Recent content by jacko555

Good idea but won't pass the wife's gaze, as its only a small section of the wall...

I have a low concrete retaining wall and a 1.7 meter (5.6ft) section is failing. It's 25cm (10inch) tall and 15cm (6 inch) wide. The wall retains a slope that holds terraced veg beds. The wall is 1920s era and about 15m / 50ft in total. The section that has failed looks deteriorated compared...

No thoughts?

Am building a deck, ground is solid chalk. How deep should I sink the posts? It's not that that tough to dig out, apart from the occasional lump of flint. Decking is on a gradual slope, floor level to around 50cm on the far end. Should I still go 600 per support, or can I reduce a bit. If...

Careful, the tape cabal are in cahoots with the mastic mafia.

When the smart meter, and again when the EV charger was installed, the main fuse was pulled. Neew metal crimps added to the holder after and a new "do not remove" anti tamper sticker stuck on. I asked the same question.

Are you an ms polymers sales rep, diynutjob?

I sorted a load of blemishes like that and worse. Where old paint had half came of a wall, pockmarked like Tommy Lee Jones' face. I used Toupret fine surface filler. Only good for a few mm of depth but after a sand you cannot tell. Awesome stuff. Maybe the polyfilla is as good, no idea. I...

My house was also a "dead person's house" with the same occupants for 60 years. The family had it cleaned but left "as is". It was functional. A new bathroom or kitchen, or even redecoration wouldn't have changed the price or appeal. You either want a house enough to spend (stupid money), or...

Depends when the plumber will arrive! If its just water (non central heating), turn it off, drain and wait. If you can't wait and the plumber will be days, 2 speedfit joins and an elbow, a pipe cutter and a length of copper pipe should cost £25 quid from screwfix/b&q etc. People argue about...

Worth a punt? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-32448103

Only if you built it...

It's caulk under the bridge

Oh gawd they're real

Do it through the dabs. Use a masonry / concrete screw. Non plug needee