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Hi Does anyone know how I can cut a nail out of some wood? I can't pull it out, so just want to cut around it. Something like a circular chisel or hollow drill bit would do. Thanks

I agree, Rawl plugs would have been better, but with the boards partially fixed this option went out the window. However, good news that longer nails seem to do the trick. I've also gone in at a slight angle as suggested. Interestingly nails which are too long have the same problem as nails...

This was going well until I started putting the things on the walls. Now my lovel perfect skirting boards are starting to look a little worse for wear. They're getting a bit more hammering than I thought because every time I get one side on then go to further along, the first set of nails pops...

Hi all Can anyone tell me where to get cheap skirting board? Thanks

I haven't fiited it yet, or bought the worktop, and I have been advised that it could be problematic. However, a ceramic top mount sink will set me back £200. I could replace the worktop for £350, so I'm not inclined to rush out and buy another sink. But, I thought maybe I could do something...

Hi Jason Thanks, that's spot on. By "better to do as you are" do you mean better to buy a deeper worktop and cut it back?

Part of my very slightly L-shaped worktop needs to be 670mm deep, but 620m worktops are so much cheaper. I wondered if a bit of PVA and some clamps would be enough to make a good invisible join for the last 600mm of the worktop length. Thanks

The other thing I could do would be to have a 45 degree angle instead of an internal L-corner. By that I mean the 90mm x 90mm area which you see at the back of the photo (see requiring a cover) could be covered at 45 degrees and the worktop could follow. So instead of seeing the endgrain...

Hi John. That's spot on. The only trouble is that on the other side the sink will be very close to the end of the long worktop if I do a 90 degree join. I've read in a few places that you should leave at least 250mm between the edges and any cutouts. And then I was concerned about the wood...

Stop trolling. Your questions aren't even relevant. You're ignored now anyway, so I suppose you can reply all you like. One look at your recent posts is enough to make that judgement on. DNFTT.

Have a guess. And, no it's not complicated. Didn't you see the photo?

No, the pic shows the corner. As I said it's only a 90mm L-shape. The other side is pretty much the same and the cooker is a freestanding range cooker. The manufacturer advice leaving a 2.5mm gap between the cooker and worktops so that should be fine. Thanks

My kitchen is U-shaped, with a cooker in the centre of the back wall. I'm about to get some worktops to finish it at long last. I've spoken to many resellers but none of them seem to understand my concerns about wood expanding across the grain more than along the grain. I'm concerned that...