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That makes sense. Thank you very much!

Hi, I need to mount an awning on a brick wall that has been pebbledashed. I have attached a pic of one of the two brackets. They are mounted vertically as opposed to horizontally as shown, using expander bolts. The weight of the awning is 20k Do you think I can fix the brackets directly onto the...

Hi all, Having not worked in building for 35 years I am behind on modern techniques. A few times recently I have tried to fix something to a partition wall and been unable to get through the wall. It feels like there is some other sheet of something behind the drywall. It only happens in very...

Thank you John.

"What d you mean by plasterboard wall? Stud work (timber or steel)or dot and dab?" I don't know. Is there a way you can tell? Thanks

Hi all, I assemble IKEA furniture. I need to anchor a tall wardrobe to a plasterboard wall. It's a two meter high unit with glass doors, which means that when the doors are open the unit is very "front heavy" (if that makes sense?) I'm worried that standard plasterboard fixings won't be...

Hi all, Below are pics of a cabinet door. The holes are where the hinges were attached. As you can see the wood has split so the screws no longer stay in. I am thinking of using thin screws into the edge of the door to close the split, then using slightly larger screws than the originals, maybe...

Customer has changed their mind, so all good. Thanks for your replies folks.

Hi all, I need to fix a curtain rail to curved (quarter circle) coving. It's an old house so I assume the coving is moulded plaster. The only idea I have is to chisel out a recess for the brackets, but I'm worried it won't look too good. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the replies. I was worried that if I just used screws and the filled over the heads, the filling would drop out sooner or later, as it's a high traffic area? The stairs are bare wood, not carpeted so there is an aesthetic element here as well. I figured I would leave a bit of dowel...

Hi, I have to repair a stair tread that has split along the front edge. I'm thinking of putting glue in the split, then putting a couple of screws in to close the split. Then using five dowels to reinforce the join. Finally removing the screws and filling the holes. The split is about 3 cm from...

Thanks for your replies folks. I bought an impact driver and that did the trick. We worked out that the screws had probably been in over 100 years. Door working, happy neighbours and a few quid in my pocket.

Hi all, One of my neighbours has asked me to replace the hinges on their back door because the top one has broken. The original screws are seriously stuck in the door frame. I tried using a mole wrench to turn the screw driver and managed to loosen two of the six screws, but the other four...

Hi all, Have any of you used Bidvine as a way of getting work? Customer reviews seem to be good but I can't find any reviews by service providers. Many thanks.

I think that is the probably the only solution. cheers.

Hi, There is skirting on the wall and wooden strips on the floor along the skirting, I'm guessing they cover the gap left by the floating floor. This leaves the vertical edge of the frame about 30-40 mm from the wall. I'm not sure what kind of floor it is, it doesn't have gaps between the...

Hi All, Hope this is the correct forum section for my question. I have to install one of these. Fixing to the wall is not an option, so it has to be fixed to the wooden floor. The floor looks to me like it is a wooden floor that has been laid over the original floor. It's a basement flat and...

Hi all, Thanks for your replies. I'm going to work with the existing holes, use epoxy to make them as secure as possible and grind down the screw heads so they fit the shelf slots. freddiemercurystwin Professional as in "do I get paid?" yes. Professional as in "do I know what I'm doing?"...

Greetings all! I am trying to repair some floating shelves for a client. They are poorly designed and hang by leaving two screws protruding from the wall onto which the shelf slots . The supplied screws were barely long enough to hit brick and the plaster is old and crumbly. No surprise that...

Guns don't kill people, people do... there are some intelligent reasons to be pro gun, then there's this argument! Yes, people kill. Hence trying to make it harder for them by not giving them weapons!