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Hi I've got a 1904 mid-terrace, with 3 upstairs rooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen and a ground floor toilet + extension bathroom. The whole place looks like it's not been touched since the late 60's. My g/f & I were *slowly* improving it until she passed away recently, which has the...

Hi Can you please advise if it's permissible to remove the ground floor toilet entirely in favour of a new one upstairs? I'd read another web comment where someone thought that if you had a ground floor toilet in place then one had to remain for future access rights. I've had a search...

Hi I'm after some advice on how best to construct kitchen cupboard doors from scratch, using the kit I have available. Level of skill - I've made a wall-running carcas/cupboard for boiler, belfast sink & washing m/c from hardwood, which is very sturdy, although plain. Noteworthy tools...

Hi Recently two tension springs have come of my B&D Workmate - from either side and I'm not 100% sure where they should reattach to. Can anyone please advise? In this exploded diagram: http://images.toolpartsdirect.com/schematics/blackdecker/wm425_type_3.jpg ...they are items 41...

Hi I'm looking to buy a power-planer. It's to be used for house renovation and general indoor/outdoor construction. Budget is IRO £100-150, but could stetch a bit. 240V. Can I have some recommendations and suggestions please? I'm tempted by this one (D26500K DeWALT Planer)...

Hi All I will be purchasing a router in the next month or so and am after advice as to which to get. I'm after something of good quality that will last and has scope for lots of applications. It'll initially be used for lots of skirting, edging and finishing, general joinery, etc. The...

Firstly, I've done a search on this and have read several responses to similar topics... I have a single cold radiator in the first floor front bedroom - what I imagine to be the 'last in the loop'. The pipes to/from the rad are also cold. The system was installed over the summer and I now...

Hi I've got some 48mm square coloured glass tiles - some clear, some frosted. They are about 7-8mm thick and I'd like to be able to cut several of them - any advice on tools and techniques please? I probably have about 30-40 to do. Thanks Simon

I'm having a new Beech 'butchers-block' worktop made by my local woodworks. I'll be fitting it myself to the carcases of an Ash sink unit (made by me - go me! :P )... 1. any advice on the specific method/components used to attach the worktop to the unit. 2. what about sealant between (i)...

The subject says it all really... I couldn't find anything similar in the Seach. How should I - and what should I use - to seal a chrome waste into a belfast sink? Thanks Simon

Hi all I've recently had an old crickle (sp) window replaced with a nice hardwood one from my local joiners (Essex Woodworks out of Southend). I'm very happy with it... but I didn't receive any certification with it. I have got a contract/invoice/guarantee. Chatting with a friend...

Hi I'm renovating my house a bit at a time and am after some tips on plastering. So far I've plastered over a bricked-up fireplace (left an air-vent), done about the size of an airing cupboard and behind some kitched units. I've been using Blue Hawk undercoat and then a top coat. I've not...

Hi Can anyone pls suggest some methods to make cupboard doors? I'm planning on using T&G 'slats' for the centre of a door, say 1/2" or 3/8" thick. Then making a mortise and tennon or mitre'd frame from 3/4" planks. What I can't really picture is how to join/attach the inner T&G part to...

I'm looking for a mitre/table saw for plenty of jobs around the house - lots of rennovations including all the skirting and kitchen carcases. I'm pleased with my Makita jigsaw and this looks like a good mid-range mitre-saw - can anyone recommend this? or an alternative...

Hi I'm ordering a new hardwood window for a kitchen from our local joiners. This will be finished with 'black' Sadolin exterior and 'white' on the interior. After the window is installed I'll be re-doing the kitchen and want to paint over the interior with a specific colour. Does this...

I looking for suggestions as to what material I should use for 'cladding' the sides (and fascias) of kitchen cabinets. I'm using ash for the studs and rails to construct the cabinets/units. The whole thing will be primed and painted. I'm unsure what to use for cladding - is 'A' grade ply...

I saw the previous topic re: sink cut-outs and my question is fairly similar... I'll be buying either a solid beech or 'butchers-block' worktop for our kitchen and this will require a sink cut-out for a belfast sink and draining grooves. I've currently got a Makita 4340CT jig-saw...

Hi I previously had the hot pipe coming from the boiler at ground level, (left to right) and the cold pipe just above it. These then turned upwards to the sink taps, resulting in the cold on the left (i.e. the 'inner' pipe) and the hot on the right ('outer' pipe). This can be seen here...

Hi. I hacked off the kitchen taps last night and was a bit (but not a lot!) surpised to find hot water coming out from the hot pipe after I turned the mains stopcock off. Any idea where in my system I can turn off the hot water? This is the boiler (ICOS HE24) that was recently fitted by...