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It looks how it is supposed to look with a bit of character and age to it. You could sand it a little and paint it to reduce water ingress, which will neaten it a bit. What does she want it to look like?

They do often allow you to get get better alignment if the screw is near a corner, you can get the driver closer to perpendicular, but no benefit if there are no obstructions. I expect YouTubers use them so it's easier to film. Less likely that the tool blocks the job from the camera.

I'm considering building a small, enclosed porch and am working through the planning considerations. The first issue is the size. We currently have a front door which is recessed into the house front wall by about 600mm. This recess has a sliding door as a later addition which we will remove if...

I have a very similar issue. I've made up a length of 40mm plastic waste pipe with a couple of elbows that attaches to a Henry hoover. Hook it into the gutter and move along. Sucks them up well when it's dry. Not brilliant when they are soggy but still picks up quite a bit. There are commercial...

You can build it but at that size it would need building regs approval. 15m2 is the limit to build without building regs, or 30m2 if it is non combustible. I suspect most people don't bother. The council don't have teams going round checking. The risk is neighbours reporting you.

It's a little 4" blade. It'll still give you a nasty injury so needs caution, careful handling and appropriate PPE. Personally it feels much safer than doing the same job with a folding saw when up a ladder or tree climbing.

I bought a very cheap little one that uses Makita batteries (as I already have some). It's surprisingly good. Chops through branches easily, can be used one handed so great up a ladder or tree climbing. Having good batteries means it lasts well. Only issue is that if you do lots of cuts in a row...

Well it looks like it looked before I leveled it, only now its level.

How did you apply it? It should be put on with a lint free cloth along the grain, left for a short while then the excess removed with a clean cloth. It's always ended up smooth for me so something has gone wrong.

I leveled a bit of mine with a sand, cement, SBR mix. Clean the floor, prime it with a mix of SBR and cement applied with a stiff brush (eg a broom) then apply the mix. I don't keep a car in there so no heavy loads but it's been fine for years.

Any of the building adhesives will do it. That said, I just used silicone, the same stuff I sealed it with. Saves opening two tubes. Its been in place for about ten years now without issue.

I've got the big titan. Was £150 well spent. I bought it for a specific job where it comfortably paid for itself. Its since done loads more jobs for me and friends. Thickest concrete was about 300mm and it went through that OK.

I've used brick acid a few times. Bowl comes out looking like new. Obviously be careful not to get it on anything else, especially yourself, but it doesn't harm the ceramic.

Gravel drives are aweful in an urban location. They shed marbles all over the road making it unsafe especially for cyclists and motorcycles. Can't see a buffer or grid totally stopping the spread onto the road.

Same experience as mrrusty. Neighbour"s builder used a private inspector and got away with all sorts of things that really shouldn't have passed. As a builder I can see the benefit of going private, as a homeowner I'd use the council.

By far the best are the ladders that fold into 3 parts and sit on the hatch but you won't get one to fit a small opening. I'd look to enlarge the hole. Its usually pretty easy, albeit a little messy. Well worth doing.

I've got one of the super cheap mini chainsaws. 100mm blade. It takes makita batteries, which I already have, so no issue with poor quality batteries. The saw is obviously of low quality but it works brilliantly. Cuts through thick branches with ease and is easy to use one handed. Way faster...

No. Its a restriction placed on the whole building. If it is only 2.76m then you are likely to get away with it, though, unless you have annoying neighbours. Or you can do it with planning permission. Not a complicated process

We've go one of the portable gas showers at our off grid place. It works well. Plenty of heat output. It does need to be used in a ventilated space. Not a problem for us as its in an outhouse, but probably not a great long term solution. I have seen them mounted in an external cupboard then...

You'd save a huge amount if time not mowing it, or at least mowing it less. Let some of go a bit more wild. You can mow paths where you walk. Much better for wildlife and less work for you, win-win