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Madrab Thanks for that. This is the cement I used. I kind of presumed that it was the correct one as it was by the same company? I shall look at what you suggested!

Thanks Hugh the drainage system copes ok with the flow, my only problem is with the leak

Hi All I am having problems with my downpipe leaking. I suspect that its because I am connecting things in the wrong way but Thought I would ask. Very old house and the guttering downpipe went straight into a water butt and the overflow went into the drain, The waste from the kitchen came from...

thanks for the reply, but even on the instructions it says clean off excess but doesnt say with what.

Hi all just about to do some downpipe work using pipe cement. It says to clean off any excess, what should I use ( and to clean off any dried bits I missed? White spirit, acetone, petrol, meths ( add some oranges juice and thats a helluva coctail! Thanks in advance

Thanks for the replies. Ended up trimming a few inches off the bottom and it opens into the neighbours garden

Thanks for the replies, Yes its a gate between two gardens, I cant really mount it higher or really dig out their garden. Trimming the bottom of the gate is a good idea though. In an ideal world I would like the gate to open onto our garden as opposed to theirs but I suspect thats not really...

Hi all I wonder if you can help. I have swapped out a picket fence in our garden ( nice face in our garden) And just gone to put a gate in between two of the panels ( again nice side facing us) Put the hinges on the back of the post and the back of the gate. of course it will only open into...

So final(ish update) I bought a 796p1 brand new and two days ago received the impact driver, saw and SDS each complete with a 3ah battery. All looked very slightly used but no scratches etc. Batteries were dead- no worries, checked the were all working with the 5ah. They were. All good Went to...

Many thanks big all, that was my thinking- I will have the sds and also mains powered drill so my thinking was a 796 p1 kit so I have a good 5ah battery as I am unsure what I got with the auction site.

So it turns out I have won the following DEWALT DCF787N-SFXJ plus battery, DCH033 SDS drill plus battery and DSC 391 saw and battery. So I am kind of committed to Dewalt now. The last thing ( and most important one) I need is drill driver. Torn between the DCD 796 drill or the DCD 996 drill. I...

The auction site is uk based - its a proper auction house. The prices were not bad- cheap enough to make it worthwhile. Oh I definitely agree about it being 2 good to be true. still I had some fun wasting his time lol. I think I will end up buying from amazon in the end as they seem to be...

Well it was a facebook scam, which fun as it was didnt help me at all And the auction site was a waste of timeas even though i was the winning bidder the auction just ended without me being the winner. ( and no bid sniping is allowed so it wasnt that) back to the drawing board

Thanks for all the replies. I have seen a load of dewalt stuff on an auction site (proper auctions not ebay) from a shop that has gone bust so will have a look at those. But I have also seen this for sale on facebook DeWALT DCKTS781D2M1 20V MAX Cordless Li-Ion 7 Tool Combo Kit which is very...

Thanks for all the replies. I am leaning towards the Dewalt system as they have loads of optional tools ( I know that makita do as well) Thinking of the DCD 796 drill or the DCD 996 drill- not really sure that the 996 is worth the extra money though for what i need? Then the DCS 931 circular...

Thanks for the heads up, God there are so many choices

Thanks for all the replies and sorry for not replying earlier ( I didnt get/see the alerts) Some really detailed info there. Looking at the replies I think I would downgrade my usuage to DIY. For instance the most common use for the saw would be cutting up pallets for kindling. The drill/driver...

Thanks for that. I am more interested in whether for a diy use ( generally one tool at a time) 12v would suffice? Are the 18v more powerful than the 12v or do they just last longer? Also is it worth paying the extra for brushless?

Hi all My trusty 10.8v makita set is giving up the ghost after about 10years so its time for a replacement. I class myself as heavy use diy and ideally want a system where I can add tools as and when I need them. To start with I want a combi drill driver and probably a circular saw. Not...