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Firstly I'm not a plumber,but I do a bit of plumbing when I fit kitchens/bathrooms etc. Right. My sister-in-law phoned in desperation, her heating wasn't working properly and she had no hot water. BG had come and said there was c**p in the system and will need to be flushed, and they dont do...

The trouble with the word Handyman is it implies that he's unable to do a trade and is relegated to odd jobs that the trades can't be bothered with. I prefer multi trade. I'm sure there's lots of useless handymen out there, but I know there are loads of rough as f*** over priced trades people...

This is a tricky one, If you have the type of shelf where the attaching points are adjustable try to hit the studwork with your screws(easier said than done) If you screw into laths the screw should hold , if you miss the lath you'll need to use those spiral plasterboard type fixings, It also...

Those Bass's do look pretty classy. If your not too fashion conscious the Ikea blue bag at 25p is pretty useful, I've got a van full of 'em

Thanks Hi-spec. Is there anything I should lookout for or avoid, I've seen a Triton dove, I think .at the merchants for £60 , any good?

I need to replace my shower , at the moment I have a 9.5 kw electric shower. i'm looking to get the best shower to suite the system . Hot water is supplied by an ariston microgenus 27 mffi , the cold is mains. I wondered if a thermostatic type shower would be better than an electric shower or...

The last time I fitted a kitchen I used a length of copper pipe that was lying around, It turned out to have a load of dirt in it and a small stone got stuck in the tap. it took me a couple of hours to get it out. I was trying to save the customer money.I've learnt my lesson now.

don't be tempted by b&qs own brand cordless, I borrowed my old mans the other day because my charger had broken down. even tho it looked like a drill, it didn't work anything like a drill should. If you've got £50-£70 go for corded, if you've got £100 get ryobi, or £250 milwaukee

I tried to paint wet plaster once. it looked ok initially but in the morning the paint had run off the wall. it's just not worth it.

Thanks for the information hi spec. and the quick reply. Cheers.

Hi, I have a 110mm waste running from the toilet to a vertical soil pipe (inside the house) . Is there any reason I cannot plumb a 35mm waste from a basin into the 110mm wc pipe that runs horizontal-ish , and underneath the basin. using a strap on boss. thanks.

The new milwaukee lithium batteries will fit your loc-tor, but you'll need a new charger. I heard makita have not made their lithium batteries compatable with their older tools. which may have peeved some of their customers.

Thanks for the quick replies fellas. Leadloc it is then. Cheers.

I need to connect a lead supply 22mm (approx.) to 15mm copper pipe. Can I use a compression fitting for the lead. Thanks

I've paid as much as £25 a box in the past. about £18 normally these days. If my sums are right the B&Q stuff would work out at £17.80 a box(normal size tubes) which is pretty good value I suppose.

Only £15 a box. Bargain! At least that's what I thought until I opened the box and found they were smaller tubes than normal. Sneaky B&Q so'n'so s

Yes . As noseall says, a top quality trowel, the rest can be cheapies, hawk, buckets, whisk, drill, table for spot, etc. Good Luck

Also this. gets used for everything, sometimes I even stand on it.

At the moment I use this . I bought it cheap with the sole intention of selling it on e-bay but I started using it , and now I use it all the time . not sure I'd buy one at normal price tho'

just seen the gold trowel link, for the correct way to wear in a trowel. I just rubbed mine on a breeze block wall. it done the trick.