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Thanks a lot for your advice I really appreciate it. I have seen a few projects like this where they have papered onto things without an overlap - do you think this is doomed to fail and start peeling later on?

Hello, I built an MDF cabinet in the bathroom to hide the boiler and I now want to wallpaper it. This is the first thing I've ever papered so a bit anxious! I've read up as much as possible and I'll seal the MDF with some watered down PVA followed by a layer of paste first. The thing I'm...

Lolz! I'm afraid I've not seen that film so the references are lost on me! :)

Hello, We have a problem with odours (cannabis!) coming from next door. We live in a very old terraced cottage and I read that the joists penetrate through the walls. Sure enough I checked the cupboard under the stairs and found a few loose bricks where the joist has presumably been...

Cool thanks for the advice, is there a recommended product for sealing MDF against moisture? Cheers

Hello, I've built a MDF box to house a boiler and cistern in the bathroom. I'm going to wallpaper it and put some skirting board around the bottom. Do I need to treat it in any way to prevent moisture problems? I was thinking maybe paint the parts which touch the floor with PVA? Thanks in advance

Haha! I thought it was that simple! I think I read somewhere that the tenon saw/chop saw (whatever the type with the rigid bit at the top) cuts with less wobble and hence a cleaner edge, but the slit in the mitre box is doing that for you anyway right? Cheers!

Hello, I just bought this mitre box & tenon saw from Screwfix: They are same brand (Forge Steel) - but the saw doesn't reach the bottom of box and is way too short to move back & forth! I'm looking to take one or the other back, probably the box, but I can't see depth measurement on...

Thanks a lot for all the info + tips everyone, this forum is amazing. I'll keep my eye out for a low bar tap and see if there's anything I can do to improve the pipework. Interestingly adding the supplied aerator helps a lot by making the most of the water so washing hands is good, but...

Yeah and most of the push fit elbows are dead ugly, like something off the back of a washing machine ...

Thanks Joe, that pdf has loads of useful info. I'm a bit confused now though, the Speedfit website lists a range of spring benders at the usual 15mm & 22mm sizes, but are these specially reduced to fit the push-fit pipe internal radius? Sorry guess I should be asking the manufacturer that. I...

I wanted to bend some push fit plastic 15mm & 22mm pipes instead of use a load of elbows, is there a good way to do this or is it even possible? I tried with bending springs but the inner radius seems to be smaller with plastic and they won't fit inside... Does a bend improve the flow rate...

Thanks Chris, Good news to hear that the size of the tap tail/connector doesn't affect things that much, that means I can call off the search for a bigger diameter one. Will try to work out the bar rating & flow rate and compare with tap specs. Plus I'll stop calling the basin a sink! :-)

Hello, I bought a bathroom sink and tap from IKEA as part of a DIY refurb. The new tap is a monoblock with 12mm x 15mm connectors and it replaced a pair standard 15mm ones. As it's an old house with a gravity fed system the water pressure is not amazing but hot water from this new tap is...

Haha thanks a lot, I thought it would be that simple - tightened it up now and see how it goes. Anything AFTER the mains stopcock I'm ok with, but on it or before it is scary...