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Perhaps it's always been the case but it seems more and more that we pick form over function. For example take the citreon C4 cactus. Love it or loathe it, the side panels on the doors were an incredibly useful feature to prevent damage to otherwise large clear dentable panels. Also note black...

Off gassing is something that does concern me slightly but more so for everyday items. If you buy a new carpet, unless it's a natural material, you have a large volume of material that will be off gassing. New car smell! yeah that's because everything is new and off gassing. New chipboard...

This doesn't appear to say you need a risk assessment https://www.gov.uk/private-renting/your-landlords-safety-responsibilities or is there something else that I should be looking at? I am aware if it is multi occupancy or has 3 floors that you need firedoors on a fire route/exit, but for a...

look on FB marketplace for local sawmills. I got some pretty cheap and it dries pretty quick and stays flat.

Hang on why do they need replacing? Is this some commercial use building or something? Is there another option available like linked firealarms in each room?

oh i was wrong with the bench I linked about as the benchtop does go over the apron https://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/f.jpg they just have a really good join. So my bench is 'wrong' :)

I built a similar bench a few years ago and they are awesome. Their weight means they don't budge when you are planing etc. Mine is slightly different though as the legs come out flush to the apron and I have cut angled bits into them to lock them in place. Like this one...

I agree in principle but not so useful if you breathe in a load of powder and get a chronic lung issue. It appears to be a known irritant but not sure of long term effects. I'd probably rather have my garage burn down than trash my lungs, I can rebuild the garage. Seems like a horses for...

The fires I've seen reported from mobile phone charging was not the battery starting the fire but the actual charger itself. I've seen a video of the cheap chargers being opened up and examined to show cheap components that are positioned badly that allow for overheating and shorts in the...

Just a note if you need extra vacuum hoses for a normal house vacuum, take a trip to your local tip/recycling centre. They often sell things now (for barely anything) as part of the recycling effort and they will have a shed full of vacuums.

could you not add a small solar cell to keep the current batteries topped up?

I guess it depends how much they want to spend. Remote controlled external shutters etc are going to be expensive to buy and install as they would need electric. If you are handy with a saw and some screws you could make a very simple frame and louvres. Just work out which way the mid-day sun...

that's really interesting, I didn't know they exist (at least not affordable DIY install systems). I've got a linked heat alarm in my garage (attached to the side of my house) and 2 heat and 2 smoke detectors in my house, so I'm pretty covered in terms of being made aware a fire is raging in my...

The battery thread got me thinking about fire safety (thought a new thread was better than derailing that thread). In the past I had a powder extinguisher for my kitcar but that has de-pressurised. I don't have anything in the house either so thinking about replacements. I did a quick look...

You may be refering to drill batteries specifically but Li batteries in general its well known that charging creates a risk. all the advice from various agencies state that charging is a risk. This is just one example from a google search: 'In Merseyside in January, Rab Shearer and his son Gary...

If you think about it you probably have a load of things with lithium batteries in them that you don't worry about. E.g Electric toothbrush, Electric razor, Digital cameras, vacuums (as you mentioned), Mobile phones, some alarm clocks (mine is for example), Bluetooth speakers, kids remote...

The other thought I had as I'm looking to make a front door soon is to use a solid core firedoor blank as the starting point. e.g https://www.doorsuppliesonline.co.uk/products/lpd-blank-firecheck-hardwood-lipped-fd30-44mm?variant=35698168627354 I was thinking of routing out a fair bit of it to...

I just finished building and installing a new rear door in my garage. I used pine for the door and door frame and a random piece of hardwood for the doorstep (think it might be mansonia wood as it was off an old organ - I wore a respirator as mansonia is bad for you). The place that pretty much...

I got made redundant from my job about 5 years ago now. I was there for over 10years and had been instrumental in getting the place to where it was, we'd grown from the 12 people when I started to over 75. There was a new CEO who I have no nice words to say about who made loads of dumb...

Its scary how time flies. I got it as a leaving gift from a job in about 2006 I think so about 18years old! Whilst it is technically a lot newer than my DAB radio, I built an 'old' Valve (tube) guitar amplifier a couple of years back. A copy of a Fender Tweed Deluxe 5e3 from the 50's. Made...