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I started off this week-end with a fairly straightforward project idea. An 80cm x 200cm space on the wall where I want to put a cupboard, with a couple of printers. Except they're heavy. And so I wanted shelves that are a little more sturdy than the usual shelves which just rest on some rods...

I think I'd best describe it as like the image below, except without the zig-zag. I want this to put a bolt on a half-height door along the top edge, if that makes any sense. Oddly I can't find any such thing. It will be for internal use. Thanks!

I'm looking for a chipper or shredder recommendation for a budget of about £1000. It needs to deal with lots of leylandii, and I don't want something that clogs up all the time, also I need to be able to store it in the garage, so I'm looking for more of an upright machine, or one that can be...

All the above systems will stay upright to some extent without bracing (yes, I know you'd be nuts to do this for anything serious). My question is hypothetical: assuming a 6ft cube (4 uprights, 8 horizontals), which of the above systems would result in a more rigid structure assuming no bracing...

My dishwasher is a pretty old model, Bosch SGS43T72GB/16 from around 2009. It's leaking seemingly from the bottom seal (although I can't be sure), so I decided to pull it out and have a look. The old seal is in a pretty bad state, but it seems they do the replacement for about £15 so I thought...

For the admins: It seems this is now just another Q&A forum and the 'no queries' directive is no longer being enforced. I've posted here in the past and I have a few projects that I wanted to add but I think this is no longer the right place, so I'm going to go for the Screwfix 'project photos'...

I've looked on the Timco site and there seems to be nothing saying which screw is appropriate for the valley of a corrugated steel sheet (standard 18mm corrugation height, 76.2 between peaks). I've seen EDPM washers size 14mm, 16mm and 19mm, so are they all OK, or is one type preferable? Seems...

At about £112 it's not bad value, but I don't like the casters, they look like they'll give up early. Looks a very simple build though. I haven't priced the timber yet.

Does anyone know of a cheap supplier for this, in approximately 3m lengths who can deliver nationally? I plan to buy a fair bit so not bothered about shipping costs. Please don't just say something like 'look for someone local' because I already did! I've made some rough calculations about...

I have a shed base (6ft x 8ft), and having taken away the shed I'd like to now build a small block building in the same place. The slab is about 80-90cm type 1 compacted, then about the same concrete on top with mesh in the middle that goes to the edges. I'm wondering if I can get away with...

We have a Bosch dishwasher that we've been using for years without issue, but after about 5 years of use we started getting rust-like spots on our cutlery. This seems to be caused by the rubber film over the basket breaking (I don't really understand how), and then the metal of the basket...

I've seen this adapter from Makita (327687-6 Adaptor D). It adapts a normal drill chuck to their earth Auger. It's a bit on the expensive side for a piece of metal with a hole in it at about £40. Amazon have loads of similar items for SDS, SDS plus and SDS max, but there's no hex-> earth...

Hi everyone, What's the best way to set up a relay to control a socket outlet? I'd want it latching. Was thinking of a DIN rail enclosure, maybe like this: https://www.internet-electrical.co.uk/switchgear/din-rail-modular-enclosures A relay module, something like this...

I have one of these thermostatic shower/bath taps: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cassellie-BTMV01-Chrome-Thermostatic-Shower/dp/B00JAAHFR2 It works OK, but it won't turn cold without a huge amount of force on the temperature control. I'm in the unenviable position of being the only individual in...

I want to get blackout blinds, not just the things that are often called blackout blinds (made from blackout material), I want something that has slots down the side that the blind can run through so there's no/little bleed at the edges. I went to look at blocblinds.co.uk which seem to get...

After a long (long) wait there's finally this: https://makitauk.com/product/dkt360z Which is great, only trouble is it's too large. Especially for a car crammed full of stuff such as one might have when taking a holiday. I've used a camping stove in the past. Only problem with that is: 1)...

Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone can advise what I should upgrade the tubes in my garage to, or for that matter, whether I should do anything with them at all. I've got four of these tubes mounted in office-style enclosures with reflectors directing the light down...

I've been buying Philips ones making the (possibly incorrect) assumption that they're going to be decent quality. GU10 ones, something like these: https://www.screwfix.com/p/philips-gu10-led-light-bulb-345lm-3-8w-6-pack/250fh are the worst, we seem to get one going every 6 months or so, and we...

I live in an old house with no roof felt. The roof is sound, no leaks no dampness up there. I have just one problem: Dust. Everything in the attic gets covered in it. It's so bad I left a Henry up there, so I can vacuum off things before I bring them down. I've never seen so much dust in...

You may not need APF40 protection but if you do, this seems to be one heckuva deal: https://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section/12081/sn/TREAIRPROM It was already cheap without them, but the ear-defenders go for £50 individually and they're included. It's listed as VAT-free, don't know why...