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I used to be a physicist, I'm more practical now. Some time ago I had an idea for an instant and cheap way of reducing heating bills without the need for expensive solar panels. I've done the maths on existing installations, and basically apart from the government subsidy it's all overpriced and...

Okay that title didn't quite come out right. Here's the thing, I look through the screwfix catalogue and find tons of screws for wood, masonry, speciality. But what about bog standard screws for putting into a wall plug ? I found self tappers but that just doesn't seem right, is there a specific...

Attached should be two pictures. a) the wall. It is brick underneath covered by a thick quite crumbly layer of mortar (sandy stuff anyway) and then very thin plaster on top. The problem is that in various parts of the house this is quite solid enough to let normal wall plug hold, in others it...

This is the first layer, I've used this varnish a few times (it's nononsense marine varnish) and it's been very good. Last night I did put a layer on about 2am and this morning this is what it looks like. It's on pine which was sanded down to 240 grit yesterday and bushed off so there was no...

I've got a bit of a problem putting pictures of this door up at the moment, so I've put them in a hidden page on the website. http://www.bodgedhouse.com/content/warped-toilet-door The door is tongued and grooved planks with a frame on the front to keep it flat and two very large/ thick...

I'm not against the idea, I I just wondered if there is a specific reason why the furniture is not varnished over once stained. Something like a UK resistant tough marine varnish ? The feet must be end grain and more absorbent and so I would think they would rot eventually and from having...

This may seem idiotic and simplistic but I'd like to know people's opinion's on the best way to to put up a shelf. This would be a normal shelf on a normal wall I've tried two ways. a) putting up one bracket using a level across the predicted gap as I find sometimes my original level line...

I'd like the moderators to approve this post and the URL *********** ****NOPE**** mainly because the topic of DIY disasters is too great to repeat for every story. Three months ago we moved into an Edwardian house, and every since then I have been having to take apart virtually everything. We...

Can anyone recommend one, it's something I've always wanted to try out, yet I find that looking around the router kits don't include them and the ones sold singly are the same price as a kit one. I understand they work almost purely on the end grain but surely there can't be that much of a...