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Hi forum, im replacing an internal door from our kitchen to a conservatory (which we dont heat) and want to get a decent air seal on it. Im making the door from birch ply and polycarbonate sheet. When i have made internal doors before i have always used self adhesive roam or rubber P section...

Hi Forum, Replacing a fence that was blow down in the storms a few weeks ago. The fence is also a 20cm retaining wall to a raised bed on one side. I can get 1inch green oak boards (seasoned outdoors for a long time) for not much more than 19mm treated softwood gravelboards from wickes. The...

Hi all, update to my outdoor little library thread, installed it about 2 weeks ago and all fine up until this weekend when storm Arwen hit. I fitted the door with some self closing euro hinges i had in the shed and a roller catch to keep the door closed, but either someone left the door open or...

Hi all, looking for some opinions on whether you think this is a good idea. Carrying on from my Previous question i have made this little library thing from hardwood and now finishing it with oil ready to be installed in the village. I was thinking of using self adhesive/ tar backed flashing...

Hi all, the local parish council has asked me to make an outdoor mini library like the one below. As its going to be located outside and probably getting full sun for a good part of the day I'm wondering what to make it from: Hardwood/ Marine ply - Better stability, easy to buy a sheet and just...

Picked up a used kids playframe at the weekend that someone had custom built from C16, wooden boards and round poles. It had been concreted into the ground (see pic) but i just cut it off at ground level so need to find a new way of securing it down. Rather than concreting some more posts into...

Does anyone know if it possible to change the lock direction on these types of locks? Probrico Round Privacy Lock Set Stainless Steel Door Handles for Bedroom Brushed Nickel (Keyless Lock): Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools I have fitted one to a bathroom door i made and to lock its a clockwise turn...

Hi all, looking for advice on what type of glue to use on outdoor furniture. Have done a mock up of an adirondack style chair using old gravelboards from a fence that was replaced last year. Too keep the costs down im planning on making the proper chairs from either Ipe and Balau decking and...

Have just seen a elu ept 1161 pop up on FB marketplace for £250. Would appreciate people thoughts on these if you have any experience with them vs similar priced me scheppach or titan from screwfix.

Thinking of building a chair like this from hardwood and thinking of using Balau decking as it seems to be a fairly cheap hardwood and I'm guessing as it's used for decking it should be OK for garden furniture. What are peoples thoughts, decking boards for slats and 50x50 spindles for the...

I'm painting some cupboard doors with Dulux quick dry satinwood with a foam roller and getting an orange peel effect. Doors were primed with 2 coats of MDF primer beforehand. Does anyone have any advice on how to get a better finish. Have tried laying it off with a brush and get brush marks, i...

Hi, was looking for some advice before i spend a weekend messing around with ducting. I have a few spare hoovers lying around I've been using for dust extraction from jobsite table saw, track saw etc in my shed. Thinking of getting a cyclone to increase dust collection capacity (as bins on...

I will be building some internal doors for our house and have seen simonswerk tectus hinges, like the look of them. Has anyone fitted these without the £750 router jig, ie drilling holes and then chiseling out to make it square?

Need to replace interior floors and walls of a pod/ shed I have in the garden. Was planning on using birch ply or OSB for something a bit more modern looking. Looking for advice on how best to sand these, I normally do 80 then 120 then 240 grit sanding for a smooth finish, but this would take...