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Help - does anyone know of on-line suppliers of components for wooden toys? I need some couplers for a wooden train set. I have seen plastic couplers and also the magnetic ones but cannot find a supplier on-line.

Many thanks guys that is certainly not there with the replacement worktop. Looks as if both builder and AEG rep were correct inasmuch as the worktop and the dishwasher were OK just the people who installed it screwed up. Hope the damage will not get wors if they get a barrier installed pronto.

Firstly apologies for poor title. My sister in law has a new dishwasher in a new house. The working surface immediately above the dishwasher showed signs of swelling. She called the builders in who although agreeing to change the work surface said that the fault lay with the Dishwasher (not...

Check out the photos posted by WoodYouLike to see some of the effects. Check out this link.

Don't even go near varnish or you will regret it big time later on - any piercing of the surface could lead to discolouration. Use a Hard Wax Oil (Osmo) and it will give years of pleasure. Do a search on this forum and I am sure you will find the answer you are looking for. Note: I made...

Thanks Pete. Much appreciated.

Richard I apologise if this seems blunt but I was asking about engineered oak boarding as that is what I want and need. I have already said that given the opportunity I would go for solid oak but it is not an option and I do not need to justify it to anyone. I have a great respect for...

I would love to have solid Oak but the circumstances (not cost) mean that it is not an option to us. Hence my asking for advice on a quality Engineered solution. Perhaps I need to open it up and ask for advice as to a name of a good engineered wood. I have looked at the website of a certain...

We are looking to have an engineered wood floor laid. The suppliers who laid our carpet recommend flooring by V4. Has anyone a view on whether this product is OK? The top layer is 4mm.

We were doing some preparatory work prior to having a new carpet fitted today. However on Saturday I discovered just where the cowboy who built the extension had buried the water pipes to the utility room. Imagine the scene - drill hole in floor and withdraw drill at which point I get hit in...

Only after writing the plea for help below did I think to do a search of the site and my answers to Q's 1&2 Cutting a long story short - on Saturday I was fitting an oak threshold between two rooms and drilled through the cold supply to the utility room. Looked funny but wasn't really. The...

Just about to have new carpets but need to replace the radiators before this happens. Used Stelrad in the past but looking at various web sites has only served to confuse. The radiators will in all probability have radiator covers at some time (the current ones were built in situ so...

I am painting some exterior woodwork and would normally use a Dulux or Leyland solvent based paints. I was reading elsewhere of someone using a primer then undercoat that could be each painted over after only 30 minutes whereas the Dulux one I bought says 16 hours before next coat. The faster...

Help Doing a bit of repair to a window frame I fixed a couple of small wedge shaped pieces in using 'No More Nails' as I had a tube handy. Note: The repair will be over painted once completed. This morning I saw that the tube I picked up was for Interior use. Do I need to remake or will...

I need to repaint some pine furniture that has been cleaned using furniture polish that possibly contains silicons. What can I use please? Please note: I do not want it back to natural pine. Thanks for looking

Many thanks - it is the oven fan (the fan assisted one) that has failed. Cheers

My daughter has a Hotpoint BS11 Fan Oven that has a broken selector knob and a failed fan. Can anyone please advise where I can obtain a spare knob and also whether it is possible for me to replace the fan? I originally worked on white goods and also electrical installations but that was...

Use the Bosch copy of the Fein Multimaster if you want to get right up and I mean right up to the edge. Should do the job and the blades are cheaper.

You could look at the Espagnolette Bolt style of security but you would need to check if it complies. Basically it shoots bolts into both the top and bottom of the door frame when the centre knob is operated...

I'll give it a go if I can find one. I recall a certain type of (magic) eraser that would stick itself to plastic due to interaction between the chemicals in the two products - I fear that this is what has happened here. I am not in the best of favour just at the moment.