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Luckily only mud so far!

I was doing some concreting and it filled up with sand/sludge so I cleared that out but the water was still hardly draining out of it so I thought while I am there I'll try to clear it properly.

The access road at the back of my house has a drain about 8" square, the bottom goes off in one direction but if I put my hand there the pipe/drain goes up again as if it were a U bend but it gets narrower and narrower after the bend and as far as I can feel it is sealed (by the ceramic) so...

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To build a garage wall would using these do OK? Dense Standard 7 Newton Concrete Block Grey 100mm If not what do I need? And any thoughts what mortar would be best - I'm not bothered about color or anything. Thanks

Bought a Bosch 'Turbo tough' 14v combi drill off ebay. Got it about 1/2 price less than £100 and batteries are 2.6Ah. Was using it sunday and it seems very good, the body is a lot heavier than the Argos jobbie which is bad when using it but good for quality/durability I guess. All the...

I'm thinking that dewalt is not worth £200 probably closer to the £100 it's on *sale* for so probably not a bargain. Looks like quite a few manufacturers are using NiMh with high capacities 2.5-3Ah I don't think the self-discharge is as much of a problem as i originally thought. My...

I'm currently using a Argos (challenge) 18v drill - 2 batteries, 2 speed, hammer, 1.5Ah NICad batteries. The batteries have given out after 2 years - just not lasting as long as they should. I would guess I recharge/use them about twice a week each on average. That's only about 200...

I tried to route the edges on some 16mm chipboard (loft boarding) panels so there was 4 lengths of 4 foot to do. After 1 length it was taking longer and I examined the bit (which came free with the router) and it had burn marks and the cutting edge was worn (visibly) I'm guessing the...

thanks - wish I had this answer earlier before I cracked one of the panes!

Pressure on a patio door lets say the area is 2m x 1m = 2m squared Atmospheric pressure is 100000pascals (same as 1 bar, 14.5psi) And pressure = force/area so force = pressure x area So force = 100000(pa) x 2m^2 Force = 20,000kg or 20 tonnes pressing on the glass (evenly distributed)...

A vacuum would crack/shatter the glass as the pressure differential acting on a sheet of glass would be enormous - I'd suspect even steel of the same thickness would bend with that much pressure on it! Argon gas is only been used recently but U values are little different to air. Air is a...

Just because of security? I would prefer one to let lots of light in... and insulate.. and last a long time... I do realise a polycarb roof if not very secure but I'd prefer to have a nicely lit area to work in (when it's daylight) rather than have a mega security roof and use security...

Yes the cracked unit will have to come out I have another 10 that need replacement or repair. I was thinking if I could work out a method to 'fix' them I'd prefer to do that every 5 years than replace all the double glazing every 10 years...

For the hot air - with some old units I dries out the crystals by putting them in the oven - you could tell they dried out as they changed color I think simply they get hot and water evaporates quickly from something hot - I would be trying to apply the same principle with blowing hot air into...

Fitted loads but repaired how many? For long/short term i guess it depends on if the 'leak' that allows the moisture in is really getting worse or if it just leaks a constant amount from new. The windows misting up is not usually from a large sudden leak but rather from a very small leak -...

Only a few modern and (more expensive) DG units have argon gas most I believe juat have......air. Argon has only a small effect on thermal efficiency - K Glass has a much bigger effect. If I really wanted to I could push argon through the units from my welder's gas supply (don't worry...

No why do you think that? Some-one already mentioned profecssional companies repair double glazing probably with a method similar to this.

Or more possibly is leaks a small amount or air in/out and traps moisture gradually over 5-10 years and when the silicone? crystals around the edge absorb all the water they can take then the moisture builds up inside...

There is 2" to cut and I found a large diameter (30mm I think) straight cutter on ebay so would need 2 passes which should be faster than cutting and sanding to get the equivelent finish though I do think I would have that problem that as I cut material away there is nothing left to properly...