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    Bed Side Table

    Thanks for such a fast reply appreciate it Thats a cracking suggestion just need to work out how to mkae it now so that the hidge will let the flap collapse ,its hard to describe but basicaly i have a 300-18 mm runner and a wanna hook over it as i dnt wanna screw to the bed,so a have to make...
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    clueless

    Hi never been on this part of the site before usually stick to the wood work side of things however i have an electric underfloor heating in my bathroom and as i didnt realise they cld be cut and joined till it was too late the wire shreded with the constant movement on the carpet in the hall...
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    Bed Side Table

    Hi to all! About to build a bed side table ,dont have much space so am hoping to make one that will fit over the edge of the bed rail and hang over the edge about 300 mm problem i have is am looking to basicaly build it so a can take if off and on as i please , for easy storage am going to be...
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    Laminate Flooring, Relaying

    Heloo there had to lift and re lay loads of laminate in my wrk i assume u have the groove facing out and the tounge facing in giving u a problem ig u get a stanley knife and run it along the tounge and take off the small lip about 1mm by 2mm then try it again u may find it wont lock in tight...
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    Cutting flooring tight to a wall

    hey thanks greatly for the replys will look into gettin one of these tools probally go with the fein one bosch great but that other one looks alot stronger n a will use it a hole lot cheer!
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    Cutting flooring tight to a wall

    Hello to anyone how has any good ideas and to any one who dosent Working at the moment for a company who is doing bathroom adaptations taking out baths and replacing them with low level access shower trays or wet floor formers ,i am the joiner on site and am having a hell of a time cutting...
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    Question on strength of TV unit

    Your Drawing is pretty good I think If u have any sagging issues I would get myself some small 20mm L shape brackets like the ones you mayb use whe fitting a kitchen base cabinet to a wall they are small and pretty strong as they are metal I would build your unit put it up against you wall and...
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    Best way to fit skirting board in victorian house

    Yes in my experience they do work ,you will get the odd nail that will bend back and not go in but if u use the smallest nails u can get i think they are 38mm the gun fires them in pretty well and if u go on the basis that the no nails is the main fixing which belive it or not done right will...
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    Best way to fit skirting board in victorian house

    and how many houses do u know that have maisonary down to the floor I have done it, do do it and on a daily basis so screw and plug is a lot of *******s !If u buy 35 mm nails u will get a fixing that will hold long enough to the no nails dries !And if we are going to b fussy put in new dooks or...
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    Best way to fit skirting board in victorian house

    You do realise you can get a pasloade nail gun on hire for a day for about 16 quid ,usuing nails maisonary nails would b the best but u would sepnd so long punching in and filling all the holes were as wif a finishing gun gloss usually is thick enough that u do not have to fill the holes
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    Best way to fit skirting board in victorian house

    Hi not to start a debate but If you can hire a finishing nail gun and glue and nail the skirting u will get a better look if ur walls are really in and out then hammer fixings will pull the skirting in and if u run ur eye along the wall u will also notice against the floor personally a would...
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    Howdens standard wall cabinets and boilers

    Hi Dont know if u have sorted ur problem yet or not if not reply and a will give u some advice a work with a heating company as a joiner and get this kind of thing every day why they dont just make boilers deep enough to fit inside a unit i will never know mayb one day a guess!!!!!!!!
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    Achiving High Gloss Finish on MDF

    Hi Thanks for the replys intrested in the foil wrapping thing for a hommer am gny do for high gloss wardrobe dorrs but a think for what am goin to build it would b too much hassel to assemble and then to take it down and get it foil wrapped etc al go for primmer and an egg shell oil base a...
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    Achiving High Gloss Finish on MDF

    Hello there Just about to build a bed from MDF or HDF read a few forums and have picked up on treating all edges and that sanding between coats is a must however there is a lot of difference between each forum and I still have no idea which paints and primmers a hate painting and would rather...
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    Timber Frame repair

    Before cutting out any Frame work a would seek some advice from planning or an engineer just to make sure you dont end up killing your self from the pic and the info a would suggest that you cut off the 45 beams and dwang across the others were they meet 3ft up and then brace the dwnag to the...
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    Glazed French Doors - NEED HELP

    Personally a would say you will spend a lot more time and money on nice wood and the amount you will waste routering out for glazed pannels,am sure if you look around you will find cheap ones that are still pretty good quality try orchard timber products use them al the time and they're range of...
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