Recent content by freddiemercurystwin

Susan Backlinie actor and stunt woman has passed away aged 77, best known for playing Chrissie Watkins, the first victim in Jaws.

I think you'll be fine.

We shouldn't need to be downloading stuff in this day and age, they should be uploading pics.

External shutters work, otherwise not much else. Anything inside will be ineffective, the heat is already in the room by then.

Google "single folding opener".

Yea I've watched a few of them, you do wonder if it's just some baloney or it actually works. There are several UK businesses seemingly offering such services. Google slab lifting or similar.

Do you mean an identical one or one that does the same thing? It's called a folding opener.

Custom Corian? ££££ I imagine.

Why do you always go to B&Q for stuff? Don't you have a Screwfix or Toolstation nearby?

I think you'll be fine adding corrugated sheets to the existing rafters, no need for anything else assuming it's been well built ad you use the proper fixings. I daresay there may be the odd leak but with a bit of luck the leak wont drip directly into your G&T.

Sketchup is free and online, OK for this kind of thing. Or you can probably download a previous version from somewhere.

I guess I must be missing something then. All I've done is seek to understand the problem and offer a solution.

Kitchen cabinets are melamine covered, they can be painted with appropriate products. I have some (Ikea) Billy bookcases to paint at some point which are also melamine covered, my research eventually had me speaking with Zinsser, they're recommendation is as follows: 1. Wash them with hot...

If you just want basic kitchen cabinets what's wrong with B&Q or Wickes etc?

Let's get this straight, rather than a continuous loop of chain the blind has one chain but broken, effectively. Presumably one end you pull and the chain goes down, you pull on the other end and it goes back up. Presumably at no time can the end of each chain disappear out of sight into the...