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I want to build a custom shelf/cabinet and I am researching all the necessary materials&tools. I failed to find however the flimsy thin panel that manufacturers (like IKEA or standard kitchens) put on the back of the furniture. What is it called and where can I find it? Can I paint over it or...

I have inherited this porch that has an ancient downlight that I want to change. My problem is that the current hole has a diameter of about 8-8.5cm, and all the spots I've seen on the market (GU10) require a 7cm hole and have an outside diameter of 8cm. Are there any solutions to this problem...

This will be a tough one, they were convinced for some reason that they can't screed over the suspended floor and it has to be ply. Can't I cover the screed & ply with something else of the same material before laying the tiles, to solve the problem? Alternatively, if they were to screed, then...

Half the space is an extension built in '90 which has a concrete base, with a screed on top. The other half is an old suspended floor with old floorboards. I wanted a hot water heating system, and the concrete floor was too high so they had to break the screed and take it off. That was quicker...

He did give me a detailed quote and he told me they were going to lay a screed on top of everything (half of the space is concrete and half was floorboards). He is not doing the tiling, I will get a tiler to do that. He was just going to leave a screed or something that I can get someone else...

Hot water. I think the make is Wunda

My plumber installed an underfloor heating system, and initially I was under the impression that he will screed over the heating. I told him I want to tile the floor. Now he told me that he can't screed it because of the beams/joists and instead he will ply over, which he thinks will not be a...

Thanks guys, I got one eventually and sorted my problem. Great feeling :D

What do you mean you need permission to use lamps over 150W? Surely you can buy a 600W halogen floodlight in B&Q and use it in your rear garden.

[/url] Indeed, that is not too bad, but I will have a hard time getting it past the missus. I think something that looks more like this http://www.lightingstyles.co.uk/Exterior-garden-lighting/TRADITIONAL-GARDEN-LANTERNS/TRADITIONAL-GARDEN-WALL-LIGHTS/Winchester_Wall_Lantern.htm would stand...

Hi Are there any outdoor lights that take a halogen (or output similar light) and don't look like a standard floodlight? Why is it that all good looking outdoor lights (like lanterns) have the same output as a candle and all the halogen outdoor lamps look like prison lights?

Thanks, I think the stillson will do it, but even that seems to be rare in this size. It is a metal nut, and it doesn't have a screw on top, it is one of those fancy chrome popup things.

Thanks, that gives me a good idea. It sounds like a fair price.

I am after a large wrench that I can use to tighten the nut under the basin's drain. According to my measurements it is 3 inches wide. I've been up and down the list and I can't find any wrench larger than 300mm. This one I assume is 6 inches long not wide, isn't it...

That was my first thought, but then both the hose and the spigot are plastic so I thought that would leak without some washer to make it watertight.

Thanks, that is what I am after as well. So does that violate any building regulations? Would I need planning permission for that? If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay to have it fitted? I've only had one chimney/stove trandesman to look at my fireplace but I have the feeling he...

Thanks, that looks like what I need. My dishwasher isn't Bosh, it's a Hotpoint Aquarius. I guess the hose would be the same size? I tried finding a smaller connector to fit into the hose but I can't find anything in the main stores

I am trying to connect my dishwasher's drain hose to the under-sink drain. They are roughly the same size and the drain connector bit only goes into the hose a couple millimetres, not enough to hold it in. I understand that there is a rubber hose thingy that goes over both of them, secured with...