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Hello all, Am about to put up a load of ceilings - joists are completely exposed as the place has been gutted... I plan to cut and friction fit some insulation slabs in between the joists and then fix some plasterboard directly to the joists with coated screws before the plasterer comes to...

Hello all, I need to install a 3KW space/wall heater and the instructions state that connection to the mains power should be "by the way of a suitably rated all pole disconnection device with a minimum of 3mm connection gap and protected by an appropriately rated circuit breaker." The unit...

Hello all, Completing a job of some driveway gates and about to put some capping on the frame. I'm thinking of making up the following (see side elevation image)... I've been thinking about it for a while and this is the best solution I can think of - I'd be interested to see if anyone...

Hello, Does anyone know where I can buy an oversize door - 231cm tall by 67cm wide by 4.4cm thick? I need to replace one that's damaged - it's flush, ash veneered I think with a chipboard core.... Thanks, Pete

Hello all, I'm about to hang a stable door and I've seen many suggestions that the easiest way to do this is to clamp, or pin the 2 halves together first - this seems very sensible but no-one actually mentions how or where is best to do so....sorry if this seems like a stupid thing to ask but...

Hello all, Does anyone know of any suppliers of bespoke furniture to the trade? For example; a client wants me to make him a very large fitted alcove dresser in oak veneered mdf with melamine faced doors, but I haven't the facilities to do so - this got me thinking whether in the same way a...

Hello all, I recently got stung by a customer changing their mind and therefore the project halfway through - to cut a long story short my T&C's didn't protect me sufficiently... Can any other Carpenters and/or Joiners out there let me know how they did theirs or where they got their...

Hello all, I recently quoted on a large built-in wardrobe for a customer and after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing changing layouts etc I'm now being asked if I offer any kind of warranty....erm, they're not from 'round these parts so I'm taking it to mean, do I guarantee my work.... Has...

Hi all, I'm shortly going to be replacing some old fencing with the Wickes fence panels and gate....but I've got a bit stuck in the planning... Here's what I'm thinking, in order from left to right: 75x75mm post, 6x6ft fencepanel, 75x75mm fence post, 3x6ft fencepanel, 75x75mm post, 100x100mm...

Apparently it's steamed & sealed in plastic. Then when openend, it's ready to be bent in a cold state without further steaming.... Cheers, Pete

Hi all, I'm slowly kitting out my workshop and it's getting very apparent i need some sort of dust extractor or air filter... I've seen a couple of 2nd hand ones for sale, a Record RDX600i and an Elektra Beckum SPA 1100 Dust Collector but don't really know if they're any good, or indeed what...

Hello all, I was hoping someone might be able to offer me some advice. I have an electric shower, a Triton Aquatronic 4, connected up directly to the mains, not the tank. It has been in the property a while (at least 7 years) but last week it started cutting out. It works for about 5...

Hi, Just as the topic suggests really - specifically carpenters or joiners in the London area please. Any advice would be greatly appreciated... Thanks, Pete

Hello All, What with the recession looming I thought the end of 2008 would be the perfect time to quit my safe job in Accounts after 10 years, go travelling around South America for 2 months, and then try to start off in the trade - as a Carpenter / Joiner (I recently finished the Institute...

Hello, I'd like to replace my oven with a double under oven - the one i'm after is 72cm height. This is too big to fit in my current oven cabinet and I'm having trouble finding one big enough to house it. Homebase and B&Q have told me I don't need a cabinet, just a plinth to attach to the...

Hi, I have decided to replace all my internal doors. I have bought the new doors (solid, pine) and now need to hang them. Can someone please let me know: 1) the best way to trim them? (no idea how to secure them while I cut/saw/plane/sand!?) 2) the best tool to trim them with...

Hello all, I recently tried to use a 'Forge Steel' Kitchen worktop jig from Screwfix to cut 2 Standard 90degree Female joints and the matching male & bolt holes. The worktop was an Ikea one, laminated chipboard, that measured 620mm width. The problem I had was that when I came to fit the...

Hello all, My shower seems to have developed a problem last night - it's an Aquatronic 4. The pressure on the head has gone RIGHT down to little more than a trickle - to co-incide the 'overflow' (?) outlet pipe thing located directly behind where you connect up the shower head is running...

Hi All, I got home last night to find there is no water, or at least a really small trickle from my cold water taps (bath and sink) in the upstairs bathroom. I checked the Cold Water tank and it's full up. The Hot water is fine. The mains is also fine as the Kitchen tap works fine. All valves...