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doesnt matter what he says, doesnt matter if its your builder or not, again if your builder had murdered his cat, would you be responsible because you hired him? no. your not responsible for the buildier damaging his property because you didnt ask him to damage it. the builder was neglegent and...

surely if the builders lorry has done this, then the company is at fault, give your neighbor the companys details and tell him to take it up with them, they will have insurance for it. if the building lorry had crashed into a car on the way to your house you wouldn't be having the same...

first coat of oil on the kitchen top

No problem, dont mind at all, the kitchen was ordered from http://www.diy-kitchens.com/ they had a show room in Pontefract, Im in manchester so actually made the trip over there twice to have a look at the units, thought they were really good quality for the price. They dont help in any way with...

no, i dont know anyone in the biz, the biggest problem for me after moving to a different city is finding people in the trade. my fil has built a few wooden fences and has used a router before but only for personal projects, i couldn't believe he got the corners on those curves as well as he did...

i have one of these and the frame of it wont be enough to hold any joists up, are you cutting the joists?

id defo bodge it with a plane, i cant plane a door let alone a work top lol. the sanders seem like the option to me as a little easier for a DIYer to get right. thanks

Fixing the Tops together: Another End Panel done How it ended up after 4 days of solid working. Still loads to do, should be oiling the tops over the next few days and fitting the appliances. Got to buy some door handles, and then tile the walls and floor and paint. but the...

fitting starts, myself the FIL and his friend: Here we have take some time to measure the gaps for the appliances and the right thickness for end panels and such, took quite a bit of figuring out. I was very pleased the boiler fitted perfectly in the tall cupboard, you will hopefully never...

fitting starts, myself the FIL and his friend: Here we have take some time to measure the gaps for the appliances and the right thickness for end panels and such, took quite a bit of figuring out. I was very pleased the boiler fitted perfectly in the tall cupboard, you will hopefull

Ive just installed a brand new oak worktop. unfortunately the edges of the joins are a millimeter or two out due to the tops being ever so slightly different thicknesses etc. I was wanting advice on how to smooth these down. Should I hand sand with block (120, 240 or 320 grit?) Should I use a...

Drying nicely now!

here are some kitchen images from the sketchup designs i did, so it should look something like the below when all done. cant wait!

So shortish update today, Put the bed together and I hadnt planned the room as well as i would have liked, the up shot is, ivce had to change the plan and move the bed to another wall, puts a few sockets in the wrong places but no mega disaster, here is a quick shot of the bed in place, ill take...

great thread will look forward to some finished photos

to be fair its my fault, my sketchup skills are pretty decent, but i just rushed this room because im trying to get to the kitchen before the end of the month, i can only blame myself, which means she can blame me too ;) if id thought to properly measure the bed and done this in sketchup in the...

just finished decorating a room, had it all planned in my head and when ive come to fit everything in the way i planned it doesn't fit, the bed is going to have to go in a completely different place, and now the sockets and switches need to be moved. I can live with them where they are for now...

yeah i did the skirting myself in one afternoon, and its not a bad job, i tired fixing with gripfil but it wouldnt stick, then i tried screws and plugs, but a particular section of wall / bent skirting just pulled the plugs back out of the wall and i tried a few different types, so in the end i...

The screen which cost £90 on amazon (106" screen) comes with a radio frequency remote control with a hardwired receiver with additional up/down buttons. I cut this out. The motor is a three wire motor with adjustable limit switches, which means it can be wired to any 3 wire motor controller. I...

Forgot to take any photos of the new floor i put down in the bedroom, by the time id ripped up all the broken boards and all the boards in the way of running cables and fitting the projector screen, there weren't many left that were of any use, so i decided to pull them all up in favor of a new...