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It is financially viable, but I just don't know whether it's sensible. I don't see the advantage of those more expensive bolts if paint or some sort of waxy oil is a cheaper alternative. I've not heard of xdw22 before, but if, as Deluks suggests, the bolts are going to outlive the deck even if...

External-grade coach bolts are pretty expensive. I was wondering why I can't just use cheaper rust-prone coach bolts, and paint them after tightening into place? In the unlikely event of having to remove them, I suppose paint stripper could be used to enable loosening of the bolt? They're for...

I'm still awaiting delivery of my impact driver. Today someone mentioned dipping the screws in washing up liquid before driving them in... anyone else heard of that?

Ahh, very clever. Would you use percussion for the pilot hole or not (maybe start with percussion and switch off in proximity to exit)? The wall I was drilling through was 240 mm thick, but, since I was drilling at an angle, and because the drill couldn't approach the hole (it's body touched...

I was drilling a weephole :'( in the garden wall using a borrowed SDS drill and suffered my first breakout. Research has yielded the term 'breakout' and that it can be avoided by drilling from both sides but drilling from both sides isn't really practical, in this case at least. Would it also...

I've noticed for quite some time that B&Q is generally (although not absolutely always) more expensive than other options. I always use Google Shopping to compare prices across multiple shops. Wilkinsons sell tools and hardware which is perfectly good for many DIY purposes but Screwfix...

Thanks for the tips, Conny :) Are you sure? When I first posted my configuration, I was told to increase the pad density, which is what I did (though I notice, looking back at the thread, that I didn't say that I'd modified my design in that respect).

Hmm.. thanks for the heads-up on the Bosch 10.8 V. I'm not really a fan of battery-powered tools in any case; I have no problems using my extension lead and I don't have to worry about running out of charge or battery degradation. Having looked into the available projects though, there are...

I have a cheap Draper electric drill which is fine for some purposes but not for driving these screws into deck joists (the speed control is too clumsy, being based largely on trigger pressure). Since it's just for DIY, I looked towards Ryobi's tools and saw this 24-setting clutch drill on...

Here is my DIY disaster-in-progress. I've undertaken to build a floating deck on the uneven concrete in our yard. As was previously suggested, I've tried to prepare supports from bricks on mortar. I cannot overstate the difficulty and frustration of trying to level two bricks at the same...

You can also get some moss killer and apply that after cleaning with a powerwasher or in lieu of a powerwasher, to prevent regrowth.

I used type N mortar, as described by this website.

I want to fix bricks to uneven concrete to provide support for a floating deck. What recipe can I use for such an application? I want it to be pretty thin in some areas, and pretty thick in others. I suppose I'll have to keep making a little at a time to stop it from setting before I've used it :/

I want to use the strap to make a bracket for dynamos on my calliper brakes. Will I have trouble bending 2.5mm strap into the right shape? I want it to be flexible after fitting but elastic so it springs back (the dynamos should touch down a little before the brakes so there is an option to slow...

I need some metal strips with holes in, like those below, but I don't know what they're called so I don't know what to search for. To find those, I searched for Mecanno, but I don't know how thick Mecanno steel is.

Thanks very much for the pro tips :)

I want to cut a ~54mm hole in 5mm thick steel plate. Can an 8%-cobalt bi-metal holesaw do this?

Thank you. Can I use a rotostop SDS drill to chisel away the old render or is that likely to damage the wall?

Okay, thanks; I'll do just that. Should I use the same 4:1:1 and 5:1:1 (sharp sand to cement to hydrated lime powder) for the scratch coat and top coat as usual? The bricks have the texture of sandstone? Incidentally, the sand contains lots of small stones, and when I'm smoothing out an area...

Apparently, I can just fill the holes with the scratch coat, so it doesn't really matter.