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Morning all , Any advice/feedback gratefully received! Builder fitted 3 x internal doors …. So chap coming back to finish them today and I’m guessing he’ll say – well the frames were wonky… but even with my limited DIY skills – I managed to fit one before, admittedly it took me ages and was...

Morning all, Having UPVC windows fitted this week. Which is more stressful than I'd hoped. :( On the unpredictable times they have turned up, it's all felt a little slapdash. Luckily I'm paying on completion... I'll spare you the little snags but... oh boy - the upper bay window... I have a...

Hi all, I was hoping some kind soul with a carpentry brain might be able to tell me the best way of going about doing the following….. Basically – I’ve cut out a hatch in a single skin brick wall separating the main area of the garage to a galley area. The galley will be “behind the...

Hi All, I have an armoured cable running down to the garage whcih did supply electricity to a socket/lights until a few years back when it was disconnected at the main box in the house due to the water coming in through garage roof. The garage roof is now repaired and Id like to turn into...

Hi, Have cut a hatch in internal garage wall Have propped up the beams with acrows for the time being while I cut out the hatch. As you can see the bricks above the lintel course stayed in place even after the lintel course removed. Would I be ok to use a fence post as a lintel. The...

I’ve had my garage re-roofed but still a problem with damp penetrating the floor. It’s a large single skin brick built garage with 18mm ply decking and EPDM roof. So the garage is definitely as dry as it will get (post re-roof) but there is still damp patches emerging through the slabs and...

Hey all, I've got a good few wood DIY jobs coming up this summer, making a garden table, sanding down an arbour, sanding some painted beams that the wife wants varnishing. Can anyone recommend a good all purpose sander that would do a good variety of jobs. I saw a Bosch PSS 250 Orbital...

Hi all, I'm doing a bit of work in my garage and want to cut a hatch into the internal wall (building a bar area - The galley section will be the working bit of the bar) Please see attached link...