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Or as they call it "High-density Polymer". Saw this stuff at Screwfix and liked the idea of it being A) Having a recess to run AV cables in, B) Probably more flexible than wood to deal with my less than perfect walls, and C) Cheap and convenient. Has anyone here got any experience with this...

1) Why is RNReindeer still allowed on this site, as it's plainly obvious he has no interest or input in any form of DIY but just comes here to troll the GD forum calling everyone racist and generally stirring up trouble. 2) As RNR is quite clearly the latest sockpuppet of RougeHanger, why is...

...snooker ones :) Once upon a time, you could get a snooker/pool table top that sat upon your existing dining table, such as this. But they seem to have stopped making them as I can't find a supplier who says they have any in stock. Every google search I try either returns Folding Tables...

Quick Q I should've asked earlier but - One of my rads has decided to spring a leak around the top blanking/vent plug. The fibre washer seems to have perished, but at least I've reduced the leak to a weep that can be caught with newspaper and the heat of the rad dries off before it drips...

My kitchen diner project continues, (now that I've recovered from the disaster of using a tin of paint as a paperweight!) and I need to paint behind the pipes leading to my rad. I have two 15mm copper pipes about 30-40mm apart running all the way down the wall - far enough apart I need to paint...

I'm after a couple of *emphasis* cheap kitchen units or similar cupboards to organise or at least conceal the junk in my front porch. The DIY sheds dont seem to do the rock bottom basic cheapo stuff anymore and Ikea, my go-to site for cheap gear, has changed their range and the new stuff is...

Doing some work in the kitchen/diner I decided to put up 1400grade lining paper then paint over it. Unrolling the paper on the dining room table the damn stuff is like sprung steel so I grab something heavy to stand on one end of it while I measure up - the 1.5ltr tin of paint I just bought...

Bit of a long shot, but I'm looking for a small (<1kg) fire extinguiser for the car in the short & fat shape rather than tall and thin. My new ride as front seat storage bins that are too narrow to take my existing 600g or 1kg extinguishers - I need something max 22cm tall by 75mm wide. I've...

I'm selling my Golf soon and thought of using EBay - except the page with the sellers fees for motors wont display properly (tried 2pcs with 4 different browsers) so I have no idea of the costs. Anyone able to give me a rough idea of prices?

So I'm on the hunt for another car at the moment and my budget leads me to a small place selling crash repaired (Cat-D) cars - late models with low mileage for good prices. One car took my fancy - the repair has been done to a good standard (I did take an expert with me), car has all the toys...

For my garage rebuild I want double hardwood doors at the back opening outwards into the rear garden. Silly question but do these have to be made specially or can a chippy just use a pair of single doors with a blanking plate for security & weatherproofing? Got a builder comin around to quote...

BBC just produced some interesting stats here on the greatest F1 drivers of all time. Suprisingly, the most F1 championships per country is GB with 14.

What are the rules on emergency escape routes from a residential property? I've read some of the bumpf online and can't quite fit my scenario into anything I've read. Basically my back garden has no easy exit (tall fence and an 8' drop on two sides) save the side alley running between the...

I'm looking at fitting an alarm next year as part of my house/garage extension project . Current plans are to have locking exterior grade doors between the main house and the porch and the main house and attached garage, and I'm toying with the idea of having internal sounders / sound bombs in...

My house currently has a single skin detached garage adjacent to the side that I plan to have rebuilt longer and wider and pulled across to join the house with an internal door from the downstairs hall to the garage. However as my parents arent getting any younger I'm also considering the...

The front 1st floor of my semi has tiles over battens and I'm thinking of replacing the tiles with upvc cladding and filling between the battens with insulation boards. I can buy the cladding, boards and fixings relatively cheaply from several of the big diy chains. However my local paper...

I'm after a straight edge 300mm + (600 or 1000 would be better) with ruled markings that is substantial enough that I can cut against it with a stanley knife with less risk of slicing my own fingers off than a normal flat steel rule. I'm having a real senior moment here and can't think what...

I'd like to soundproof the party wall in my lounge, but the problem is the front window recess starts a mere 50mm from the party wall, ergo putting in a new detached stud wall is out of the picture. I'm also on a budget! What I had in mind was to first put in some 37mm x 6mm deep timber...

Possibly a really silly question - with an inset gas fire, where does the heat come out? Is there a vent at the top, the sides, the bottom or does the whole front radiate heat? Do they get hot enough that I would need a fire guard to prevent burns to small children, curious kittens or half-cut...

The house over the back fence to me is on an end plot so has a bit of garden at the side stretching from front of his plot to the back where it abuts my rear garden (corner to corner really) There three conifers planted in a line halfway down this side plot that have grown high enough they...