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Hi Everyone! I was thinking about buying some oak lumber sold by Timbmet (thanks to a previous post by JasonB :!: ) instead of planed and sawn oak from a local timber merchant - if my conversion from cubic metres to metre length is correct it works out really reasonably. But i have never...

Tony Thanks for the reply and so sorry for having wasted your time - i wasnt aware that the technology used in Spain was different to that used here. Given that the system you dscribe for abroad is a cheaper system, does that mean that using the type of system used in the UK abroad would...

Hi Agile Thanks a lot for your response. Please note that the solar heating system would be installed in the south of spain which would hopefully have better weather in winter than over here! :) With an open vented cylinder, would the solar heated water be used to indirectly heat the...

Hi Everyone! I'm not sure if this is the right place for this post but i think it is! :) We are thinking of investing in a solar water heating system and had a few questions: 1. Can a shower pump run off them directly as they can off a hot water cylinder, provided the cold water is in...

Hi Nige F Thanks for your reply ... is it possible to connect these together (i.e. the M of one of these elbows to the F of another of these elbows)? Also, I've found one on screwfix but i read somewhere that screwfix's 32mm connections only work if you buy their 32 mm pipe as its not...

Hi I am trying to connect the trap in the bathroom basin to the waste pipe coming out of the wall (all in 32 mm). The waste pipe sits approx 100mm down and 50 mm to the right of the trap. Currently the trap is connected to the waste pipe with a flexible 32mm white pipe but this takes up...

Still colony ... Gibraltar :lol: Anyone know what options we may have?

Hi Everyone. We have bought an old colonial house abroad which has a traditional smooth rendered exterior. We would like to remove the front room and have a garage put in. But we are worried planning might object on the basis of character/frontage. I was wondering whether there was any...

Hi Everyone Just a quick question ... is it possible to have soft close drawer runners (e.g. accuride, blum, etc) together with a "push open" device? I spoke to one wood merchant who was happy to sell me a few things and said no problemo but then I spoke to another one who said its...

Hi Everyone This may sound like a really silly question but is it possible to connect the ducting to an o verflow pipe in the loft, for example by using a condensation trap rather than going out the roof or eaves? The reason for this is that we are really high up and scaffold is needed to...

Hi All I'm not sure if this is the right part of the forum for the post so apologies if i got the wrong place We have a small bathroom (2x2m with 2.7m height), with a small sash window and a power shower. The bathroom steams up a lot (even with the window open) so we are thinking of...

Hey Guys I know its been a while but here's a couple of pics of the finished product ... It was my first attempt at anything like this, incl using a router and table saw so am pretty chuffed ... BTW ... plz be kind with comments! ;)

Hi Everyone! I'd like to thank you all for your advice but after discussing it with wifey it looks like we'll be getting a standing unit ... one with 4 legs and a couple of high shelves so there iwll be a gap beneath it ... hopefully this will give a similar look. Mess and budget were too...

Hi Jason Thanks for your reply. Not entirely sure what fixings the unit comes with. The ones in the shop seem to be either bolted to something behind them or hung with brackets that look similar to whats used to hang kitchen wall units. There was a really expensive unit (which we cant...

Hi Stephen I'm not sure but i think it was about 600-700 mm tall (i.e. sink + unit). Its designed to go on the wall - its too short to put on the floor. Thanks again. :D

Hi Everyone I need a little advice and would be grateful for your opinions. I'm sorry if this isnt the right forum but it seemed the most appropriate one ... Anyways ... we are thinking of buying a small wall hung unit with 2 drawers and a bathroom sink (approx 550mm x 450mm). The unit...

Hi Dextrous Thanks for your reply. The problem with adding more wood behind the sink is that the entire bathroom is tiled (floor to ceiling) and I'm hesitant to remove the tiles behind the existing vanity unit and sink in case we decide to change the sink/furniture before the bathroom...

Hi I am thinking of making a wall hung sink unit for our bathroom out of wood veneered mdf. The mdf will have edging tape and varnish (possibly a stain and then varnish) to seal it. I was wondering whether I could use shellac instead of varnish. If so, is there any advantage to doing...

Hi Oilman THanks for your reply. We have a small window in our bathroom and always leave it open a couple of inches. It does steam up a bit however. Should we ad some form or extraction fan? We are on the top floor flat. Could we just extract into the loft? Is acrylic sealant the...

Hi Everyone! We are hoping to sort out some black mould that we've got in our bathroom over the weekend as its been spreading for a few months now. I was just wondering whether there is anything we should/could use to "kill" the mould after we have removed the existing silicon? The...