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Re mask. Thanks! I will remember for any further pulverising (now that I know what I hit for a few seconds!). Yes. That’s right. That’s exactly what GripIts are. I did a quick search on their site (albeit from my phone) and couldn’t find the tool you mention immediately but I will persevere...

Victorian. 1880. Problem is, because there’s an existing hole at the very bottom to allow (speaker) cables to come through I know it’s about 18cm to the wall! Hard to know how to insert a rawl (or equivalent) from that distance? Thanks for your quick reply. Steve. P.S. Yes. It’s definitely brick.

Hi All. I really hope someone here can help. I’ve recently been charged by my wife to install a (39’’) TV Bracket upstairs in the (converted) Loft (semi-d, party wall). Using magnets etc. to find 2x stud fixings (successfully, I think!) I naively assumed the 2x stud-less (fixings-to-be) were...

You have me worried now. I bought 2x brand new replacements for belt and braces: These - HomeBerg 2 Way Double Plug Adaptor - Multi Plugs Extension Sockets Adapter - UK 3 Pin Socket Extensions 250V 13 Amp - Power Extender Multiplug Block for Kitchen, Office, PC, TV, Indoor Lighting...

Thanks for looking out for me JohnD ;-) Given most folk wouldn’t even have posted to this forum - to ask those with far more actual knowledge what they thought - I think it’s a safe bet that I won’t. (I can’t speak for the wife though!) Thanks, Steve. Note to self: don’t assume joiners have...

Ha! Thanks both of you. Rest assured, I intend to use the 3x only as means to allow the other plug (for the power strip) access. And, yes - while the 3x is (I think) from the dark ages (well, 1995), the power strip is an all-singing, dancing, “smart” WiFi job (with surge protection). So I’d hope...

Ha! I’d love to. It’s a false bottom (not a shelf per se) at about (top of) skirting board height. It seems our good (but a little over-zealous) decorator has managed to seal it in at the front so it no longer lifts! Thanks for all the help! Btw. The “turn it upside down” sounds like it might...

Thanks for the quick reply. Yeah - I suspect I will have to (or, rather, maybe ask him to come back and do so; it's a pretty rookie error). (I did try to add a link to a (public) Google Drive image but it wouldn't render - as you saw!) Thanks again, Steve.

Hi All. Our joiner has just completed a TV cabinet w/ bookshelves in our alcove. Unfortunately, while he has accommodated a hole at the top (for cables) it is now no longer possible to plug any reasonably modern plug into the standard UK 2x socket as the bottom shelf sits flush underneath the...

(My last!) I've measured and the curtain-bracket holes are actually just under 5mm. (A 5mm metal drill bit will not pass through when turned). Is M4 the right choice? (Or is there something in-between?). Thanks!

For example, hex head, Philips head, etc. (Is hex better for RSJ, or does it not really matter?). Thanks!

Thank you so much for the fast (and comforting) reply. As per my last - and apologies to lean on you more - do you have any recommendations for both bits and screws (see post above)? Steve.

Thank you. Do you have any recommendations? My (handyman/tiler!) is here on (this) Monday and has asked me to get relevant bits (Tungsten HSS, I presume?) and screws in advance. (I guess it's likely to be an Amazon job). Am I right in thinking I need to get bits which are 0.5mm smaller than the...

ROFL. Thanks for the comforting post!