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I've been given this lovely little vice and am going to have a go at refurbishing it myself. My first question is, what's the best way of removing the retaining pin from the screw thread shaft? Should I use a pin punch to knock it all the way through, or just partially through then rotate and...

I've got a third layer on my keyboard stand, but rather than adding another keyboard to it I want to add a shelf which spans the arms on which I can place several smaller pieces of equipment. Weight of the equipment will be around 5-6kg, but obviously most of that will be supported by the...

I'm after a bit of advice please. I've picked up a Clarke tool rack and want to fit it to my block garage wall which has an electrical socket and trunking on it, so it needs to be spaced off the wall to clear the trunking. Three out of the four steel rack panels have hanging points on the back...

Forgive the basic question but I want to check I'm doing this absolutely right. I want to temporarily completely remove the kitchen sink (which wasn't fitted correctly by others) so I can seal/treat the wood worktop and make adjustments for the under counter clips. To get to the point, I'm...

Hi all, we've bought the neighbours shed off them as they're moving out tomorrow. Surprisingly easy to move with four of us and two long straps after removing one fence panel. Anyway, they treated it about 12 months ago with Cuprinol Garden Wood Preserver (Golden Oak) which is Solvent based...

We've just bought a second hand oak dining table that we're really pleased with. It looks like it hasn't been treated in a while and has a slightly worn rough finish, especially in the grain of the wood which you can feel as you rub your hand over it. So I'd like to treat and protect it for...

Hi all, I'm going to paint the new ogee skirting in our front room tonight and am expecting to have to apply two coats of the above. Obviously doing the second coat tomorrow. Probably a stupid question, but due to the satin finish, do I have to lightly rub down the skirting before applying...

This may be the simplest question ever but I just want to make sure I get it right. We had some handles on the (pine) door which we are replacing with new. The centre piece on the new handle sticks out from the back of the handle by about 2mm... ...so this needs to sit inside the...

I posted this on the plastering / rendering forum nearly 24 hours ago but have had no response so I guess this forum might be the better place to ask. This is going to be a bit of a read, bear with me.. Photos: //www.diynot.com/network/JONXLR8/albums/16326 We are in the process of...

This is going to be a bit of a read, bear with me.. Photos: //www.diynot.com/network/JONXLR8/albums/16326 We are in the process of renovating our front room, originally it was just going to be a new floor and a bit of paint but as usual and especially with old houses (can't grumble...

I'm planning a redocoration of the front room at the moment so will have plenty of questions coming up, but one of the first things will be to put a couple of pine doors up to stop dust getting elsewhere in the house (fireplace and plaster removal). Both will probably be plain or knotty pine...

We're in the process of renovating the front bedroom including the installation of the fitted wardrobe as can be seen in the photos. The wardrobe doors are from Jewson and have ready primed faces, I'm going to paint them with Dulux Tough Satin as I had good results with that painting the...

This may have already been covered but I'm after some recommendations on the best type of hand saw for rough cutting joists and floorboards into short lengths for burning. So quality of cut is of zero importance, I'm looking for fast and easy cuts. I've seen the following so far, any one...

I have a Speedy Streamline curtain rail that I'd like to fit to a window. Fixing details on curtain rail system here: http://www.fittingservices.com/products.php?product=Speedy-B%252d20-Keylock-Supports They normally just attach with wood screws so what I'd like to know is if I can...

We've uncovered a nice fireplace in our 1897 terraced house which we need plastering along with a ceiling skim and some plastering of the walls in the living room. Looking for any recommendations please, thanks. We're in Okehampton.

I've completed my constructional hearth and am now looking at building a raised hearth a single layer of bricks high. I've laid out the bricks to give an idea of how it would look, obviously I've got to do something about the gap in the middle, maybe cut some bricks down or turn two...

I'm looking to restore this old fireplace, I've raised a few other questions about it on this forum but this one relates to cleaning up the wall and re-pointing. I've started scraping the remains of the old lime plaster off the wall and that's coming off quite easily. What I'd like to know...

I've recently uncovered and opened up the fireplace in our living room. Upon digging out all the backfill i've come to realise there's no solid constructional hearth, the concrete floor ends at the fireplace opening. I've dug out 2" below the concrete floor so far and can see what I guess...

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone could offer some advice please? I’ve stripped and exposed a fireplace and wall in the living room of our 1897 terraced house and would like to make a feature of the original lime-mortared stone and brickwork ready for the installation of a log stove. Initially I...

Hope this is the correct place for this question. Please have a look at the photos on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonxlr8/ Found some white 20mm paper backed board with what looks like coarse hairs embedded through it. This was hiding behind a plasterboard wall...