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A few days ago I purchased refreshments at a coffee chain in Heathrow T4 departures. My items cost £11.75 and the cashier rings in the £11.75 sale correctly. However, after I pass 2x£10 notes, the cash register incorrectly indicates only £12.00 was tendered. Me: [very loud] “Hey, I gave you...

When sealing the joint between kitchen upstand and the wall, which sealant colour tends to look better – is it wall coloured or upstand coloured? (I have both a white and a Mapeli coloured silicone to hand)

I've just broken my 8lb roughneck, the head parted company from the fibreglass handle. (Eventually I was given a £20 credit by Screwfix, despite 99 warranty there was no replacement as I didn't keep receipt from 24mths ago, and they don't keep records after 18mths... ) So now looking for a...

Looking at replacing the front anti-roll bar rubber bushes [on a VW Polo 2007]. Would it be usual for the ID of the new bushes to about 2mm smaller than the bar OD where the bushes fit?

I have these hardwood window frames, south facing, with various mitres at the sills that like to open. Presumably the mitre gaps change as the wood dries in summer heat and soaked in winter. With the current warm weather, I'm about to treat the window frames to an overdue sanding followed by...

Hi, Can anyone confirm that Keku clips can be pulled apart?, or are they very 'snappy' making them a one time fit? http://www.screwfix.com/p/keku-fixings-pack-of-10/62708 (the application is for a plinth requiring occasional access. Button clips would do, but I need to buy today, hence Keku...

Any ideas where can I buy some planks of birch? (So far, I've been using ash to trim the exposed sides on birch ply shelves. However I'm sure it would be better to be using birch instead.) Any ideas welcomed, especially if available by post!

I've had a telephone enquiry asking for the supply & fit of a fitted wardrobe for inside a Grade 2 listed private home. Normally, I'd make the main body in my workshop; then install on-site, with it levelled and secured to the back wall, and trim pieces along the edges. Would permission from...

Tomorrow I drive to Killinghall (north of Harrogate, HG3 2BG) from Suffolk, northbound up the A1. Any recommendations to which routeis best when leaving the A1 (around midday)? The maps show two possibles: A661 via Harrogate then A59 or B6165 via Knaresborough then A61 ?

Hello, Between coats of hardwax oil, I like to use 400grit wet & dry with White Spirit. However, the grit has a tendency to part from the backing. This leaves black specs on the work that I then have to remove. Any recommendations welcomed for wet & dry brand/types that might avoid this...

Potential client for a kitchen build wants their gas 'range cooker' placed across left hand corner (diagram below), which is between two windows (openings shown). Are there any gas or building regs about this. I think this arrangement looks potentially unsafe as curtains on left window...

For a given door size (eg wardrobe) using frame and panel construction, would the door be more or less stable (in terms of twisting) if the frame widths is increased?

I need to butt joint two lengths of kitchen worktops to make a longer run. It's regular Formica Axion. I want to seal the cut ends to protect the joint from moisture. Axion installation notes simply suggest using "...silicon sealant or contact adhesive...", but there are so many silicons in...

Hi, anyone got recommendations for laminate flooring? It's for my friends home, about 70 square metres, rustic oak effect, use in Hall, Lounge, Dining & Bedrooms. Their budget isn't massive. They showed me samples of some B&Q flooring, £13 per sqm, but the printed surface looked as thin as...

Hello, Does anyone know some places where I could find some drop / pull handles that have this shape? (They would be for cabinet & cupboard doors.) Thank-you

Solvent type grab adhesives on varnished / hardwax oil type surfaces - do you know if there any bonding / chemical reaction problems using ? Evostik 'Gripfill' or Evostik 'Sticks Like Sht' costing twice the price - marketing or is the latter a better product? I'm wanting to fit some trims to...

Do you have a cyclone dust separator in your extraction system - if yes, does the standard cloth filter bag still ‘cake-up’ with a layer of fine dust?

I’m wondering what type of glue you would recommend for butt jointing 20mm thick panels made in American ash? Last time when I glued some ash panels together, I used a screwfix joiners mate Polyurethane (PU) adhesive, but this left a nasty yellow stain along the joint line. The yellow stain...

I’m making some glazed cupboard doors using solid wood. I've often wondered, can the rebates for the glass be cut safely after the frame is jointed & glued? If so, assuming the rebates are cut using a router with bearing guided slot cutter, is hand router or table router the better choice...

Any recommendations to suppliers with large/comprehensive stocks of exotic hardwoods? Also same question for knife cut exotic veneers? Thank you