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The distance from the corner of the garage will be about 900mm so on the advice given I should be ok. I'm off to get an IG lintel today from the builder's merchants. I presume that they are galvanised and don't need treating :?: Simon

Thanks for all your advice. I think I'll go with the steel angle rather than concrete for the outside appearance. There definitely won't be any glass in the door and as well as a good lock I'm going to fit security hinges or hinge bolts for the belt and braces approach. Simon

Hi all I have recently moved into a new house and have a detached double garage that came without a personal door. I am tired of opening the main double width door to fetch a beer from the fridge and am thinking of putting a personal door in the side of the garage. The garage is single...

I think when you're buying a cordless drill it's a trade off between price, power and weight. The cheaper 18v makes will usually be a lump heavier than an 18v drill from one of the top manufacturers so if your budget is tight then you might want to take that into consideration if you plan on...

I've got a pair and although I've not used them for any heavy duty plumbing (ie trying to dismantle something ages old :x ) they've been ok. They seem pretty well made although I'm not plumbing everyday. I used them to get a flymo blade off as well and they can get gummed up with grass...

You could get a damaged screw remover bit. There's a Trend "Snappy X-Out" set or a Boa "Grabit" bit available for about £15 (Machinemart). A bit expensive for a one off job but I bought the Trend set, it worked fine and I've had reason to use it since so the £15 was money well spent.

I had Norton firewall and anti-virus pre-installed on a new HP machine and found that not only was it difficult to configure, it was also inconsistent in what it allowed through. I bit the bullet and bought a copy of Zonelabs Internet Security Suite 6 from Amazon for about £20, removed...