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Hi, 1) Boiler + Tv approx 4m apart. 2) Its a gas boiler but no idea what type coax. 3) would a surge protector socket stop this spike, if it is a spike. Thanks so far

Every time boiler refires up it happens. Obviously due to the ignition (Oh bloody well is It smartass) If its something else do tell. Can I stop it, at the tv plus socket with a suppressor or sumfink like old car radios (yes I'm that old) Or do I have to get a Corgi ish man to sort my...

Bust my trusty corded drill Chuck but managed to get it off fairly easy. Thought I'd swap it for a good chuck off one of my many knackerd cordless drills in my collection but cant get a chuck off any. Do they come off or is there a trick I should know. Cant be buying new at this time of...

Remember your finished ground level should be 150mm below damp.

Yes, take it to your local tip. After you've soaked it through with a hose and dismantled it wearing a mask.

Unfortunately the bricky lays a full flat mortar bed. Which would be almost fine for a pack of identical sized, true, square, bricks. But bricks are bendy, lumpy, bumpy, stumpy etc We need peaked, grooved mortar to make up these deviations and to key into the frog or perforations in the...

Hi Steve, Given that you have you only just smelt the damp even though you have lived here for some time it could well be the recent neighbour downpipe addition, either a bad connection or some overflow? Your timbers and brickwork do look in remarkably good, dry, rot free condition which...

If the metal is rusty, then this is reason that part of the post has flaked off. The rust has expanded the metal and "blown" the concrete off. You could do a temporary repair with a strong cement mix but it needs a new post, sorry.

Are you underpinning because of subsidence. Or because you believe the existing foundation is insufficient for the extra storey.

Absolutely fanbloodytastic as ever thanks brickie Just one question, I've got to know Why is the chair leg in a bucket of water?

Only fitted about 6 pairs and always have alignment problems. Firm supply only 2 types of blue packer/spacer I thought the slimmer of the two fitted in the space between the beading ridge and frame and the other spans it (sitting on it) providing there is enough clearance around the unit...

Last questions honest What is a brickies brush? Does top'n'tail just mean perps 1st beds last? How many bricks should we be laying (properly) per day? Whats the best saw for cutting breeze block?

If practical Stack the sheets together, pref between 2 sheets of ply then fine metal saw Jig or Circular blade Great for limited run mass production Or if ally is soft, cut single sheets with tailors scissors (longish blades) and flatten out a stack after (hammer/press between wood blocks)

I bought a Marcrist £50 ish was the best I ever had It whistled as it sliced through facing brick/block old paving slabs However Aldi often sell diamond discs at £2.99 which I can heartily recommend Though engineering brick can be a bugger with any discs Cut on wood, as you cut through...

Drains can be built over But you wont want that waste gulley inside your extension You can box the soil pipe in and send the the sink waste into a boss on the soil pipe Though it looks like a cast iron soil in the pic, so might be easier to renew with plastic

Cheers fellas I thought it he was pushin it a bit. I do brew and I also chase the bond through. I did pull him on the perps but he claims its a piece work speed thing Thanks for sorting me out with that one it was bugging me. I hate trying to force a decent amount mortar into empty...

Just started with a brickie who is running me ragged, he expects me to 1) mix mortar + feed 2) feed stack bricks 3) drill + fix crock clips as required 4) stihl saw cut bricks as required 5) stihl saw/chisel to tooth out existing brick as required 6) point up beds and perps (almost never...

You mean 60 deg vertical?

Providing that your sand/stone is fairly dry then chuck a full bucket of water in first. Sounds like you're starting off a bit dry. And Only clean out at the end of the day. Or if your finding it hard just do half mixes, your mixer will like halfs too.