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Does anyone know what the standard gap between a front door and the applied door stop normally is? I have an applied moulding to plant on to use as door stop. I'm thinking about 1-3mm. Any suggestions? Jim

I delved into those cheep-and-cheerful tool stands -- like at a car boot sale. :) Got a few router cutters for £1 each in sizes I didn't have for the odd one-off cut that doesn't justify an expensive cutter. Will see! Got some Titebond glue for the first time so will check that out too. 8)...

Wealden Tool stock router cutters for sash windows and the knives for spindle moulders: Go to profile 261 onwards. http://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/Kni ... .5_98.html

For repairs or replacements in an existing property, I don't think Part L of the Building Regs apply. Fensa is a way for glazing companies to self-certify that their work complies. It just mustn't be worse in performance terms than what's there now.

I've just done exactly this sort of thing to a house I'm renovating. There was signs of woodworm, I needed to rewire and plumb for central heating so I took up all the boards to inspect them, the joist and the insides of the air vents. Some joists needed to go so it was simpler to replace...

I went to the show on Sunday afternoon for the last 90 minutes or so. It was my first time at a show so I found it useful with all these things in the same place. Got a good demonstration of a planer/thicknesser from some helpful chaps at Record Power and there was an interesting jig called the...

Andrew Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try to read up a bit before cutting in to anything! Jim

Excellent work Tim. I'm soon to attempt something similar myself. Can you tell us about the electrics inside? I see you have a TV in one cabinet and table lamps plus the spots above the bookcase. How are these all wired? Are the spots switched from the main room switch(es)? Jim

Thanks for the excellent advice. Do you mean covered by the regs? Searching other posts, recommended reading seems to be the IEE On-Site Guide and elsewhere I've seen a book called The Electrician's Guide to the 16th Edition IEE Regulationsby John Whitfield recommended. Jim

Thanks for the replies. To make myself a little clearer, the cabinet would be built-in and permanently fixed to the wall, as opposed to free-standing. It would be a base cabinet plus shelf unit above which would also be built-in. Therefore, sockets in the brick wall behind would be obscured...

Hi all. I'm new to the forum but have been reading for several months. The info and links here are second to none. I now have a question myself that I can't see an answer to: I am making some alcove units soon and want to know if is it ok to mount the electrical sockets that would normally be...