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I want to permanently glue an M10 A2 stud into a female threaded brass insert. What's the best thread lock glue for the job? Loctite 270 seems to fit the bill. Just wondered if people think this is a good one or if anything else would suit better. Cheers.

Does anyone know what this mechanism at the top of the bolt is called? It's for turning the bolt by hand. The flat metal 'finger' acts as a lever to turn the bolt using your fingers and thumb and it also pivots up and down. The bolt attached to the mechanism is M10. I want to get hold of...

Anyone know what type of stainless steel has the best resistance to bending? I'm looking to make a threaded stud which needs to be as strong as possible for stainless steel. Cheers.

I have an M10 threaded rod 90mm length and I want to screw it into a clamping lever. How do I do this without damaging the threads on the rod and ensure it is as tight as possible? The lever will receive a lot of force in both directions during use so the rod needs to be rock solid. Hope someone...

Can someone tell me how to attach a baton to a wall for affixing a curtain rail? I'm wondering about two options that I can see so far, the first is to glue the rail on, if so what type of glue would be best? Or secondly drill into the metal lintel, if so what type of drill bit would I need as I...

My builder has put an oil based mastic down the join between our new single story extension and our house and 3.5 days later it is still very soft, and wet underneath a skin. Is it meant to be like this? How long should it take to set? Also is this material OK to use for this job?

My builder put some builders mastic sealant down the join between our extension and our house on Monday morning and it is still very soft to touch 2 days later. Should it be? How long does this type of sealant take to dry? Surely it should be dry by now?

Our builders who have converted our garage want to use water resistant chipboard to go under the EPDM. Any thoughts on this? I have heard this isn't a suitable material, although the building inspector seems to think it is OK. If it makes any difference, the chipboard is being laid on top of...

My garage has been converted and a warm, raised EPDM rubber flat roof has been used to replace the old roof. Unfortunately the roof needs redoing as the builders did a shocking job, which they have admitted fault and replacing at their expense. One of things I spotted when they did it the first...

My garage has been converted and a warm, raised EPDM rubber flat roof has been used to replace the old roof. Unfortunately my builders did not put a pitch on the flat roof and as result we have large pools everywhere, not to mention an array of other issues. They are admitting fault and have...

Hi. I'm trying to decide whether to get a felt roof or an EPDM firestone roof for my garage conversion. I've just been told by one roofer that he's not that keen on EPDM as he says it splits after a while because of sunlight, other people saying there are problems with shrinkage and the seams...

We've just had our garage converted and our builders have laid a screed floor. Unfortunately soon after it was laid it started crumbling and holes were appearing in places, as electricians and plasters came in to do their work and walked all over it, they did put black sns plastic sheeting down...

Having our garage converted at the moment and the builders have had to re do the roof in order to install the required insulation. They've put in a rubber roof but there is no fall line on the roof, it is completely flat (well actually it is quite uneven) but there is no pitch. Can someone tell...

Hi all. I have just had a heating engineer quote for our new boiler installation and I'd like to get opinions from you guys about something he has said about the system flush. He has said that the flushing machine is connected above the boiler as this speeds up the installation. I'm not totally...

Hi all. I am looking for a conventional boiler for my open vented system to replace an old conventional non condensing boiler and would like a recommendation if possible either for a model or just a brand. I have a 4 bed detached house with 11 radiators. Don't need anything fancy, just something...

I'm thinking of getting this drill for some heavy drilling I need to do. The first thing is to drill into some concrete lintels to attach curtain poles and I may use it to take break down some ornamental brick work in our living room too but I am also wondering if it is OK for regular drilling...

Hi all. I have the lovely job of drilling into a concrete lintel to attach a curtain pole. I have done one already which took an age using an old 710w hammer drill, but it ended up being the biggest bodge job ever. So now I have the 2nd rail to do, but I want to do it properly this time and so...

Hi. Does anyone know if it's normal for a header tank to be steaming? I turned the pump up recently to setting 3 to see if it would help heat our house better (a very long story), but the tank is now steaming and I am wondering if this is OK or not. The house is lovely and warm now so I'm not...