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I'm installng a replacement fence around my back garden and decided to include a gate. I bought tanalised fencing supplies from my local sawmill (posts, rails and the vertical bits (pickets?) to construct my own fence and gate. The gate I made by building a frame from the 3x1½", screwed together...

I actually prepared a chain with hook earlier to try something similar, but I don't have a way to anchor or lever this. No RSJ, no ground anchor.

Concrete posts I don't like the aesthetic, but those concrete spurs are something new to me. They look really useful and allow repairs in the future without having to dig out the wooden posts because they're above ground, only the concrete spur is concreted into the hole. The ones I've found...

Thanks. I've ordered the Toolstation Bauker breaker, figured that'll be a better cost investment given I might need to use a breaker several times over the coming weeks (I have 50m of fence to replace).

Like many our fence succumbed to the storms recently. We took it down and now need to remove the concrete from the ground, so I started digging around one of the snapped posts. Unfortunately it appears the previous owner, who installed the fence 15 yrs ago, concreted the posts alongside the...

Post concrete problem

Pics of post hole concrete

Hexhamshire hardwoods have been incredibly helpful, thanks for the recommendation.

So I thought I'd compare the three contenders I'm considering: Note: depth of cut is without the track. Subtract 5mm for track depth cuts. Scheppach PL55 Price: £160 Rail: 2×700mm (optionally also a 1.4m single rail for another £55), single bar joiner Power: 1200W Blade: 24T TCT (160mm x 20mm x...

This is an amazing forums, you guys are being really generous with your time. OK. So thanks to wg52 for recommending Peter Millard. His workshop on track saws was more valuable than I expected. Honest, pragmatic. I've decided I want a track saw. Also, he bought an actual Aldi track saw...

@wgt52 Great, thanks for the power and size recommendation, and list of brands to investigate and teh recommendation to get a tracksaw. I see the usefulness of the track being the ability to straight edge any rough cut wood (I have no table saw) if that's ever a need, but also to generally keep...

I'm venturing into woodworking and wish to buy a circular saw. I've watched a stack of videos of woodworkers using amazing looking Pro tools, circular saws with guides etc., and now I can only picture myself using the same. However, realistically my budget shouldn't be blown on a circular saw if...

Thanks everyone. I'm totally new to this and looking forward to exploring woodworking. I didn't realise how expensive nice wood was! British Hardwoods > Planed Ash (their cheapest) > £11/m for a 5 3/4" board. 12m = £132 + delivery. Just for the table top. Then there's the support structure etc...

Hey all, I'm venturing into woodworking and my first project will be a relatively simple desk for my missus. I'll need timber, and wondered how to go about getting hold of it during lockdown? If I wanted, for example, square cut Birch or Maple lengths to make up the top surface, where can I get...

Thanks. As I have no way of measuring temp drop, I guess I need to use constant tweaking of the valves until we get a reasonably consistent behaviour from all radiators. If there are radiators that don't seem to get warm, I'll open up their valves another quarter turn. I guess it also depends...

Thanks everyone, especially Eric for the extensive explanation. (Incidentally, I did look at electronic TRVs but only found Tado ones and can't afford those prices. So I can confirm the lockshields are all wide open, and that's my doing - and my misunderstanding. I assume the TRVs would control...

In my home I have one radiator that rarely gets hot and unfortunately it's in the lounge. When the heating comes on there are some radiators that heat up immediately, others take a bit more time but do get there, and this one in the lounge never seems to get hot. It gets warm, but that's it...

Thanks everyone. One of my concerns is structural life. There are posh sheds (see this example) which are around £4k. They seems quite solid, but only if you buy the expensive options (cedar cladding, mdf interior walls). I was hoping I could make one myself, adapt some online plans for a...

I'm thinking of installing a garden office, about 10"x8". Posh sheds are around £4k with decent insulation and weather protection. However I'm quite handy so I'm keen to consider building my own. If we assume my time is free, just how much could I save by building my own from scratch? I'm a bit...

Close - these are Ivory country style units from B&Q :) (Note - never buy from B&Q, I certainly won't... again) Haven't touched the gas at all, have a CORGI engineer doing that and certifying everything for me. Boiler is up and running - man it's nice to be warm again! :D Had been living...