Recent content by tyro

Hi Rob, I have just read this thread as I struggled to blank something off at am ancient compression fitting. I couldn't get it to work with a blanking cap, not sure if the inside lip of the compression fitting wasn't clean enough but also it didn't have much thread compared to my nut and I...

Thanks Jason I think I'll go for that one, www.tool-net.co.uk have it for £138 which seems suspiciously cheap - are then any bits I should check it comes with e.g. backing pads, dust bags or is the spec quite standard?

I looking to buy a random orbital sander. Although it will be used for general DIY tasks the one which has triggered the purchase is sanding my stairs back to bare wood. The riser depth from tread to underside of a deep bull-nose is 7". The sanders seem to come in 5" or 6". I get the...

Interesting thread for me because I was a diy plumbing virgin until I recently attempted to replace my monobloc kitchen mixer with one from B&Q. Two weeks later the job is nearly finished........ This is what I learnt (apologies to the pros): Yes you definitely need the flexi connectors as...

ok, thanks I've also read I can put a flexi-matt straight onto the original boards if they're sound and secure and tile straight onto that. Well, I can't feel my boards move, they don't creak and it's a very small area. But how can I be sure this method will be ok (other than find out when...

I've read the various emails on tiling over floorboards and see I will need a thick plywood base, but with thick tiles this will make the floor noticably higher than the adjoining room. Is replacing the boards with the plywood a way of getting the stable base without the height? Or will it not...