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With all the rain wevè had this past few weeks,my garage roof, Has started to finally leak a `tad`.it`s normal chip board with Mineral roofing felt. Ità a flat roof,can anyone recommend perhaps a bitumas sealer. Or what is there out there on the market for a good DIY job ? Thanks for...

What are the laws regarding the hours that are approved for the Burning of garden waste ? This year I`ve got far more than in years past. Since selling my trailor ( it was a godsend for taking garden waste To the local council tip ) I `ve no option but to get my home made Garden incinerator...

Can anyone recommend a good quality colour printer That prints off envelopes well,as it does A4 size sheets. Thanks for replies, Lewis Doubtfire

Ladyola,yes that’s happened to me a few times.It`s the big `snag`with cutting Perspex.I`ve just used an old saw a joiner Gave me awhile back,and finished off with just filing and it Is`nt too bad a finished job. What I`ve done is replaced the tops off a wooden wallpaper Pasteing table with...

Morning members,just can someone help me out here thanks. What do you recommend for filing and cutting Perspex plastic that’s no more than an eighth of an inch that’s to file / cut away.? Thanks for replies. Lewis Doubtfire

Now summers here,I need a disc for sharpening my Fly Mow Lawnmower blade.Also I`ve a couple of hand held hedge shears That are really dull and blunt. What do members recommend as to the disc I need ? Thanks for replies. Lewis Doubtfire

OM2, how did you get on with the blockage ? Ya hav`nt got back like ya said ya would either way. I`m expecting my main drain to block anytime so I Can give this B @ Q attachment for my Bosch Pressure washer a try out.Hopefully won`t need it Fingers crossed. :roll: :roll: :roll...

Over the weekend I borrowed my neighbours angle grinder For a couple of smallish jobs in the garden. It`s `Performance`model from B@Q £24.99p something like That I think.After a awhile it keeps blowing a fuse,before I`d Finished too what I was doing. “Just throw it away” he said.”Can`t get...

Gee Whizz,I`ll be glad when ya get this drain cleared. :? :o :lol: :roll:

OM2, what Woton is suggesting is possibly the best way to go. How far is where you think the blockage might be from the sink plug hole. No more than a few feet ? Could you send a pic`down to look at ? Lewis Doubtfire

Have any members ever `rodded`or power jetted their own mains Drain when blocked ? The last time I had Dyna Rod out to mine it was £120. I`ve recently invested in a set of drain rods,but getting em`around 45 degree bends might be difficult,let alone 90 degree.ones.They are Really rigid.I`ve...

These electric drill bit sharpeners that you see advertised,do they Work and are they any good ? Is replacement the `way to go`? The drill bits I mean . Some I`ve seen are £9.99p others are perhaps £79.99p. Whats the Difference ? Thanks For replies. Lewis Doubtfire

These electric drill bit sharpeners that you see advertised,do they Work and are they any good ? Is replacement the `way to go`? The drill bits I mean . Some I`ve seen are £9.99p others are perhaps £79.99p. Whats the Difference ? Thanks For replies. Lewis Doubtfire

Some quick replies here,thanks so far.While I`m online, I saw a galvanised one the other day,with holes just about A third of the way up,all around the bin,whats the reason For this.? All the others I`ve seen,I think they have had air holes right The way nearly up to the rim. :?: Lewis...

Having got fed up of paying out around £25 each time for a galvanised Garden incinerator for burning that dos`nt last a season,I`m investing In an old oil drum for around £10 or so.Hoping it will last a bit longer. What do members suggest for drilling out the holes around the sides and The...

Thanks for your input fella`s.I`ve thought about just Getting 2 `bog standard`Black / Decker `WorkMates` Stand side by side and put a Perspex / plastic sheet The appropriate size `plonked`on top.It would certainly Be stable. I used to be a painter /decorator many moons ago and Still have a...

Every single one of my plastic gutter joints leak. They are Marley and were put up in 1967 when My bungalow was built.I`m concerned that removing That plastic `strap`that holds the joint together will Snap if I tried to put new rubber inserts or whatever To cure the leaking and drips. Is...

Thanks Misterhelpful,I`ve thought about that myself, Might give it a go.Lidl were doing a plastic work / Papering table a few weeks back,it looked good,but in The end I didn`t bother. :? :cry: Lewis Doubtfire

Morning members,I`m new here,just signed up. For awhile now I`ve thought about making my own pasting / adhesive wallpaper table that `doubles`up as a general purpose work bench also.Has anyone else done this? The paste tables at decorators merchants and say B @ Q these days are in my view...