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Thanks for this - searched for your recommendation on rawl plug ... https://www.screwfix.com/p/rawlplug-plastic-plugs-7mm-100-pack/26338 Screws - there are quite a lot of different types. As they are going into te plugs, and from this post below, can i assume wood screws will be fine...

I have a coat rack , ie a chunky-ish strip of wood about 24 inches long, 2 inches high and around 0.5 inches thick. It has four hooks on it. There are two metal vertical strips behind it a few inches from each end, each with a hole shaped like a circle with a smaller bit on the top ( kind of...

Hi, I'm thinking of buying a Yale No 1 Night Latch - used them for years, Brotish Kitemarked, and they look and feel pretty damn solid to me. I see that Banham are quite popular but also very expensive. Avocet are also premium keys. And Im sure theres lots more. My question is, is the Yale #1...

Not sure if it is a wolf sapphire, just says Wolf, I think it's red, Made in England (whew! how old is that?) ... I should photograph it and stick it on here to show you guys. I used the Wolf to drill holes into wall (brick) to hang up a coat hook rack ... something my cordless hammer drill...

On the subject of drills drills drills, I'm also in the market for a corded drill. This is for general purpose home DIY - drilling holes in to brick walls is probably the most I'll do. I'm half inclined to just go for Bosch green. Saw this ...

cool, thanks v much

ok cool, thanks guys... But is that true though? 10.8 v blue bosch (i assume this means 12v) is nearly as good as usual 18 volters (apart from speed of course, but im not in a race ) ? impressive

Looking for something quite light , plenty of oomph and reliability. Good batteries, good battery charger etc. Has to be reasonably light - I'm not the strongest bloke in the world. This is for general diy - occasional drilling into walls, that sort of thing. I'm assuming 18v is the one to aim...

I'm pulling your leg ofc hehehe he :roll:

huh? Too late mate! Found a quiet spot near my local park - I used lighter fuel though

Perhaps it is mousepiss! Not a bad idea! Is there anything I should do first before applying the gloss? perhaps scrubbing it with bleach first, then some undercoat or something? What kind of gloss? We did actually try painting it too - on the outside! one of the drawers got stuck! oh dear!! haha

hahaha .. hmm paraffin and match, so crazy it "might just work". Yeh it might be time to try to maybe ebay it.

OK thanks all; The model I ordered was Euro Trio Closed couple, at 369 from bathstore. So I don't think this is cheap personally but maybe its about right for a reasonable toilet. @squeaky think I tried holding it down, yes - but there you go, you do it so often you don't even notice...

Hi, My girlfriend recently bought some second hand furniture: a chest of drawers, and a small bedside unit. These items are probably around thirty or forty years old, made form that darkish wood, and they smell. Hard to describe the smell, but its like that dingyish, dampyish, old, stale...

Not sure if this is the correct forum for this sort of thing! Without wanting to sound like Alan Partridge either ... Bought a new bathroom from a major high street chain , ie shower, tub, toilet, basin. The old toilet used to flush everything in one flush - this one doesn't. Leaves...

Thanks mate!

Well, the locksmith is a good guy, had a look at the lock, said that ERA was crap - ( he might well be right, I found another blog talking about the very thing Im suffering from - the need to slam the door hard because the springy bit that goes in and out isnt angled sharp enough to give, and in...

Yes, thats the one. I know. I dont know what came over me - I'm usually hot on this sort of things. :-s

Anyone offer any advice on this? Thanks.

Hi Guys, We recently got a locksmith to change the nightlatch on our door. He fitted an ERA night latch, BS standard, charged about 110 for the latch and 90 for labour (so about 200 in all). I dont know what came over me, Im usually shrewd enough to check prices on the net for the latch, and do...