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I’m going to have to build out of MDF just because of cost. The plan is 18mm carcasses, 6m spacers/plinths glued in place, and 25mm shelves glued and screwed in the ends sitting on the spacers (cos easier than routing channels to slide the shelves into). All in MDF with a 6mm backboard, which...

Oh that’s very interesting. Has anyone ever used pineboard for the whole thing including carcasses?

That’s a really clever idea. Thanks so much. Can I ask, given I would need to put a face frame on with that approach, where do you stand on putting a lip or face on the shelf- themselves? A lot of people seem to do so, in the main to stiffen the spans and resist sagging. I’ve previously not...

Poplar looks quite pricy…

I haven’t quite decided on span. Maybe about 500mm. Why MDF over ply? Does it not sag more?

Would you buy that as a sheet or planks? I am looking to make the shelves about 28cm deep I think, with the cupboard section around 35cm.

Hey everyone. I’m building some fitted bookshelves in a couple of weeks time. They’re going to be big: maybe 3m long and 2.5m tall. A bit will float above a radiator (so it goes wall to wall) and one end is going around a corner with an end section including a cubboard at the bottom. They’ll be...

Thanks Steve, I’ve just bought some lacquer from Morelos. Very helpful on the phone.

Hey there. Sadly uno used a supplier that’s gone out of business and don’t have records that far back. Speaking to the man at uni, he suggested sanding back carefully (it’s solid wood), and then trying laquer without a stain. And then if that was not the right colour, gradually trying slowly...

Tim, that is amazing, it is an Uno kitchen. I’m going to give him a ring now.

Hello again. This time of question about Wood finishes. I need to sand back and re-coat these kitchen drawers which have become very tired. I’m not sure however what the coating is. The kitchen units were installed around about 2005, if that helps. It feels like some kind of varnish, or maybe...

Thanks everyone. It does actually have a couple of C bars, if that’s the right word, underneath but they were clearly not up to the job of holding the wood together. I’m gonna let it a climatise until Christmas and then send it then. Many thanks for everyone’s advice.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on how to renovate a dining table top. The table is solid hardwood, and was lovely when it was originally bought. However, it’s been left in a garage for two years whilst we were living overseas. We thought the garage was dry, but inevitably it wasn’t dry...

hey everyone, job done. All the units and the desk were built onto backing plates of thick ply that were screwed with 6 inch screws into every stud, with 6 inch screws. The unit was then built onto those backing plates but the screws were hidden by the rest of the framework and in any case...

Thanks guys a couple of top suggestions. I will investigate over the weekend and report back.

Hi everyone, I have just returned to the UK after living overseas a little while. I’ve moved back into a house I bought just before we left the UK, and I’ve got quite a few jobs lined up for the next few months (or years!) Want to: - Build some fitted bookshelves - Build a bed into an attic...