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Avoiding rot is part the worry. Aesthetics is also important so a more discrete anchor would be preferable, however, if its a case of a more aesthetic anchor which has a 50% chance of falling down, then I would go for the less aesthetic concrete post which has much lower chance of falling...

Thanks, sounds like good advice. I'll start trying to make the outer box. Then try and get some rollers and figure out how much bigger or smaller I need to make the inner box and try that side of it. Was thinking of getting a mitre clamp - is that a good way of getting the edges lined for...

Well I will practice - I imagine it will take a bit of patience with lining up rollers etc Anyone have any ideas on where to get suitable runners?

I need to sort out my rear fencing and rear gate (backs onto an alley way) - built by previous owner. Attaching a pic to assist people's understanding: What I'm giving some thought to is the rear gate and platform and how to attach posts etc (the back gate left post as you look at it is...

Well, I'll was going to try making one unit first (the smallest one) - if it goes ok then make them as seperate units and then attach like kictchen units.

under the stairs only, something like this...

Thanks for input. Er, not exactly experienced diy-er, but competent and a quick learner (and will get tools I need, if there is one thing I've learned is the right tool makes a job a lot easier).

Hi there, I'm thinking about trying my hand at some woodwork and coinicidentally there is a rather large space under my stairs that could be better used. So my plan was to make something like pull out kicthen cupboards of varying heights (and then attach appropriately cut doors to the...

Hi there Hoping for a bit of assistance/opinion. My dad's getting a certain amount of reqiring done. He's also changing his socket faces and light switches over to chrome but he went out and bought homebase's own cheapest (paid around £8 each after discount). Having in the past picked...

I have a coal shed attached to the back of my kitchen. I've recently cleaned it out, redone the brickwork and attached some new plastic corrugated sheets to the roof so it can be used as my garden shed. Unfortunately a football landed on it and broke the plastic sheet. So now I'm looking...

Ok - got somewhat distracted and didn't get round to doing this, but have a few days off coming up so hoping to get it up. Would someone mind pointing out the things that I am no doubt forgetting in my plan as its been a couple of years since I've done a n: 1) change breaker to 20A or 16A...

Wanted to keep it wood for the look.

Hello all, Looking for a bit of advice as really struggling to find the right item to finish off my flooring. Basically I have laminated my breakfast room which has a single step down to the kitchen (which is tiled). The original step which was just inline with the floorboards has a...

Oh this is annoying. Right, well I stumbled across another problem when I went to put the cistern lid on in that this new valve is a fraction too high, so thought I would take it off, put the old one back on, but with with the new valve which I could wash through. So I did and I flushed...

Well the single socket used to have more stuff on it (washing machine etc) but when I had a new kitchen fitted I had the electrician put in a proper kitchen ring and he put in the new RCD mini wylex box. Plan is to spur from the single socket to one of these, then hole out the back to...

Not on the main wylex board (elec board switched it from old style to this in 2002). Is there something funny like if someone changes a MCB then they need to add RCD protection?

Is it easy to switch over a breaker something that requires an electrician (do they need to test it once in place etc)? Can I check on my other MCBs as I'm worried they are incorrect (previous house owner had them in and think some posters have recommended that my Fuse No.2 per the list below...

The cistern on the toilet in our bathroom overflowed due to the ball valve dripping when it should have stopped the inflow of water (well that and the overflow was too high). That ball valve had been in around 15 years as far as I know so assumed it had bit the dust. So I popped down screwfix...

[/url] I've had two different electricians in who have said different things on this whole process - the first says I can go from the breakfast room and the other says I can't. The first one was going to use a RCD and the other one wasn't. The first one was going to use 'pirelli' wire...

Ok, checked a few thinks, cable is 2.5mm stuff. Is it easy to switch over a breaker something that requires an electrician (do they need to test it once in place etc)? Can I check on my other MCBs as I'm worried they are incorrect (previous house owner had them in) - the order is Main...