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I have some raised beds to build 2m x 1.2m x 500mm. They will be more than just to grow veg in, they will be one end of a gravel area so I was thinking about using 6" x 2" treated, regularised timber with an eased edge. Mitred joins at the end. Glued and then stacked three high with a bit of 2x4...

I have a need to join two pieces of Mermaid board edge-to-edge. This is 12mm plywood with a laminate face used as an alternative to tiles in shower cubicles. The shower room is too small to get a full piece in so the only solution that I can think of is to cut it in two and then rejoin once in...

I need to install a pair of these: Ranges :: Zoo Accessories :: ZAS - Stainless steel accessories :: Lever action flush bolt - 20 x 150mm - Products into the edge of one of a pair of doors with a rebate. They are FD30 fire doors so solid (reasonably) but not in a fire door application. The...

What is the norm for bolts on the second leaf of double internal doors? Just at the top or at the top and bottom? I now have a set installed see How Thick for a Door Frame and and one leaf is going to need locks fitted. The plan was to use flush bolts either on the edge of the door or on the...

Nearly twenty years ago I laid a solid walnut floor on suspended wood joists. It still looks good although it could do with refinishing with a couple of coats of Osmo Polyx. Having now added an extension behind I have a gap between the wood floor and the tiled floor in the extension. This is...

It's been a while since I did any serious butchering of wood but I have a door frame to build for a set of internal doors. 3m or so wide with two side panels and two opening doors in the centre. I was going to use 135mm deep timber all around but am now worried that this may look too deep...

Its a while since I was last here but hoping I might get an opportunity to butcher some wood this year. First though is a kitchen to install. Our chosen handle is of the type that sits on the top of the drawer or door rather than being fixed to the face. To this end it requires a 2.6mm wide...

OT since no woodworking involved but I know that a few people around here install bathrooms so might be able to help. I have just installed a new bath screen. I believe it originally came from B&Q although I picked it up unused and second-hand. There is very little in the way of installation...

I have been cutting some sheet MFC with the Festool saw and a new Trend blade and have been getting some breakout. Investigation shows there is a small gap between the teeth on the blade and the edge of the track and I am assuming that this is due to the Trend blade having narrower teeth in...

I am about to build a bathroom cabinet that will have a 850mm x 550mm, 6mm thick mirror mounted on the door. Since this is going to add quite a bit of weight what is going to be the best hinges to use? Andrew

I have just taken down a tree that was too big and too close to the house. I believe it is some form of Prunus (dark green leaves, white flowers and black berries) but cannot be sure. A friend will take it for firewood but if it is any good for turning and anyone here local to Cambridge would...

I have been using Sikkens Rubbol BL Primer and Sikkens Rubbol BL Matura water-based paint for finishing MDF and have had very good results. Indeed, I have recommended them on these forums. I have just gone to order some more for finishing a kitchen larder and have been told that it has been...

I have a little problem with Sketchup. I have a fairly simple design, a run of kitchen units and all worked fine. But it has got itself into a mode where any new shapes more complex than a square get the faces in a tizz. This is especially obvious with 3D text. The design is constructed...

Need to fit a kitchen worktop. Using a mason's mitre, biscuits and worktop joining bolts but how do you ensure that the two surfaces are level? Even with biscuits there is a bit of play and even ten thou difference is going to be obvious if you run you fingers over the join. I had thought about...

I have a kitchen sink that is probably about 10-years old. It is not dissimilar to the one sold by Screwfix here: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/31398/Kit ... teel-Sink# but has no brand on it so I don't know the manufacturer. I need a new waste for it but what is unique is that the overflow...

Whenever kitchen units are mentioned on these forums the use of 18mm MDC seems to be recommended. But can anyone recommend anywhere around Cambridge where I might be able to get a couple of sheets, or three or four. Local builders merchant only has a small range of furniture boards. Now, I know...

Are Spax screws incompatible with Rawlplugs? All the ones that I have used seem to overturn even in solid brick and I was wondering whether the construction of the screws mean that they are more likely to cut into the Rawlplug than force it out into the hole. The holes are small enough that the...

Does anyone have any experience of Dulux Naked Wood external wood finish? http://www.icipaints.co.uk/products/inf ... d_wood.jsp I need to refinish a pair of oak garage doors that were originally finished in Translac varnish. This not only hasn't worn particularly well but also make the wood...

I have noticed that the dimensions of kitchen carcasses vary between suppliers. Obviously the width and probably the depth are standard but the height of the opening differs. Does anyone know of a source of kitchen carcasses with a opening of between 720 and 725mm high? I already have the doors...

I have a Panasonic Cordless Drill/Driver where the one jaw of the chuck is out of sync with the other two. I suspect that there is a spiral controlling the closure and that the errant jaw has jumped the thread. I have managed to remove the chuck but it appears to be a sealed unit. Does anyone...