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I'm thinking of a kitchen re-fit, and I'm on the look-out for a particular mechanism for the wall unit doors. These wall units are in a narrow galley section with a low ceiling. So no conventional hinged doors, and limits on how far the doors could lift up. I could go for sliding - but then you...

I have an old pair of wooden french windows (i.e glazed doors - not windows from France (although I have some of those too))... and the lock has been removed / lost. I understand it's a narrow stile sash mortice lock I need - lever+key operation. 2" case depth (depending where its measured). The...

So I need a 5.4m long beam for a sunroom/conservatory project. It is to be supported .6m from each end, and it will in turn support a lightweight flat roof. I've got about 300mm height to fit it into. Options - solid timber: heavy, a bit of a lottery to get a straight length. Commercial lattice...

I'm trying to help out a customer who has a very nice kitchen, but with some failing fittings. There are some saggy hinges marked Mepla (is that connected with Hafele?) and some drawers with no clear makers mark. The drawers have a solid veneered chipboard base but the drawer sides are an...

Don't know if this is of interest to anyone... but passing through Exeter I stopped at the surplus store on Marsh Barton industrial estate http://www.exetersurplus.com/ and noticed they had some old style carpenters bits. These are used items with the old style tapered square shank to fit the...

Ok. So the site builder has set me a problem... I have installed lots of first fix wiring in stud partitions. The builder has now clad a number of these areas in moisture resistant mdf rather than plasterboard - but only drilled a 25mm hole for the cables, not the full backbox cutout. Now I need...

Thinking aloud and seeking opinion and recommendations........... Our house is old enough to have lost any trace of whatever might have qualified as an original window (c400years old farm-workers cottages). Now currently equipped with an eclectic mix of 19th century casement (only one), mid...

Over the years I've built up quite a collection of worn-out hardpoint handsaws. I wiped out quite a few cutting thermalite blocks - the rest just wore out on chipboard and similar foul materials. Beyond slicing a few up with a cutting disc to make scrapers, do they have any other uses - or...

I need a custom shower tray for a particular location - there seem to be a number of options: Tiled 'wet room' construction - Prefer not tiled if possible.. Custom machined Corian - hugely expensive and surrounded by much hype Resin/ Fibreglass layup - Gelcoat tends to mark easily However when...

I see a lot on this forum about plane fettling - especially truing the sole. - But , of course, in use the plane is never used on a truly flat surface. The wood behind the blade (ie the bit just planed) will inevitably be a bit lower than the wood in front of the blade - the difference being the...