Home DIY

The Canadians are fans of Robertson drive

ftfy

It was on the tip of my tongue....

Most call it square drive anyway.

Yeah they look more 'classical' but those I get are made so cheaply now the slot often isn't deep enough to be functional.

I still have loads in steel that were made at the apex of UK manufacturing. Each one is a mini masterpiece. Very hard to find a use for them though.

Is there a technical term for the hatred I feel towards the previous owners' total (not really) lack of maintenance of things? Ivy all over the sides of the house and up under parts of the roof, drains almost clogged, electrical fittings within an inch of being lethal.

"These lights have never worked in the 24 years we've lived here, no idea why. We've used a torch instead" Well have you tried changing the fuse or the bulbs? Just for fun? No?

Just so totally different from us I guess.

POB, previous owner bodge, well that's the term I use when I find cowboy jobs that have been carried out on my car!

I have engineered wooden floors in my kitchen. What is the best way to protect them from water / food etc? I currently have a wicker carpet but it has got grubby over time. What other solutions are there? I'm not a great fan of the thick clear plastic mat

Is there a transparent film I can buy that isn't so obvious? I guess a piece of vinyl is a solution but if anyone knows of something else then I'd like to hear

The kitchen saga continues.

Finally got the money back......so now we are back to IKEA kitchens...

Is the lack of rear space for services an issue?

Varnish?

I guess a piece of vinyl is a solution but if anyone knows of something else then I'd like to hear

I wouldn't go for a vinyl solution.

Clean them immediately.

Not to my mind. My bloke (rip) didn't like them but he worked around it ok

Solution suggested to me was just have them 50mm off the wall and get a slightly deeper worktop

Do you need something that big?
Do you need something modern?
Do you need to see the floor through the covering?

If yes to any of those, I got nothin'.
However, if you just need something smallish (up to 1 x 1.5m) just get an indoor/outdoor mat that has water retaining properties like rubber nubs (oo, er) with a dam around the edges or some kind of fibre (not my preference, tends to eventually reek).

You'll all be pleased to know my kitchen light saga is over. Success in installing GU10 LEDs. Way brighter than the old halogens and at a quarter of the power.
I'd guess that a previous owner did some naughty wiring themselves because I don't think any self-respecting sparky would have left work like I found.

engineered wooden floors

This may be a stupid question, but why do you need to protect the floor?

This may be a stupid question, but why do you need to protect the floor?

Water completely fucks engineered wood floors.

I like Turtle Mats, you can wash them in the washing machine. Engineered wood is a veneer on a stabilised wood backing. If you don't let water stand on it then it shouldn't need protecting. In any case it's not usually fucked by a smallish amount of water.

@Chalfie What was the work around?

@duncs Didn't someone further up have an issue with wider worktops?

Anyone had an issue with the oven carcass fitting the oven?

Like duncs said, wider work top I think.

So 80 or 100 high wall cupboards?

Looks like this will be the answer.

Need to re run the the waste pipes so there is a little more fall

Cheers. I did not know this.

Yeah plumbing dishwasher and sink together was tight.

Not much room.