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It looked like that after the first hole! I'm not surprised that it isn't making much progress to be honest! Dave

Not with my bricks or lintel it wouldn't! I appreciate it when folks take the time to reply, but honestly, I am NOT going to buy an SDS drill just to drill 4-and-a-half holes for wall plugs. Hence what I said in my OP. The drill is a DeWalt DCD995 with fully-charged 4Ah battery. No idea...

Hellofolks Posted this in the "Building" section - don't know if 'Tools & MAterials" is more appropriate. Anyhow... Trying to drill a 6mm dia 30mm deep hole (for a wall plug) into a concrete lintel - and not having much joy to be honest. I've managed to completely drill one hole (out of six)...

Err... not to my knowledge. Sadly, I didn't take any pictures when J. Wayne & Co were busy "working". I think it may have done (can't remember now) Was that a thing in the mid-1950's when this house was built? There is a basement original to the house with several rooms but evidently no...

That's useful information, thanks. All I need is a 'temporary repair' to last until 3rd Jan when the roof is booked in to be done. XRD

Bump! Anyone? Dave

Well,I had a look at both the Timeguard LED PRO 10B floodlight and the dedicated PIR - the Timeguard LED PRO SLB and it looks very straightforward and offers what I Wanted. However, LEDBulbs.co.uk have both of these in stock (floodlight and PIR) and together with free delivery, they come to...

Many thanks Grinch Is this the stuff - Bostik Flashband ? ... and this - Bostik Flashband Primer ?? or is there someting better? XRD

So, Some roofers re-roofed our flat roof some 30 months ago. They removed a felt roof (which had done close to 20 year's service) with an (allegedly) Firestone EDPM rubber roof (turns out it isn't Firestone but something similar). 20th October, Storm Babet happens and the roof leaks. Not the...

err... I AM the OP! XRD

That's not the same LED floodlight. This is a link to the correct documentation - look at page 5 (labelled '4' as they don't count the cover as page 1) under'ConnectionDiagram' It shows that there is a switched live output - but I think you need the plug-in PIR in order for that to be...

Yes, exactly! Sadly, that doesn't work for me as I am in Yorkshire and there isn't a TLC branch north of Birmingham! I did find this however (Timeguard LED PRO 10B) but it seems like it needs an additional (plug-in) PIR to do what I want it to do >> link here Luckily, there are two CEF...

So, title says it all really. I had a halogen security floodlight with an integrated PIR. The mains feed ran into the PIR and there was a switched live accessible (it went to the floodlight), so I ran a further cable from this light to another non-sensor light, such that when the PIR switched...

An update ... Bathroom is now fully-installed (no thanks to Wickes i might add). However, Wickes gave us a full refund & compensation & left the bath, sink, cupboard, WC and vanity units. Took a guy recommended to us by a friend just over day to sort everything out. Ref posts #2, #50, #58 -...

Indeed yes. However, much as it pains me, Wickes are not to blame for the shower being so high. Quite why my daughter didn't have it lowered (so that her two young children would be able to use it in future - they are currently 5 & 7) is beyond me. I would have both (a) had it lowered and (b)...

Well, it is! (just to add some sparkle to the party) I much prefer soldered fittings (kinda bullet-proof really) and compression fittings after that (at least you can nip them up tighter if weeping or take them off and re-do if necessary). I'm not a fan of these push-fittings at all. If they...

Okay - but what about the second picture where the leg isn't fully supported by the timber? In other words, neither end of the bath is supported properly. Is it also acceptable to use the customer's own materials without asking (it clearly isn't a new piece of timber). Also, the long side...

I've had a reply from Customer Relations and they seem to think that supporting the bath on timber baulks (see post #2 this thread and reproduced below) is somehow acceptable. They are saying that the dry fit states that they use existing suitable pipework. They also say that they had...

UPDATE: Nothing from Wickes Customer Relations (48hrs since "I'll get back to you shortly"). Made initial contact with my local BBC Radio station and three local newspapers to see if they would be interested in the story. No real details divulged yet as I'm hoping (some may say vainly) that...

Thanks for that link to David Wood. I have already emailed him which has gotten Customer Relations involved. They seem to move at glacial speed however. Just posted an anonymous compaint on their Twitter feed and replied to their brush-off response. XRD