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Hi All, I hope someone can help So I laid some reclaimed oak t&g strip flooring 4-5 years ago and having sanded it, filled the numerous cracks with Lecol 7500 made up with 120G wood-dust. I then used Osmo polyx oil to finish the floor. Unfortunately over time most of the Lecol filler has come...

Hi I hope someone can assist with this lame question. I have what I think is called a ceiling in loop rose (I have two cabe feeds which has two red wires going to the block marked "loop", one black which I think is called the switch wire going to the live block (I say the live block as the...

I would be grateful for any comments/assistance re whether a well intentioned builder has levelled a floor in such a way as to ultimately doom me to failure re the plan to lay a parquet oak block floor. One part of my house is concrete screeded but is approx 30mm lower than the main house's...

I hope this question is not against the rules but would really like any recommendations for anyone who any forum members knows and can positively recommend for block parquet floor laying that would cover the south east (we live in Watford). I have 55sq metres (over 3/4 rooms) that I would like...

Thanks very much in advance guys as the decision I need to make will probably be the most significant my wife and I will ever make re our 3 bed semi. We currently have a single storey lean to extension attached to the side of the house. It measures 2 metres by 20 metres. Its currently our...

Thanks for any help in advance I would like to buy an old pine front door which is quite large: 94 cm wide by 214cm high. It is 4.5cm thick. It is constructed using mortice and tenon joints and I would like to take 2-3cm off each side reducing its width to approx 89-90cm and reduce its...

Apologies in advance for seeming rather vague but I hope those with more knowledge than me will be able to fill in the blanks and will be able to give a view as to who is right in this scenario: Im currently getting quotes to replace my boiler with a combi. The existing system I have is old...

After laying my reclaimed oak strip flooring, Im now ready to sand and apply Osmo hardwax oil (satin finish). The plan will be: 1) Use a Trio sander and edge sander, working through the grits finishing with 120. 2)hoover floor thoroughly, then rag soaked in white spirit to mop up remaining...

Hi guys Just downed tools for a second as not sure what to do and Im feeling v thick!! I want to add two sockets to an existing ring main and I have one socket in the room in question at the mo. Its upstairs and I havent a clue where the wiring goes to either way from the socket I want to...

I hope that some wood working pro might be able re finding a router bit to re-do numerous cut ends of some oldish oak t&g flooring. A friend will lend me his router and table but having had a surf I cant see any router bits that would do the job. The wood I have is 20mm thick. The top section...

I am just about to start laying a reclaimed oak strip floor (with lots of damaged ends) and will need to cut alot of the pieces to length as I go along. As each cut end piece will need to perfectly butt against another and be totally straight I would be grateful for any advice re what type of...

I am in the process of preparing to lay reclaimed oak strip in the upstairs of my house. I have pine boards which are shot and have to come up to then be replaced with the oak. Ive just discovered the boards run continuously under a internal breeze type wall between the 2 bedrooms(is a 1930's...

Hello all. Ive been a long time forum surfer and have found lots of good tips here. However i have a few question left re laying a newly purchased job lot of reclaimed 2 1/4 19mm thick t&g oak strip flooring. My plan is to re-lay the 50 sqm upstairs doing bedrooms, bathroom and landing. I want...