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I found a combination of an angle grinder then a multi tool with a tile blade worked for cutting through my clay pipes The problem I had was access to cut the lower edge of the pipe safely with the grinder. The multi tool was slower but safer. Eta if your using the bend at the gully get a...

Why can I see the screws on the dry verge? Should it not be fitted bottom up, hiding the screws?

I don't get what you mean about a "flat bottom" of a foundation. Surely that's the bit in the ground?

Hi and thanks for reading and any advice is appreciated. I replaced a broken clay drain in my garden and reworked other botched bits. I had to remove the step outside the garage to do this. I mixed 5:1 sharp sand and cement with a dose of waterproofer (it's what we had at the time). Should I...

Aldi are selling breakers for 100 at the moment

Hi Steve, That's what I thought from what I can find on here and other places. He wanted it set hard he said. It has set rock hard now so if the scratch don't stick and it blows he will be doing it again. I asked him why he wanted me to do the prep work and he answered that I wanted to save...

Hi, Long story short, I'm having my house render redone and to save money I'm knocking off the old stuff. Easy job as it's 50 yrs old. It's left behind a dusty surface which seems to be part of the origional scratch coat. The guys who is doing the render wants me to paint it with neat sbr...

Does look as if the soffit runs in as you go further back in the photo

The screw I extracted was a machine screw, achieved by using an aldi extractor set. I just used lots of pressure with my drill on a very slow speed in reverse. I had 3 to remove, two came out using this technique. The one I tried to drill first snapped. Good luck. Graeme Eta I did buy a set...

I used something not too dissimilar to these. http://www.screwfix.com/p/screw-extractor-5-piece-set/18643 It worked so worth a punt at four quid Graeme

What's the point of using a breather membrane if your going to use a sarking board of ply? How is moisture going to get out? I'm no expert but it's one or the other IMO Graeme

Don't get me wrong my saw is great and very useful. Running a chainsaw without the proper stuff is like using a table saw or angle grinder without the guard. All 3 I rate as the most dangerous (but useful) tools I own. If you don't respect them eventually you will pay for it! Graeme

I lined the inside of mine with dot and dab cement board and it's survived 2 yrs no probs. hardiebacker took paint no probs and I just caulked the edges. Graeme

I cut down a conifer tree (big one) and logged it the other day. Advertised it on freecycle. A person who had just had a wood burner installed came round and took it. She walked past my wood store at the time and didn't even blink. If it were me I would have really though "why does he not want...

I'm sure I seen these recommended before https://www.twistfix.co.uk/flat-roof-insulation-fixings-galvanised?uilang=1&povList=3073&gclid=CNHG-cXK0ssCFe8W0wodLqUBuQ Graeme

Why not eat some weetabix and buy a cheap bow saw from asda or the likes. Saves you buying chainsaw ppe and I wouldn't use a saw without trousers at the least Graeme

Hi, Make them aware you are tps registered. Tell them never to call this number again otherwise you will report them to offcom. Hang up That usually works, although I have reported 2 firms which funnily enough stopped phoning me. I have lots of fun like johnD with the foreign ones as there is...

Hi, Yes the fascia is the board behind the guttering. It looks like wood which needs painted. Eventually it will fail and the guttering could come loose. Yes the ridge tiles are the ones at the apex of the roof. They are held on by mortar that looks weathered. Eventually it will fail and the...