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I know this a long shot but how much should I expect to pay for 4 Ikea kitchen units, Oven and hob with wiring and a new worktop , not including materials?

I've been looking at worktops from "Worktop Express"for our kitchen. Does any body have any knowledge of them? Their prices seem very reasonable including cutting

When cutting a cutout for a 1 & 1/2 sink is it better to cut for each bowl or treat them as one? I tried to get a local firm to cut it but they didn't want to do such a small job, they wanted to fit my whole kitchen

I have a problem with the outlet pipe to our toilet. It is an old house and the pipe is ceramic but I can't get a good joint with modern plastic. My question is should I seek a plumber or a builder to break out the old pipe and fit plastic or would it be better to look for a builder? I'm sure...

After many years of taking mediocre snaps with the occasional photo mixed in I have bought a bridge camera. I now need to learn how to use it effectively. I know there are many keen photographers on the forum and I would like to tap into their wisdom to find out the best way of learning. Time is...

Has anyone any recommendations for printer ink? I have used compatibles before but I don't which are the best. I have just bought a new printer but on setting it up I found that the included cartridges are "Setup only"which did annoy me, how much more can it cost to put a sensible amount of ink...

I want to sharpen my kitchen knives . I know the best way is with a water stone but I have no skill at all with this method (at my age I have no inclination to put the time in to acquire such skill) I have looked at various gadgets for sharpening , I even tried one machine and although it did...

I need to cut a worktop (wood) to take a sink. I have tried using a jigsaw in the past with very poor results so am reluctant to risk a worktop disaster. I do admit my jigsaw is a cheap thing but apart from the blade quality I don't see how the devise moving the blade can make a vast difference...

I have to make a kitchen unit, it needs to be bespoke. I think pocket hole joints will be the best way but have never used them . What tips, advice can you experts pass on to me, jig type etc ? Any help will be much appreciated. Alan

Hi all, I know we have several photographers on the site so perhaps someone can help. I have a tendency when taking photographs not to get the camera straight, result photos leaning left or right. Is there a reasonable camera with a level in the viewfinder or do I have to live with the problem...

I installed the evaluation copy of windows 8 and it has made a mess of my computer. I have tried to remove it but without success. I have tried to format the drive with my disc of windows 7 but my computer doesn't recognise my dvd drive, only a floppy drive which I don't have. How can I format...

Hi all, My drive is overgrown with weeds and I don't know the best way to get rid of them. The surface is rather old tarmac, eroded in places but we can't afford to resurface at the moment. Any information or suggestions will be gratefully received Alan

I hate to break into the silly question monopoly but perhaps someone has a simple answer for me. I recently had to renew windows 7 on my laptop and now when I restart the computer I have to log-in. It isn't a great hardship but I am sure there is a way to bypass this requirement. any info would...

Due to my health my wife is going to have to do most of the gadening for a while. Weeds are a permanent problem and to help her I thought a strimmer would assist. As she is small I thought a battery powered one would be best but which one? If anyone has ideas, experience I would appreciate your help

Following the thread on kitchen knives does anyone have any experience of ceramic sharpeners?, like a "steel" only ceramic.

My downloading has suddenly increased by an enormous amount. My ISP says it may be spyware, I ran Search and destroy and that removed some problems but not the one causing the internet usage. Any ideas?

I have bought a new hard drive for my laptop. I am also considering buying Windows 7 to load on to the new drive. Would I be able to transfer programs from the old drive? (I have ordered a case to connect the external drive via usb) Another question for the computer whizzes, My son-in-law has...

I'm having a problem with my desktop. It started freezing up a couple of weeks ago. I formatted the drive and reloaded windows xp. It started freezing again and this morning wouldn't start at all. I left a while and it restarted only to go completely blank and wouldn't start again. I don't know...

We are visiting my daughter and her husband in Majorca*lovely and warm it is too(. He bought a computer locally but vista is loaded in Spanish. We have tried altering the language in control panel but nothing happens. He has a recovery section on hid harddrive, would he be able to choose English...

I am puzzled by the reluctance of many forum members to give some indication of their location, especially when requesting help. nobody wants to know the exact location but an area would help in lots of instances.