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I suspect this won't find an amicable solution so might have to seek professional advice. Thanks for the responses.

Hi, I hope someone knowledgeable can help... The external wall of our house is the land boundary and we currently have a soil pipe running down the side of the house, across the bottom (slightly below our ground level, but above the neighbours) then back into our garden going into a septic tank...

I had a folding door fitted a few years ago but the main handle and lock has broken, so I need a new new. The company who fitted the door seems to have gone bust. I've tried contacting the spanish company which I think manufactures them: http://www.espaisistemas.com/distribution.html but...

For future reference ... no seems to be the answer. The big DIY stalls don't seem to and Travis Perkins, Buildbase and Jewsons don't either! ... and a couple of the local flooring suppliers don't .. floors2go etc. Internet it is then.

Does anyone know if the 'big shops' stock this.... i've unexpetedly got the day off tomorrow so will start laying the floor and haven't got time for it to be delivered off internet.

For some reason I just want to nail them (in my mind nailing them makes them more 'part of the house') but after reading many posts on here you've finally convinced me to float them... thanks! Do I definitly need a plywood base when floating then? The original floor boards aren't that bad...

Can I tag a few stupid questions of my own to this thread as it seems at about my level.... If the original flooring is a bit uneven to you need the plywood base for both Floating and nailing methods... or can you get away without using it all together (my new floor is 22mm)? Given that...

Thanks... i'll trust you're advice and buy a litre of the Smith & Rodger danish oil.

I've fitted light (american and french) oak skirting, frames and doors and applied Ronseal Danish Oil to one of the rooms... while it look ok, I prefer the colour of the original oak. Is there a brand that can be recommended to complete the job which reflects the original colour more?

Symptom, thanks for your advise also - thats seems like the perfect job, but also a very big task. If I lay the new floor onto the existing boards (which is favorite at the moment) then the they will be end onto the fireplace.

Thanks for the advice, I thought that would be the case. The flat beading looks the best for the job. It says to use very small nails, but won't any nail be strong enough to restrict the expansion of the floor and therefore cause the floor to rise?

I will be laying oak flooring in a couple of rooms, probably secret nailing onto an existing floor. I know I need to leave 10-15mm gap around the edge but part of the floor will be against a york stone fireplace. In order to look neat should I not leave the 15mm gap for this 5ft section or...

I'm replacing the old skirting and door achitraves (and maybe door linings) of a room with nice new oak ones. The room also needs skimming. Do I put the linings/architraves/skirting on before skimming or after? I was intending doing the skirting and architraves after but how do I get the...