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cro - it's not unheard of for this type of project to be done as follows: This assumes that the flat is wired in the old twin & earth colours (red/black) only ... check at the consumer unit. source some old colour cable off ebay or similar do the work correctly if are confident enough...

george - support each side of wall as others have suggested and no need to take-up f/bds if joists are at right-angle to the wall so spead load on scaffold boards. The advantage of using the 'pin' method is that you can use a block & tackle (supported from the pins above) to winch-up that +3m...

str - I don't know what the rules are in Scotland (Building Control and Building Warrants, etc.) but generally if you flue internally you can use single wall flue pipe (uninsulated so it does get hot!). The Regs say if you want to go up a wall externally (single stove pipe 45 degrees from stove...

I'm with TonyW2 ... it's the dog. Solution - keep the lid closed.

So, the workers right to withdraw their labour is somehow wrong ... of course the next logical step is to outlaw this right. Oh, now that sounds familiar ... Nazi Germany, the earlier European feudal systems, slavery.

cro - also looks like pine to me but maybe a closer pic might help. The Victorians usually used pine then paint (or scumble) so look carefully at how the mouldings are fixed. As their stuff was usually painted they nailed these mouldings on then filled the set nails heads with putty ... can...

vers - use the search facility on the Forum for "sash windows" or "sash window repairs" ... there's been a ton of stuff posted on repairing them; I've posted at least 5 times on how to do it. Post here again if you can't find what you need.

db - if any of the other rooms in your place are likely to have floor coverings (carpet, lino, etc.) consider swapping some decent f/bds from there with the knackered ones in the rooms you want to sand. As for the wide gaps (+ 6mm) cut slithers of wood, glue, then drive in before sanding; if...

Yep, but he saved a bit on that gash bit of timber used to mount the panel and lost some marks for not using screw cups under the woodscrews. What's that bit of cardboard sitting on top for ... ?

squeaky - use a thixotropic contact adhesive.

Chlor - you wrote: "I have removed my carpets and have found wooden floorbaords underneath them. I was thinking of restoring them or putting new wood above them." and "Why else would you say restoring original floorboards is preferable?" ... I didn't. I was suggesting that original...

Chlor - noise concerns whilst the work is being done can be worked around but the bigger question is the noise concerns once the work has been completed. Your neighbours below ain't going to like all the sounds from your flat (footfall on bare boards, telly/music, conversation); the carpet...

Alsn - which way do the existing f/boards run in relation the the side wall you mention? It is possible to remove existing flooring when you have a partition wall which is supported by flooring. If the f/bds run parallel to the wall remove all f/bds APART for the one under the wall, you...

Alan - start at the front of the hearth and continue this line of boards the whole way across (or along the room) - this becomes your datum from which you begin to cover the rest of the floor. You then come off the back of this datum INTO the recesses. Tip: after this datum set of boards are...

Dr - use a cabinet scraper!!! If you apply heat to the waxed surface you'll drive the stuff INTO the wood, even if you 'blot' as you go. As your table top is flat you'll find scraping dead easy to do, then sand. When I moved into my present house the previous owners had all the doors...

Insurance dear boy, insurance! Having said that, even they're at it ... or at least the loss adjusters are. 15 years ago my lock-up was screwed and the scum had a load of tackle away. Insurance company informed, loss adjuster attended and sniffed around and was satisfied it was all a...

L - 1000s of navvies over countless decades have belted oil drums with picks to create the holes. Old methods often the best.

Vegy - you can do all the repairs/renovations to sash windows from the INSIDE, infact it's the preferred method.

howy - It's my opinion that the DIYer should obtain chorded electric tools (not battery powered). A pro is likely to have a collection of various battery powered tackle due to them being maybe lighter, more convenient to use, etc, etc. But a pro is also more likely to have a regimented...

al - little/rarely used bathrooms can sometimes be a source of 'sewer' smells. The various water traps (bath trap, basin trap, bog trap ... sometimes called U bends) can emit a 'sewer' stink because the water has evapourated over time and is not being replaced due the facilities not regularly...