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Hi all thanks for the replies job done. I sharpened up my putty knife and managed to work it between the rebate and the glass and cut the silicone. It was not easy but got them out in the end.

Hi Mark, plumbing and electrics are the 2 trades i leave well alone unless its something simple but i can see that is sh*t. But Mark surely a towel is to dry off your towels not to heat the bathroom as you stated. And should their not be a stat to control the temperature of the towel rail ? I...

Any one got a good way of removing glass that has been siliconed into the rebate. I have 10 windows to remove and replace with double glazed units for a customer. The only way I can see is to smash the windows and peel the segments away from the silicone. The trouble with this is showering the...

Have used one for 20 years now, the barrel has been replaced as the old one buckled its easy to get them to glow orange. Be careful when loading them up with too many shavings as they tend to go boom lift the lid and fill the workshop with smoke. I nearly burn't the workshop down by stacking a...

Hi jay, i use flush hinges and fit to the door first so the flat side screws to the bead as long as the hinge is the same depth as the bead. I have always fitted hinges this way and did not know it was the reverse way around until now and i have been making furniture for a living for 25 years.

Hi custard, what about woodworm attack on furniture, thats dry wood indoors with central heating ?

deserter, you are paying to much for zinsers at £40, Morrells 1Ltr £12 something plus VAT

Hi Jacob, arn't sauna's dry hot air , showers damp wet air which will cause mould to grow !!!!

Hi all, today i had a big bust up with Pallet Force, heres the story, sent out one of my Duck Houses to Botley Chesham last week £45 they then asked for an extra £6 as i asked for a tail lift even though they always send me a lorry with a lift. Customer emailed me friday to say they left a card...

Hi all, have you ever heard of timed delivery, a customer i was working fro told me a courier turned up and would not let him have the parcel for 10 minutes as it was timed, meaning that using the hand held signing device logs into a computer the time the customer signs. as it was a sceduled...

Hi wallace, unusual garden feature you got their, going to keep you busy with the Brasso !!! at least the evenings are pulling out should give you a few more hours

Hi zodiac, ironmongery direct have Rose head nails £18.94 for 475 or Handmade £5.25 for 10. How many do you want as i have a bag of small 1 inch rose heads, i could send you some, i brought them from the old house store years ago.

When i send my beehive composters out with yodel via parcel2go i never do the insurance as it adds a lot to the price. But as they are sent out as 3 separate parcels then i take the risk, if they loose one then i can send out a replacement, as each section on their own don't add up to much. Just...

My wife doesn't bother asking when anything needs doing as it never gets done, she says but so and so's jobs get done my reply is they are paying me to do them its my job, thats when it all kicks off, you know well i cook your bloody dinner, wash your cloths etc etc etc, what do you do for...

Had a good one yesterday, from paypal suspect activity on your paypal account , if it was not you please follow this link. Did return path and it was nothing to do with paypal . Also they started of with dear customer where paypal will always say dear your name. We get scam emails most weeks its...

Hey spinks i use yodel all the time via parcel2go never had any problems, yet i probably will now!! Used city link once customer asked me where parcel was, tracked it, they tried to deliver twice both times customer was home then sent the parcel back to me damaged.

Hi all, had my yahoo email account hacked last week from Ubekistan were ever that is. Probably my fault as my password was simply that, a word so now i have beefed up all my passwords to super secure. They sent everyone in my contacts list an email from me regarding a moneymaking scam.Annoying...

Hi mister s, i use parcel 2 go regulary to send my bee hive composter out. Yodel 48 Hr are the cheapest and over the years have had no problems with them, booked some out with city link and they arrived damaged. I really don't understand how a 48Hr is cheaper than a 3 day delivery and they all...

Hi all thanks for all the replies, 2 pages wow, it seems when it comes to work and customer relationships we all have our different work ethics, (if thats the right word). Thats the way i work and have done for 25 years as a self employed tradesman, with more work at the moment than i can fit in...

Hi all, interesting debate here as usual, thats why i like uk workshop. Monkeybiter my hourly rate is £18 so we spoke for 1/2 hour = £9. Perhaps i should charge daily rates instead of hourly rates, difficult to price for most jobs as my customers usually have a list of various jobs they need...