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I am potentially being a bit daft but how would I get the palm router to groove the floor given router bits don't extend beyond the width of the unit itself i.e. no matter which way I held it, it wouldn't be possible to make a cut in that direction? I am going to use euro soft close hinges...

Sounds like it's a part of the market where there are multiple good options which is great. I've mostly got DeWalt kit as I'd got into their battery range but recently branched out to Makita for a plunge saw as a replacement to an Erbauer. It's great but think if I had known I was going to need...

With regards to adding the skirting to the false door, I was wondering if I could just make the bottom rail to full floor depth and add the skirting to that or would a decent glue up and biscuits be as effective? Excuse my drawing skills but hopefully this clears it up... The problem I will...

Not to the ceiling, ceilings are 3m and I've got a tray ceiling with downlights in so want a decent distance between the two basically. I see your point re a strip negating the need for full carcass, I could actually probably get away with not using the left hand vertical of the right hand...

So many good options! think I'll struggle to make a bad choice with the options mentioned so will now just hunt for best deals/availability etc. Unless the performance will be shocking, I wonder if I should hold off on a corner/detail sander and try my existing DeWalt Multi-tool with sanding...

Right...now onto the next project... building the wardrobe in the master bedroom that will house the doorway to the "hidden" dressing room. Essentially it will look like two wardrobes (4 doors) next to each other with the right hand "wardrobe" just being a shell with the wardrobe towards opening...

Thank you, first time doing anything like this so a steep learning curve but a lot easier in the modern era with some much research available a few clicks away. I wanted hardwood face frames for a few reasons, predominantly because it negated the need for treating MDF/ply edges when it came to...

I don't know what I've done wrong with my notification settings but missed all of this conversation. Have read through and was an interesting discussion, certainly is something I have the tools for but will be first to admit not the skills/confidence at this stage to use a table saw in such a...

Thanks all, progress is being made! I think given the nature of the work required i.e. working from room to room for a mixture of woodworking and decorative purposes I need to view it from a job-site perspective. I think the other reason to not go down the air powered route in my situation, is...

Thank you all, this is really great and has set me off on another research journey for which I now have a few more questions: Extractor: that's very interesting re the L vs M as I thought it was just a case of if you're sanding wood you need the M so its good news the L will cut the mustard...

I've put this purchase off as I've felt dust extraction didn't directly contribute to what I was making and there were always other tools that took precedence etc ... But after covering a room in sanding dust and having a whole house to renovate I've decided to address the issue. On the dust...

I must confess I did need to Google a **** bead and now must hide my search history from the wife! On a serious note they do look smart, I wonder to do as you suggest, small round over bit for the fixed frame and then maybe **** bead for the drawer fronts (will fit once carcass sprayed)

Last unknown is what to "do" to the faceframe? Want to take some of the sharpness of the edges and undecided between a simple sand down, chamfer, round over or even Roman ogee etc? Most of it is accessible to a palm router bar the right hand side of the desk

Custom perspex for the small shelves arrived today

Well aren't scribes a lot harder than they look 😂 also working out left/right internal/external mitres on the cornice made me feel exceptionally dumb! That said, cornice and skirting now in 👍

Thank you! My first attempt at anything like this and definitely learnt a lot and made a few mistakes but a lot less than if I hadn't had this forum to browse that's for sure. I've not cut either skirting or cornice before so that will be fun but I've got the right tools and know to mitre...

A few progress update pics. Skirting and cornice next and a couple of decorative bits, then ready for first coat of primer.

100%. Have done this for every renovation. I am completely anal about documentation and have at least 500 photos PER ROOM of the before/during/after of renovations as well as hundreds of documents covering wiring routes, pipe runs etc etc. It's mostly for my own benefit to know where the bodies...

100%. I found it to be the trade with the most cowboys and I guess it's because sparks, gas engineers etc all need official qualifications. Anyone can call themselves a plasterer and found many do without much experience or training sadly.

This is it. If you are planning to spend 10yrs+ it's worth doing