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Thank you BethesdaSlate for tracing and mending the above leak promptly, efficiently and at a reasonable price. An extremely neat leading job; am particularly impressed with the ventilation system added to allow the damaged area to dry out. Peter

Hi: has anyone found a way of removing burned on soot from inside a red brick fireplace, short of grinding or sandblasting. Surely there's a solvent out there somewhere. Hydrochloric acid brick cleaner doesn't work too well. Ebay offers several products such as 'Calfire', 'Hotspot', and...

Hi: has anyone found a way of removing burned on soot from inside a red brick fireplace, short of grinding or sandblasting. Surely there's a solvent out there somewhere. Hydrochloric acid brick cleaner doesn't work too well. Ebay offers several products such as 'Calfire', 'Hotspot', and...

Thank you Red Herring and Woody. Am happy with the lintel issue and will check the 9" pillar thing. I know it's tiresome when people who ask for advice don't seem to accept it but just bare with me on the final question. Woody, you say the foundation is not an issue when making a 7'...

Hello: I would like to widen the aperture, presently a window, in a 9” solid, lime mortar, red brick wall, from 3ft to about 7ft to make a doorway. The aperture will be extended in one direction only towards the corner of the building leaving about 9” of wall at the corner upon which to support...

Oriental copies. According to the telly the chinese employ 20 million, think they said, political prisoners to help turn out my washing machine, compacter plate, etc etc. I suppose that means I'm benefitting from slave labour. I use a Makita 1800 watt saw. Presumably set up, without an oil...

Yes, Thanks John. Sounds convincing particularly when combined with the following 2 things I was unaware of: Am told that Stihl add a substance that provides Rheopecty. The property of a liquid to increase viscosity under stress(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheopecty) and that my saw lacks an...

He says the leak is my responsibility. The guarantee, though we have a written quote, is verbal and he is not as far as I know a member of a recognized trade etc. We chose the roofer mainly because he was reccomended by a convincing sorce in a position of impartial authority. I don't want to...

Yes, thanks. See what you mean. A 2.4 horsepower machine would be a bit of a let down if he's used to more like 6hp. Perhaps I took you too literally when you described the Hulk as useless. Though the engine is half the size so is the plate which means at least twice as many passes to...

Thanks, Woody, that's really useful. When you say 'invite the roofer to accept...' presumably I could send the roofer an email with words to this effect? 'The findings of an independent surveyor'. Any ideas on how to find such a surveyor? I have contacted a couple of building surveyors...

Interesting. Tell me about your experiences with this Evolution Hulk, r896neo, please.

We had our roof reslated about three years ago. 12k it cost with a ten year guarantee. Water has seeped in via both chimneys ever since. We gave it about 2 years for the original dampness from the old roof to dry out but it got worse. We got him back about 6 months and he says he replaced the...

Thanks, Stivino, maybe I will send Stihl a wee sample (notice I don't take the **** like that other nasty man) and maybe, Deluks, I’ll end up using free old engine oil which, apart from the odd microscopic grains of metal, sounds similar to SynthPlus. But is it supposed to be, John: you seem...

Yes, quite agree. Have been looking for other methods too. Found this US-550 PRO UNIVERSAL SHARPENER that does router cutters too but it's outrageously expensive. Seems simple enough though. Let me know if you find a better method.

I bought a Hulk Evolution compacter plate. Apart from preferring to go backwards - think it's Chinese - and flatten the operator it does the job and has paid for itself compared to the hire charge. And the convenience too - for those small jobs you wouldn't bother hiring a machine for.

Hello: has anyone used Stihl SynthPlus chainsaw oil? I bought 5ltr from Ebay, about £20. It has the viscosity of used engine oil, no apparant anti-fling properties and, presumably as a result, doesn't last long compared to the gooey stuff I'm used to. Stihl says the serial number is genuine...