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Sorry forgot to mention that I have some right angle attachments that attach to the walls of the cupboard and you screw though a hole in the weak back - these are the standard things Ikea use to attach things to walls.

Hi, I want to fit an Ikea Besta cupboard to the wall in a corner of a room. I want it on the wall and not the floor as the fit is quite tight and the extra width of the skirting would make it stick out just that bit too much. Its a big one, 2m * 40cm * 60cm. One wall is external...

Thanks for your help, As some of the gaps are bigger than 5mm I will use the filler. The skirting is quite old and had a few coats of paint in its time. I have applied one coat of satin oil paint already. I think I will put the filler on, wait for it to dry and then paint again with oil...

Hi all, I am a bit confused with the differences between filler and caulk. I have painted my skirting and now want to use some filler to fill the gap between the wall and the skirting. In the other rooms I have used the filler below, which worked well in most rooms but in one it has...

Hi, I am fitting engineered wooden floors in my flat. The three bedrooms have 10mm wood and the hallway and sitting room have 15mm. The kitchen is lino and the bathroom tiles. For the gap between the sitting room and hallway I am planning on using a flat strip. This will mean I need...

Thanks Plugwash - it was your hint about stranded wires and using multimeter which solved the problem. As I was running out of time I bought another network starter kit from B&Q for £30... Used Ethernet cable and a proper tool. Phone works now. Overspec for phone use but couldn't afford to...

Thanks for your tip. Found my multimeter. I think the problem is that the wires haven't been cut by the connectors. When I try the multimeter from connector to connector I get nothing. When I stick the pointy bit into the end of the cables I do get a reading. Is the cable getting...

>do you have a multimeter? I do own one but can't find, yet... >is the wire stranded or solid? standed >does the phone socket on the front of the master socket work? Yes, that fine. I am looking for the multimeter, does the type of wire make a difference then? Cheers

Hello all, I am trying to add a second phone point from my Virgin Media master socket. On the back of the master socket it has be numbers 1-6, but there are only 4 connectors. Thinking they would be in fact 2 -5 I wired up the second one as such. However it doesn't work at all. I...

Yes, I expect they wouldn't get a lot of ply in the back of their little yellow van would they!

I love Only Fools and Horses but must admit I am a bit lost as to the the relevance :( Is it just because they are based in Peckam or is there a problem with them? All I want is some lovely gubbly ply for the floors! Bonjour! Ian

Ouch, and I thought working with computers was dangerous! Seriously though thanks for the advice, particularly about distance the screws need to be apart. I didn't appreciate that the draughts would be cut down, partner will be very pleased! I gave Whitten Timber a bell earlier on, very...

I live in Lewisham SE13. Cheers Ian

Thanks for all your replies guys, appreciate your help. I am surprised that 12mm rather than 6mm ply wouldn't make a difference to sound transference, but I am never done this before so will trust you on this one. I live in South East London. Can someone suggest a good place to get the...