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thanks for the reply - do you mean yes it is normal or yes i should take it back - don't want to make a fool of myself in the shop!!! Eddy

Just bought one of these and i haven't had a chance to try it out yet, but when i release the trigger there is a bright flash from the back of the drill where the vents are - is this normal or shall i take it back? Thanks Eddy

ree - no i don't think that is damp. I have been advised that a membrane might be a good idea as chimney breasts are quite prone to rising damp. The idea is that the recess in the chimney will house a cooker. The depth of the recess is about 550mm so i am going to stud and plasterboard so that...

Thanks for the response foxhole. So i would drill holes into the walls (600mm centres vertically) brtween the fllor and the ceiling, then screw uprights against the wall with timber packing behind main upright so that it is plumb, then fix noggins between? Or would i screw and fix the top and...

Hi everyone. This ight be areal newbie question....i have recently taken off the old plaster from a chimney breast in what is going to be the kitchn, the walls are exposed and need to be boarded. Inside the chimney is not 600mm deep so i need to batten the face of the breast to create a nice...

Thanks @Robbie uk - i we did another coat of the paint and although still a tiny bit patchy - i think due to our painting skills, it looks passable. In the future we will be either; mist coat of thinned white emulsion. whole new skim or lining paper before we paint - and we may even invest in...

Thanks @emilybronte

May i but into this thread and ask what you mean by 'size'? Eddy

@Robbie uk - so you think that i should thin down my paint and go over the whole area again, excluding the edges? - by thinning do you mean with water? @emilybronte - no, i didn't do the skirting/woodwork with the same paint as the walls! i meant along the edge of the walls with a brush to be neat.

Thanks Robbie uk. At the risk of sounding like a skint-flint, will another coat just go the same way? Down one side of the door (where there wasn't enough room for the roller) i did it all with a brush and this bit seems ok and even. I am torn whether to do the whole walls again or just try...

Hi, i am renovating a 1900's terraced house, many original features and finishes etc. we have stripped the woodchip off the walls in one of the bedrooms, revealed the original (i beleive) plaster underneath. in our haste for getting done we decided to paint straight onto it - probably the first...

Top hung double glazed window - stuck on the left bottom corner, free on the right bottom corner. I have taken the beading off but i cannot get the double glazed unit out - any ideas??? I have a guy come round before i started and he quoted me £120 to replace the mechanism - does this seem a...

Thank you to all who replied. i think i am going to buy both drills - keep the bosch for nice jobs as Danturboc says and use the cheapo corded drill for mixing skim :) Another job that is coming up in the future is fixing a sink outlet pipe through an external wall - might need another drill...

Great, thanks for the replies. Just wondering whether anyone could tell me if the originally posted drills would be good enough... The Bosch for mixing and general use... http://www.diy.com/departments/bosch-cordless-18v-li-ion-combi-drill-2-batteries-psb-1800/849504_BQ.prd OR The Energer...

Thanks gregers - what is the spec of your bosch blue and did you look at the bosch on the link to see whether you think that would be adequate??

My other option is to get the bosch for general use and this.... http://www.screwfix.com/p/energer-enb463drl-710w-percussion-drill-230-240v/99423 for mixing....do you think that would be a good option?

Damn! that sounds like good value - wish i had seen it!

I am new to plastering and indeed DIY! i am thinking of buying a drill for general DIY and i am also going too undertake some skimming....could i please have some advice on whether this drill...

designer a kick up the arse i think! i guess he wanted to show a good pitch and a standard door but didn't think about the actual structure / construction of it! Thanks Again

I am in the process of building a mono-pitch roof extension - to get a 17.5 degree pitch and enough space (150mm) below first floor windows and a 2100mm head height of patio doors i am struggling to get a lintel to fit in - how much can i notch a rafter? the opening size is 3.5m so a fairly...