Recent content by tenchy

Mod: I posted from my mobile, which usually gives me no bother. However yesterday O2 was extracting the michael. The 2nd post was a 'nothing happened-retry', and the 3rd was the damn fone reposting the form from history instead of going back to the forum list. Sorry chaps. I have no pic, but...

I'm about to tile one course of largish (200x300mm) above worktop upstands in the kitchen. The worktop,upstands and tiles are all gloss black granite effect. Where upstands meet worktop I've used black mastic to seal the joint. I will be using black edge strips to finish the upper and front...

Breezer, As an aside, I would recommend you put your 'mark' over a more difficult patch of the pictures. See mine, which is yours with 30 seconds worth of Paint Shop Pro work. It's real easy to wipe your name off the brick, but much peskier on irregular stuff like the joints, or better...

I'm thinking of getting a new SDS drill and the Makita HR2470/2 looks like the one for me. Makita are normally good I find, so hopefully no worries there? What I can't be 100% on from web sites and manual PDF, is the chiselling function. 1. Does the chuck lock when chiselling (not free...

an extra tip regarding the tip on drilling small pilot holes first... Yes, always drill a small pilot hole first, and go up through size in steps. (I do this for all materials- improves accuracy too. If I'm drilling plasterboard even, I run a 2mm steel bit through first to get the hole nice...

I've read all the posts here on this, and the sticky, but there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer that gives me real confidence. I need to lay ceramic floor tiles on a concrete (or screed) floor, that has had those typical Council style tiles fitted to it with a smear of bitumen. The...