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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...

Hi Everyone! I was wondering whether you guys could tell me if I would be crazy to try to build a rear dormer by myself or with as little help as possible from a builder I have used on previous projects. To give you guys an idea of where my DIY level is at, I have never made a dormer...

Cool. Thanks Keith

Hi All We are in the middle of planning a loft conversion in a mid terraced victorian property (it would be on the second floor). The loft would be converted into a bedroom with an en-suite shower room. We are worried that the water pressure is going to be low, especially in the shower...

Is it possible to rewire your entire house in Spain if you are not a qualified electrician provided you get local qualified one to test and certify it (i.e. non-commercial work)? Also, if you do things to meet British standards, will this meet Spanish standards or not necessarily (i.e. are...

Awbcm THanks again for your advice. I did go ahead and sand everything to 180. However, i must admit that i kept (and used) the primer. The main reason is that I spent an hour crossing london to get it and frankly for £13.99 it wasn't worth doing the journey again just to return it. It...

Guys thanks again for your help. OK here's what I'm doing ... see what you think ... 1. Sanded some bits down to 180 grit (the more visible ones), the less visible to 120. 2. Cleaned all bits with a damp cloth and left overnight to dry. 3. Taking awbcm's advice and not using spray...

Awbcm thanks for your reply. Do you know if the BIN primer is good enough - it says that its resin contecnt is 100 % shellac. FOr the denibbing, is this to be done by hand or can i do it with the palm sander? Also, when should you stop sanding (i.e. will it be very smooth and obvious or...

Hi CHappers Thanks for your reply. It is going to be painted. I had hoped to find an aerosol spray primer (Zinsser BIN) and aerosol silver paint once primed to avoid brush marks and/or small bubbles from foam rollers. I have read that using the BIN primer with a little sanding in...

Hi I am making a "star" mirror out of mdf. It has a lot of pointed/triangular bits coming out of a round "centre" frame. The "arms" of the star have V-grooves routed into them and some are chamfered too. Because of this, there are a lot of sawn/routed edges which, being mdf are quite...

Xerxes, Symptoms thanks again. I have a DeWalt router (little one which i think brought the extraction bit) so will try with Henry and see how that goes. If its working well, should I expect some, a fair bit or most of the dust to get collected? My Jigsaw and table saw also have dust...

Hi Symptoms We have a Henry that we use around the house. If I bought a stepped hose reducer (http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-Stepped-Hose-Reducer-208855.htm) and used this to connect the router, circ saw, table saw etc to Henry, what could I expect in terms of dust reduction...

Guys thanks again for your replies. I think m with the bosch on the cirular saws as i can get a rail for 20£ and its got more power at the same price than the same sized DeWalt and Makita. (its corded not battery powered). On the dust extraction front - is the numatic capable of being...

SYmptons thanks ... i was actually thinkking of buying a Bosch circular saw in a deaprture from DeWalt and Makita. I also want to get a hoover or dust extractor that i ca nconnect to the router, saw, etc. to suck up the dust that they give out esp when routing mdf. I was thinking the record...

guys thanks a lot ... i'm thinking of the trend guide with a makita or dewalt circular saw. This should be plenty i guess?

Thanks a lot guys. I'll put away the guide rail idea. I've been using the router but i guess a circular saw is the way forwards. The rip fence on my (Ryobi) table saw is a few mm off square so never gives a sq cut (i.e. when i clamp it down it bends inwards a little). Thats why i dont use...

How accurate are they ... the ads i've seen say to simply place the rail along the line you want cut and slide the saw on it and thats it. Are these more accurate than cheap (like Ryobi) and small table saws? THanks :)

Xerxes and awbcm thanks for your replies. I usually get the timber yard to cut the boards to size but am currently working with scraps (albeit an 8x2 ft scrap). For now i think i'll trim them to size with a router against a straight edge. What do you think about doing all the cuttting...

Hi I have to cut a large sheet of 25mm mdf down to 100mm strips (4 of them). I have a jig saw, router and table saw (although the sheet is too big for the table saw). For some reason, when i cut with the jigsaw and a straight edge clamped onto the sheet i seem to tilt it so that it...

HI Everyone I am thinking of getting a circular saw with guide rail. The saw "glides" over the rail which is meant to make an easy and accurate cut. I've come across 3 brands, Makita, De Walt and Festool tthat do them. I was wondering whether you guys had used these saws and what you...