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Ban all, when I had that a couple of years back it was a trip to the local tool shop and got it sent away. Sorry man. Woody

I must admit, the only ones I have ever fitted were fixed from the inside. Curious! Woody

Penetrating oil? Woody

Hi are you talking about joining the length of the boards. If so you can butt them, but you should really do a vertical cut at 45 degrees through the timber. ( Exactly the same as the mitre you would do in a corner). At the ends, you do not usually leave any gaps. (By the way, I'm...

One point I would make is that Stainless Steel gives off an extremly toxic gas when heated up ( I cant remeber if it's carcegentic or not). When cutting it you should really wear a gas/vapour mask. Woody

Woodulike, can I pick your brain on a similar subject please. A customer asked me to look at her wood floor, similar to the above one. It is in a huge lounge leading onto a long T shaped hallway. In the hall was a flood, some some of the little strips have now come away in various areas...

Richard, I presume the building is in france? I personally would seriously recomend you get a local chap round to take a look first, even paying him for a bit of advice if need be. Creating rooms in roofs looks very straight forwrd, but is absolutly fraught with problems. Load/weight...

Hi LyndaS and welcome. Depends how the mdf is currently finished. If it is bare, you will need to prime it first - you should really use a proper mdf primer. If it already has a finish on it, you may need to rub it down before priming. Then it's upto you. I would recomend an oil based top...

Totally agree with Woodulike. There is nothing hard about laying the flooring if you're half decent chippie, and you should be able to find one. You can also always ask in you local independant carpet/ flooring specialist if they can recommend anyone. My local company often passes people...

Oh. sorry. My Tongue was wagging but has now heeled but my sole isn't in it and I'm still watching Cagney and Lacey. They're in Wellington NZ. I'll just go and take my Uppers... Groan... Woody

What about ordinary plimsoles? They're only cotton aren't they? Woody

Only a little more. LOL Is it a wooden door or UPVC? Woody

A Nicad charger will not normally charge NiMh batteries. Secondly as oilman has said, it is the battereies that make up most of the cost of machines. There is a LOT of difference between cheapo ones and good ones. Yes they MIGHT come with a warrenty, but firstly trying to claim on it might...

PLYWOOD!!!!!!!!!! over the top if poss,at least 18mm thick. The chipboard will not have enough intregrity and the tiles/ joints will split. With modern adhesives there isn't really the need to PVA it, but I must admit I usually do. Do make sure you get the correct adhesive - one designed...

You can also use 60mm Oval nails, a lot easier to drive in. Insulation isn't ness, but wont do any harm... Woody

Go to any decent (independant) carpet supplier. You can get wood, plastic and metal covers in various profiles. Tel them exactly what you need it for and they will be able to supply it. Note, unless they have an off cut laying about, you might have to buy a 2mtr length of it. The one you're...

I second Johnboy! Woody

Yes, you can either build it up, or fill in the head. Locval plastic suppliers will do a cover strip a couple of inches wide if you wanted to fill over the door. The old frame probably will indeed be fixed the same. For fixing the new frames, whilst you can use tradtional crews, you are...

Hi and welcome. Since I'm in the UK, I can only speak for over here. Going to small private contractors is fine, but do ask around for recommendations or get refences from them. It will probably work out a lot cheaper that way. Lowes/ Home Depot will either have a list of recomended...

If there is a joist resting above where you need the window, then yes you will need a lintel on top of it. You may want to put one there anyway if you may extend later. Apart from that, I second all that Big All has said. You will really need to get a structural engineer to confirm that...