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Hi Stem, Just thought you might like to know that I did the installation today and it all worked. Only problem encountered was the dodgy internet on the thermostat, but that was not related to the electricals. Not sure how that will pan out. Unfortunately I'm going to have to rewire it all...

A couple of coats of waxoil around where the batoning/latticework is I think.

The glue relies on penetrating the surface so not really. If you could get an idea of the support work the carpenter intends to use, then do the areas around where it will be fixed perhaps? The weight is low, so screws would be enough if theres plenty of them. You could always fill the holes...

Timber suppliers are a bit like leprechauns hiding at the end of the rainbow, but they do exist. You wont find those woods in B&Q though, and you'll get blank stares in most DIY stores. But good news, theres a whole bunch of suppliers around birmingham. Most, if not all, will plane it for you...

A decent track saw will minimise tear out on the top. The finish would be mostly unaffected although if you've sealed the edges you'll need to redo. Support spacing is going to be critical for the fixing as 4mm is very thin and is likely to sag over time. I doubt the spacing between existing...

I'm a bit late to the party here but depending on what you'd like to focus on, your local college would be a good bet. Many offer cheap or free courses to adults as a night school. Some private tutors run cheap courses for beginners also. All such courses tend to be over subscribed from what...

Hi James Table saws are incredibly accurate if it's a good machine and properly set up and provide a similar finish to a mitre saw when using comparable blades. They are also more versatile and customisable than mitre saws, but far less portable of course. If a person went into a shop to buy...

Are you talking about actually joining the boards together along their edges to make the sides? If so, yes its done with glue and clamps, but theres a bit more to it than that if you want them to come out flat (you do). Your best bet would be to make a glued and screwed frame out of batons as...

Thanks very much for this stem. I'm going to buy a continuity tester tomorrow just to be sure I'm tracing the wires correctly. If the thermostat wires from the wiring centre arent long enough would I be ok to using a choc bloc to extend, or one of those little boxes, I forget the name of them...

Hi all, I hope this is the right place for my first post. I'm hopeful someone may be able to assist me. I've just acquired a Nest 3rd Gen which I'd like to install. The house was built in 2005 and has an Ideal Icos boiler, Drayton Lifestyle LP722 programmer and what I think is a Drayton RTS1...