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Dear All, Our porch door threshold has a slot on the top surface towards the inside which I assume is for some kind of sealing strip. The slot is 5mm wide x 15mm deep. Googling brought up these sealing strips from Australia but I want to know whether something like the DS-13 strip is available...

Hello there, I'm sure you've seen the flood of WORX electric/battery tools on eBay after Homebase shifted a load of old stock half-price. No? head on down before you're too late! As I was interested in getting a multi-cutter (been after a Bosch but the amount of work didn't make it worthwhile)...

"Drill" as in to screw to the wall! Haven't got any washers THAT big I'm afraid! :D I'm planning to fix one flat against the house wall if that helps. It will rest on the retaining wall at the other end. (Other wall with door is part of an existing structure.) Why use these rather than...

Thank you for that MrBenchmark, it's very useful information. One thing which I need to confirm: The brochures say "Do not cut, drill, notch" etc. but as I'm only going to use them to a) fix one to the house wall to support the roof and b) use the others as a "wall" between the existing...

Hi Ken, Many thanks for your reply. I've checked the gap, there is actually an almost even gap all the way along the top, slightly more at the hinge side. I forgot to mention that it's actually rubbing on the hinge side, and lifting the door with a chisel reveals about 1mm play in the hinges...

Hi everyone, Mum's (half-glazed, wooden) porch door has been dragging in the recent damp weather, so I think it needs raising. There's a largish (6-8mm?) gap at the top so I want to raise the door by about 5mm. What is the best way of achieving this? One "trick" I remember is to remove the...

Hello there, I've managed to scrounge some "prefabricated timber joists" from a local jobsite where they were surplus for the job. I'm thinking to use them to replace/renew our outhouse/lean-to which has seen better days. I am thinking to use some of the as verticals, and others (as designed!)...

Maybe adding this disclaimer solves everything: Warning The free end of these cable assemblies must be terminated before inserting the mains plug into a live socket.

Hello to all Electricians out there, I was under the impression that a plug fitted with an open-ended cable was a no-no and against all the regulations in the book? correct me if I'm wrong. Therefore, how can (rather: should) these things be sold in the UK...

Hi All, I know this has been discussed (many times) on the Forum, but just wanted an up-to-date opinion. On two recent occasions I've posted a letter to my sister, (same post-town) on Saturday using a second class stamp. Both of them have arrived on Monday, which made me wonder how much...

Hello everyone, I've just read about rebar (reinforcement in concrete foundations) being used as an electrical earth in the USA. Apparently it's in their equivalent of the 17th Edition: "it turns out that rebar in concrete footings or the foundation for a house is actually a more effective...

Thanks Agas... yes, you're right. It seems that opening the DIYnot forum is easier than opening one's eyes these days! :whistle:

Hello Folks, Mum & Dad have "Markwik High Neck Pillar Taps" on their kitchen sink and the hot tap turns on too easily; i.e. it comes back on unless you really push it closed. They had someone look at them but he left saying "I'll have to look it up" and never returned. Now I'm trying to DIM...

Here we go: Green LED is on all the time, not quite sure what red LED is for... R2 is 5 watt, others 1/4 watt.

GOOD NEWS!! Found the little b*****!! It was somewhere it shouldn't have been, and I'd passed it about 10 times every day without noticing!! I'll publish the circuit in case anyone wants it - watch this space! Thanks once again for all your help ;)

Yes, agreed, but unemployed at the moment so not an option! :whistle:

This is it: http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/cordless-drills/direct-power-bp56144.asp but the link goes nowhere. I see in the manual that it came from Screwfix, so I'll have a go at asking them, but for some reason I anticipate the reply!

Hi Guys, Thanks for the replies! More details: Ni-Cd battery, 14.4v 1.3Ah. "Direct Power" is the make of the drill.

Having searched the Forum and found 177 threads mentioning similar subjects I'm apprehensive to start yet another thread, but here goes! My Dad's cordless drill (one of the "cheapo" ones) has lost its charger adaptor (the bit the battery stands in to be recharged) so the drill is useless at the...

Hello All, Does anyone have one of these bits: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004WO637E/? (Bosch 2609256608 25mm Tongue Jointing Bit Two Flutes) I'm trying to learn the width of the remaining tongue, so I can decide whether I need a groove cutter or can do it with my existing straight bits. As...