white sparkle/glitter version of the pink tiles, until I see another tile I like!!

I am installing a cloakroom under my stairs. Two of the walls are plastered, with the basin being fitted on one wall. The third wall has the wall hung toilet on a Grohe frame and needs plasterboarding or Wedi board. The fourth wall will be plasterboard or wedi board as well. As there will not...