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My apologies for the delayed reply. I have tried both WD40 and tapping with a hammer, and neither have done any good. I have since contacted B&D service department who say that if oil won't release it then the chuck will have to be replaced. Thank you for your help. Robert

I have a Black and Decker cordless drill. I opened the chuck to put in a 10mm drill bit, which is the largest the handbook says it will accommodate. After removing that drill bit, I found that the chuck has jammed in the wide open position. I can't shift it and so the drill is now useless...

Thank you for the help even at this late stage. I have very recently heard that you can buy something called "mastic remover" (or something like that) but i haven't yet got around to doing so. Robert

There is another option. Use the existing stuff doubled up over half the loft to bring it up to 100mm and level with the top of the joists. Then fill the remaining half with new 100mm insulation. Finally lay 170mm cross-ways over the whole lot.

I had mineral wool cavity wall insulation installed in my 1984-built bungalow 12 years ago. (It was called Rockwool - not sure if that's the product name or company name.) It has made the place much warmer and cut down on heating bills. I was also bothered by the idea of unsightly holes in...

I think that you need official testing and certification if it is in a kitchen or bathroom.

I would buy a new engine for my model railway. I know, I know - I already have to put up with my son calling me sad. He should talk. He's interested in football. Why grown men should want to chase a ball around a field for an hour and a half is beyond me.

My son has recently bought a house that is in a very similar condition. The loft has "unofficially" been converted to a room with a fixed staircase. He was not conned by the sellers who did not claim that it was an extra room but only for storage. The price was no more than if it had been an...

I had exactly the same thing a few weeks ago but we live in a bungalow so doing the outside was much easier. If you definitely cannot reach the outside then you might try what I suggest below. It ought to work in theory if no-one can suggest anything better. Good luck with the problem. First...

The top two pictures look as though it could be a star headed bolt. Can't be sure though.

The point to bear in mind is that the boundary is a line with no thickness. Up to the line one side is yours; up to the line the other side is theirs. When you solicitor told you that the boundary was yours, he meant any wall or fence already there was on your land and the boundary was on the...

I don't think that the noise of hammering at about 6pm is unreasonable. (One exception - if you knew that your neighbour was a shift worker and had to sleep at that time.) Even a baby would not be put to bed until after that time. It is also too early for people to reasonably say that they...

Plastered and with a low shelf you could use it to display a feature piece of pottery or something similar. Mind you, I think you would have to take the skirting into the old fireplace for it to look right. Is it worth the bother? Personally I would just fill it in and plaster the wall flush.

NO, I am NOT saying it is all right. To Gazzab, I now regret answering your questions. I originallly had in mind that you wanted to use the summerhouse occasionally for perhaps a night or two when you had visitors using your room. As a semi-permanent arrangement it is NOT ON.

If you are going to lay polystyrene on the floor then you need something rigid beween it and the carpet. 12mm chipboard at the very least. 18mm would be better. Mind you, this doesn't mean I'm advocating the whole idea.

You asked about floor insulation. I used cheap carpet with good quality underlay below. Cheap carpet because its going to have sawdust and possibly solder falling on it.

This isn't a definitive answer - just a hint at what may be possible. On another thread, someone who seems to know what they are talking about, says that anything done in the loft doesn't matter as long as proper stairs are not built in and it is not used for sleeping. This seems to suggest...

As to the insulation, you may be interested in what I did to my integral garage a couple of years ago. I wanted to turn it into a hobby room but not do anything that couldn't be easily reversed. I put 50 mm polystyrene inside the garage doors and then 18mm chipboard fixed over that. It has made...

Screw a piece of wood at least 3" by 1" to the underside of the adjacent chipboard each side, leaving half of it showing. Then when you put down the new piece of chipboard you can screw it the the joist and the wood either side. Of course that is not a perfect answer but better than nothing.

If plywood costs too much then you could use hardboard. You would have to paint it or varnish it to prevent damp getting into it.