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I'm replacing an external security light but need to run a short conduit to the new position for the light. The new light has a surface mount so the conduit has no point on entry from the side. Is the only way to wire this by mounting it on the front of a similar sized junction box? It will...

I'm hoping to apply floor paint to Victorian pine floorboards. There is some very old black paint - possibly pitch? - round the room. It gunges up the belt sand, is a b*gger to burn off with a heat gun, and I can't waste money on 10 litres of Nitromos! If I get off any loose material do...

I am upgrading from a black and decker cordless drill whose battery died and is not worth replacing. Im after a cordless drill for light work in wood and for screws - any heavy stuff for masonry I'll leave to my corded SDS. I've seen this...

Its a victorian house and this is all downstairs, with a hallway to the front door running alongside the room I want to open out.

I'm thinking about taking out an internal lathe/plaster stud wall and replacing it with near full height glazing to bring light into a hall. there are already some head-height windows in the wall so its not carrying a load from the floor above I don't think. Any tips or advice on how to...

thanks for the advice. some careful work on the base and I have holes that fit plus the right bolts. Now all I need is some practice using the table which is not so easy!

I have recently bought a powercraft router table from Aldi hoping it would match up to my Hitachi router. Unfortunately the mounting plate is in no way compatible so I am trying to source a cheapish router that matches up. The law of s o d is that my local Aldi has now sold out of the...