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Thanks for the link - looks a bit pricy, might need something more DIY. They do up to 500mm so I guess 600mm is considered too wide for this type of system?

Hello, is it possible to convert a standard tall kitchen cupboard to pullout (pullout shelves attached to door)? The cupboard is 600mm wide. I'd like to fit basket shelves and it's likely they'll weigh quite a bit when full. A common size for pullout larders online is 300mm so I wonder if...

Thanks woodgnome - I'll give that a go.

I think so - it's bagged stuff, ready mixed, recommended by a local lime mortar specialist for patching lime plaster on lath. I'm a complete novice so can't tell you which it is. I used to see scudding with a really wet mixture - should I be adding lots of water to the lime/sand you suggest...

Hello. Will lime putty adhere ok to smooth stone? I'm getting a fireplace opening ready to fit a stove and both sides are smooth stone.

Fire Opening for Stove

Still gathering information but my head is spinning - there is so much that is contradictory. Looking at the moment like it might not be the best idea to go with Asterisk without strong Linux skills. I'm on my third attempt at downloading a working Trixbox installation file to take a look.

Not if done correctly, in my experience, but see here for some contrasting opinions. Skimming a ceiling is generally not a job for a first-timer. Taping is more forgiving as you can sand excess filler but it still takes a bit of skill and having the correct tools help. It would be a good...

If you haven't done something like this before you might want to get more info on what's involved as taking a ceiling down can be a messy job. If you are going to board - tapered boards should allow you tape and fill rather than skim. There's plenty of good info on the plastering forum. If...

Well, just going on a couple of things including Bernard's post... Maybe we can try it first - worst case if quality is an issue is that we would have to install a new system at a later date.

I wouldn't be concerned about site-to-site links (if we set any up) but would we be ok with calls across the Internet? If we can get a 2Mb each way, 1:1, connection then I assume we can ensure QoS leaving our site but I don't know what happens after that - perhaps that depends on the...

Although it might save us money we wouldn't want an inferior phone system so it's back to a direct replacement - iPECS is the likely forerunner at the moment. I can always experiment with Asterisk and try it in the future if we end up with VoIP-capable handsets. Thanks for helping to...

Don't know why I've assumed we can just use Asterisk as a replacement for the Siemens switch - looks like it's for VoIP so this won't work at our current site given our poor Broadband service. Even if we do get a decent link at the new office I don't know if that will be enough for VoIP - is...

Got the bug to build a PBX now, spending the weekend looking at the O'Reilly book on Asterisk (v1.4). Still don't know if I can use it with existing digital handsets (Optiset) or if we need to purchase VoIP handsets - will call one of the card suppliers this week - but it would be ideal if could...

Given the potential savings it's probably worth buying a card to set up a test system in our current office - assuming I can hook a test system up to our current ISDN line out of office hours. It will be another few months before we have a line at the new office. Many thanks for your input...

We have ISDN30 (8 channels) coming in to our current office and are looking at putting a similar line into the new office. That might change if we can afford to go for a dedicated cable service (at least 2meg synchronous, 1:1) that gives us sufficient bandwidth for VoIP only although we are...