Recent content by SteveKelly

Cheers John... reserved! :)

I need to get a 1" wood chisel for some home DIY tasks. Stanley FatMax - £13.99 @ Screwfix: http://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-fatmax-thru-tang-chisel-25mm/62297 or Irwin Marples - £10.98 @ B&Q...

you sure about that?! ;) What I read from your last posts is "you should buy the BHP459, and do it NOW" ... so on that note, I will go bargain-hunting! Thanks for help, chaps. Steve.

No, thanks for that boss! Much appreciated. I'm all up for balanced well-reasoned opinions. And on reflection, I think you're probably right, I'm sure I don't need an ID right now (as much as I bloody want one!! :D) I think I'll be best just spending on a little more and getting a decent...

oh, really? guess I've misunderstood what the benefits of impact driver were then. I thought the whole idea of the impact driver was to make non-simple screwing jobs a whole lot easier/quicker (aka, including jobs like screwing down floorboards or loft-boards). If I thought that I wouldn't...

hmmm, my reply seems to have vanished! oh well, not typing that all out again! Yes, thanks mate, one thing I am experienced in is online research/followed by best buys by part number search. Cheers though. I am thinking of ordering this kit with a deal on at the mo...

heeded, thanks dude! I've got a knackered old cheap corded drill, though it still works, so I'll just keep that (instead of my original intention of luzzing it) for anything the cordless can't do.

thanks for the reply. funny you should say that, that was the last thing I was looking up last night, a Makita kit! I did see some cheaper ones, in the low 100s, but they were all 10.8v. I can go a little bit higher on that, so am I better off getting 18v, right? And if I can afford...

I've got some jobs need doing round my old (1920s) bungalow, some more urgent than others, but I'm not too clear on what I need in the short & medium/long term. The items in the mix are (cordless): - impact driver - drill driver - combi drill Here's what I've got to do, with rough...

Thanks guys. It was deffo woodworm in this one rotten plank. The place is a 1920s bungalow, and I think damp-proofing was only done before I bought it (which was just over 10 yrs ago). There was also guttering needed fixing too. So now I think the source of any moisture issues are gone, the...

Hi there, I have a couple of floorboards in one room that I think are rotten due to woodworm. I think it's woodworm because last year I had some heating problems investigated, and the carpet was up in the same room, and the guys said we had a couple of dodgy floorboards, and I recall (not...

Thanks John All those olives and nuts, made me feel peckish! I'm pretty sure, I DIY-extreme-novice will just rely on having someone else do it. The thought of uncontrollable jets of water gushing out of anywhere sends shivers down my spine! :)

It's the screwdriver slotted type! oh balls! Plumber it is!! thanks

Yeah I know that short/medium term I'll need fix or replace the term, but right now the issue is the shut off valve doesn't seem to have re-opened. That's the bit I'm looking for ideas on. Thanks for the info though

The last couple of weeks my bathroom sink hot tap has been stiffening up when opening it. It's got the to the point now where sticks when I'm only getting a dribble of water out, I can't turn the (capstan) head any further than that point. So now just trying to have a look at it. There is an...