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I have a Makita track saw (SP6000K1) which is now about 2.5 years old - I have been very happy with it and it's been pretty much flawless. Lately the plunge action has gone very stiff and now won't retract (raise back up) at the end of the cut - I tried WD40 on the pin that it seems to pivot on...

Yesterday I was skimming a small alcove ceiling when a small bit of multi dropped off the trowel and landed straight in my right eye - I washed it out straight away and carried on. It felt a bit gritty still but I figured this would pass, I finished what I was doing within about an hour and...

What are the skip prices like in your area? mine are (in Croydon) Mini - £100 Midi - £160 6yd - £180 for hardcore/soil 6yd - £200 for general rubbish All are plus V.A.T

Do intumescent strips have to be continuous when fitted to a new fire door going in an old frame or can they stop and start either side of hinges and the latch?

I'm thinking of registering with either mybuilder.com or ratedpeople.com to generate a few more enquiries. Has anybody here used sites such as these, did you find them of any use?

Got a towel rail to move and the space under the floor in the new position is very limited for soldering and compression - the easiest (and probably best under the circumstances) way to make the new joints to the tails would be pushfit. What is the most reliable brand please?

Lately the sand available locally seems to me to be a bit 'raw' - adding plasticiser doesn't seem to help much as it just seems to soften it almost making it sloppy and it seems to have no body. Would adding lime help? does a 6:1:1 mix go as hard as a standard sand/cement bricklaying mortar?