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I bought about 50 sqm of reclaimed maple flooring which will eventually be going down in our new kitchen / dining room. It came from a dry but draughty barn and has spent about 6 weeks in my unheated but pretty wind-tight workshop. I noticed last night that there is the beginnings of a fluffy...

That is coming along very nicely. I am very jealous you got to do an oak frame. Just try not to let the kids fill the workshop full of their outdoor toys!!!

Well spotted! No one has mentioned this in the 4 years I have been a member here. I liked 2000AD when younger but haven't read it for quite a few years now. I am more a Alan Moore fan as it happens but did like Rogue Trooper and Strontium dog (as well as Dredd). Just for the record my forum...

Well first purchase made. Just bought a new combi drill as my old one really did die at the weekend - battery only lasted 3 screws! Finally went with this: http://www.wickes.co.uk/makita-18v-combi-drill+30ah-li-ion-batt/invt/104014/ Went to buy it this morning and discovered an additional 20%...

Oh. forgot. SDS drills obviously need more research. Will get back to all on that one.

Was given explicit approval for a cordless driver of some description for about £150 \:D/ But now confused. #-o If I compare...

I've never used a multi-tool so just picked up a Draper branded one in ASDA for £20! All the designs seem the same externally - I'll bet it is the brushes and quality of the gearing that makes them more expensive. If I find it useful I will upgrade when it breaks. I also notice that Screwfix...

Thanks again for all the comments. I feel I should point out we have £1000 for all the paper work, engineers reports etc and then £400 a month until it is finished. No loans allowed! Over the last year we have bought a new shower room for £100 off various ebays and sourced 60 sq m of maple and...

Thanks guys :D So far I think a good battery drill/driver and a multi-tool would be good. Is a fein really necessary for a DIY person. Are the Bosch or Makita equivalents any good? I have a Ni-Cd Bosch driver at the moment but it is rubbish in that it now only lasts 30 - 40 mins, doesn't...

We are currently drawing up plans for altering the layout of the ground floor of our house. This will involve: adding/removing partition walls, moving a bathroom, moving numerous radiators, installing a wood burning stove, fitting a velux window, laying a solid wooden floor, making a...

I thought cars of this age were now exempt from MOTs? I'm probably the wrong end of the country but my dad has had a morris traveller sitting in the garage for the last 20 years and is looking to get rid of it. I guess he would be up for offers?! He did it up beautifully for my mum when I was a...

Thanks Howie, I will need to give this a try. I also suffer from splinters of wood getting stuck in the dust chute but assumed that was because I didn't have a zero clearance fence. Good idea taping up all the holes too.

Hi Howie, Great tour. I wish I had your space! I also have the TSPP250. I really suffer from dust issues with this saw. I can see from the photos you have made what looks like a zero clearance insert plate. Any chance you have some pics of how you went about this? I have always wanted to do...

What about through tenons? You would not want a rounded corner on side of the mortice that was visible....

Hi, From your quote I would have said that man hours was low and fixings was high but overall it seems reasonable. Not sure how big your shop is and how many things you will be running at once. I needed about 25-30 m SWA for mine and from memory I calculated that 6mm would give me ~10 kW. So...

Beautiful Sculptural Magnificent :shock: Please tell me you keep all these? With a bit of thought I am sure it wouldn't be long before you could open up some kind of Wadkin Mecca. H.

Rob - This work is on a tight budget and I am going to be doing the work myself. I am a reasonably experienced DIYer and overall this is a simple project. Although professionals will always be able to do it quicker than me I don't think they would necessarily do it better. This is my first...

I think the quotes I got yesterday were really just p*ss off quotes! I spoke to a few other companies this morning and without them actually seeing the house first hand they are giving ball-park quotes of £250 - £450 +VAT. Thanks again for all the replies - it was really useful to see roughly...

Thanks all, I'm glad that those quotes were silly! I shall search around a bit more. I think my google search terms are wrong because if I put structural engineer in there are few returns from any local businesses. What should I be searching for?! H.

I know this isn't directly woodwork related but I know a few here have done some hefty house improvements and with your help I promise a WIP with some attached woodwork!.... We want to do something quite modest - essentially return part of our house to its original room configuration. The only...