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gas - I wasn't joking!

yep ... I reckon GRC is on to something. As firetruckenthusy found the tackle in a US garage sale I suspect it was a bit of redundant kit brought home by one of the guards at Abu Ghraib.

nab - I've recommended the Arbotech Tuff-Cut Blade here before (in the flooring section); a great little tool to fit your angle grinder although care is needed when using it ... just the same as any power tool I suppose. However, there are folks on this site who consider a recommendation of...

B&s - a fly-press is better for batch production due to it's 'fast action'. A decent small-size (they come in a range of sizes) 2nd-hand press shouldn't cost too much from one of the specialist used equip dealers; I picked one up a couple of years ago for £60.

lab - they're very inexpensive in IKEA.

Lamin dear boy, please don't call me a moron ... personal abuse isn't welcome (or tolerated) here; I await your apology. By all means state, that in your opinion, my advice is whatever you believe it to be but I'd be grateful if you didn't slag-me-off. Bun fights are fine, disagreements...

LaminatePro wrote "Advising someone to try and do this with a grinder borders on dangerous as you have no direct control of the machine this low to the ground it can easily kick back and remove limbs." Nonesense! All power tools ARE potentially dangerous in the hands of the un-practiced...

str - an Arbortech Tuff Cut blade ... it fits in an angle grinder ... does the job well (but obviously not right into the corners - you have to use a sharp chisel/mallet combo there). £33 from www.axminster.co.uk. Practice before you use it for real to gain an understanding of how it cuts...

Therms - invest in some cheepo sheets of hardboard ... those 600mm wide ones from one of the sheds ... and over-lay these on your new flooring as you go. This temporary narrow walkway will protect you r unfinished floor from boot marks - remember sods law. If it's wet outside watch-out for...

conks - an EMIR Skirting Board Mitre from B&Q for £18 http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=skirting+mitre&x=12&y=8

mark - consider having conversations about rough sex, use plenty of swear words, etc., ... they'll soon move from sitting next to your fence; they might even close their windows so they can't hear you. See if there's a version of that high pitched noise generator designed to ward-off teenagers...

Skav - temp batten across front, fill gap with mortar to appropriate level, when mortar's dry remove batten. Now how to finish the sill? If you use tiles on the sill you'll run the risk that the grout will get dirty (dust, settling kitchen grease, etc) and WILL always look grubby. As you...

rabu - the traditional way of fitting handles to 'impact' tools such as hammers, axes, etc. was, in addition to use of wedges, to soak the head/shaft interface with linseed oil. This has the effect of swelling the wooden shaft/handle. Pick-axes tend not to have wedges but rely on the tapered...

Kathy - a disc sander spins a plate-like disc with an abrasive disc attached to it's face; a drum sander is like a barrel with an abrasive 'strip' wrapped around it. Obviously, when the abrasive wears down or clogs-up, or when you need to shift to a finer grade these items are changed. This...

Steve - satisfactory design for a fish pond but not good for frogs, toads & newts; easy for them to get in but almost impossible for them to climb out. If you want them to thrive (and not die of exhaustion trying to scale those shear cliffs) introduce a couple of gentle slopes.

jay - your mystery door closer is a Perko door closer and is one type of device that had to be fitted (and remain fitted!!!) to your type of fire door ... you should not remove it. Fit a door damper (^woody^'s DICTATOR door check {google for pic & info} or similar) as this will solve the...

dave - your new ones are probably fixed in the same way but aren't 'loose' or maybe as accessable as the old ones. Fashion a hook (like a letter L) from a wire coat hanger, slip this behing the plinth (kick plate) at the top - there should be enough space to slip it in, if not carefully lever a...

wogger - white spirit, steel wool, paint scraper. Oh, and you'll have to do this on your hands & knees so invest in some knee pads. Just a personal observation ... Victorian floor SHOULD look 100+ years old and have evidence of wear & tear (the odd chip, scratch, etc.) - once cleaned love &...

simon - border painting of floors was the norm then but only in what we now call reception rooms and what the Victorians called palours; these were generally the only rooms fitted with a rug (other rooms were often bare boards or they might just have had a home-made clippy mat). Anyway...

yaz - try a twisted rope clamp. Loop a length of rope through the end of the spring and then to an anchor point; knot the rope to form an 'endless' loop. Insert a stout length of timber midway in the loop and begin turning, this will twist the rope thus shortening it and pulling the spring...