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Try these, whack all ten on and it will be solid but easy to take off. I think velcro would last 1 removal at the most, and be hard to do anyway. The panel won't bend so you'd be trying to seperate the entire length at once and velcro's pretty tough. Just a...

Hi there, I'm going to be building a 1000x1600 twin pitch clay tile roof porch and even thought it doesn't need buidling control approval I still want to build it well. the final design is still unsure between single 150 skin sandstone dwarf wall to 800mm then glazed or same sandstone to full...

The easiest and most effective thing to do might be just sticking on some fleixble draught/weather strips such as these http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=HXY3533SMFDQ4CSTHZOCFFA?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=73216

I realise this is a bit of a silly idea but if you could find small pistons such as drum brake cylinders you could have a length of brake pipe running between them. When you open one it compresses the cylinder and forces the other shut. Probably won't work, but would be fun trying!

Hi there, I used to know an excellent joiner who made stunning windows and doors using a router table, morticer and a few clamps. I have irregular size windows and am tempted by the idea of trying my own cottage (with ovolo bar) style casements. I have the above machinery. And a respectable...

MaktaMan, I think Litle italy already said why to build your own door. Sometimes we do things for the challenge and to say at the ends of it that we did it. Call it a creative outlet.

Thanks for all the replies, I can no longer be sure it wasn't slighly cupped when I installed it, be it has certainly got worse as It pushed the sink up! but I thought that the point of staved board was that the grains could be alternated so as to stop warping. Anyway, I am going to...

Thanks for all the replies, but doesn't sound gooddoes it. I think I've also painted the wrong picture, so please see my added drawing I put the top down before xmas and sealed it under and over with danish oil before doing so. It had been laid flat inthe same bulding for a few weeks. As...

Sorry, being a bit of a twazzock! thought the PC was putting amultitester into the bin, but that wouldn't make sense and it turns out to be a machete! Easy Mistake :oops:

RF you must have a spare bit of time on your hands and a freindly local PC, top picture! They are wired into an ordinary switch I do have a multitester but not sure of a) how good it is AVIX EST1004 or how to use it, I only ever seem to use the buzzer for continuity checking. How would I...

Hi there, I recently put led bulbs ito my gu10 downlights and noticed that one of them appears to remain glowing slighly when switched off (the others go out completely after the intial cooldown) A neon tester doesn't show any current but I realise they are not exactly fool proof. I have...

Hi there, I have a beech worktop that is starting to rise in the middle and thus push the sink up at one end and not drain. I realise that usually the worktop is fixed from underneath to the units to stop this, but the bowed area left of the sink is above a corner unit so there is no upright...

I had the same problem and wasn't aware of commercially available hollowed beams. Don't go down the planks with a hewed look, it never ever lloks original. I Got a beam from ebay with dimensions that allowed 2" all around the RSJ, used a chainsaw to cut along the length (using nailed battens...

Hi there, Just in the middle of a prexmas clean and the missus insisted cleaning behind the oven. I thought the cable might not be the right one for the job. It looks like ordinary grey cable (take the cover off the back and you can see it is twin and earth) and it shows 6.0 on the outer...

What is it with yo guys, big-spark makes a valid point about police apathy or misplaced priorities and most of you seem interested in picking his story about. What is this a kangaroo court? Who cares wether he does so much mileage or not. The point is he saw some worrying possible abuses or...

Cheers Joe-90, having seen some beautiful mirror finish plastering I can understand the 4 year apprantiships and see quality plastering as one of the most skilled services there is. as you say its lucky I'm after something that will look like something found in a old artisans cottage. I've...

Hello there, just wondering if you have any tips about plastering. I 'm going to plaster my ceiling betwwen the exposed floor joists (average 300mm centres) adn have never done any plastering. Luckily I'm not after a mirror finish at all so as to go with my rough rendered walls. Fisrtly how...

This is entertaining stuff, carry on! I went to uni, graduated with a decent degree. What use was it? FA Whatdid I learn? FA! Everything of worth that I have learnt has been from the man on the street (not literally one man ;-). I've never met a working man who thinks he's better because...

It may be a theoretical question but quantumn machanics is only a theory anyway. Quantumn Physiciscists - B***ers the lot of them, they always get you in the end!

Can't remember, will try the whole cenario again once with Out Building CU on and once with it off. Sadly I can't do that tonight, the missus is on her laptop (mains router) doing something and if I do trip the system then I may as well just leave the potential fault and hope it kilss me before...