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As it happens a lot of Chinese stuff is pretty good these days. I have a Lorus watch which is now approaching 20 years of age. When I opened it last week to put a new battery in, printed on the inside of the back it says made in PRC.

Sikens is definitely good stuff IMO but why not use something which is designed for exterior use from day one, i.e. yacht varnish.

I have used a Wickes 18v drill for several years now so it seems to be very reliable and considerably cheaper than a Makita where you are paying for the name.

Just to let folks know the outcome: Unscrewed the light fitting from the wall and there inside it was an "Eaglerise" circular transfomer (to supply the old style halogen lamps. Used my multimeter and discovered that the cables from the wall were a live supply at 240v but cables from the...

Thanks to gents who have replied so far I understand the advantages of LEDs very well and the other (working) wall lamp already has a two of the three "branches" fitted with G4 LED's quite successfully. The non working wall lamp however has all G4 halogens none of which have "blown" filaments as...

I am not a complete dunce with electrics but 12v lighting is still a mystery to me. I have two 12v wall lights both controlled by the same dimmer switch but one has just stopped lighting. I examined the G4 lamps carefully and all appear to be intact so I am wondering if the light fittings which...

I would now add a further tip after more recent experience and closer examination of the kit:- 1. They didn't leak when they were first installed did they? 2. So what has changed with the passage of time? Well in our case a slow but steady accumulation of herring gull poop and other detritus...

I hear you my friend but will it do the job you want which is of course to exclude draughts of cold air I presume? If it will then use it eh? I have in the past found all kinds of plastic items which are "not the same" but still did the job so NP.

I have put fresh gaskets in some of my UPVC d/glazing no problem - got them from ebay where some of the traders offer dozens of different profiles, just go there and type UPVC gaskets in the search box.

Just experience from my several homes over the years (I am not a plumber):- At 22 years I think you have had your moneys' worth. When moving in to current property three years ago, solicitor warned me that boiler was 17 years old. I wasn't bothered because I wanted the house anyway and exactly...

Had a similar problem a couple of years ago and used Wickes Plaster Skim successfully. - £3/kgm

Seeing as I have no intention of damaging other folk or their property except perhaps by accident in my car which of course is insured anyway, I don't see the point and it's still a waste of money for most people because they do whatever they can not to pay.

Had the same problem a few years ago so I got some fire proof cement from one of those shops to replaster the back and then fitted a colourful marble surround and hearth. Not cheap of course but looks an absolute treat when finished.

My guess is if you can't see any screws it's just a push fit and a good yank will get it off but there is a web site here where Paul has loads of vids and tips to solve appliance problems:- https://www.how-to-repair.com/help/contact-us/

Unfortunately most folk don't realise that insurance companies are some of the biggest rascals on earth and will do almost anything to get even more money out of you. I decided twenty years ago to not buy "home" insurance anymore as I no longer had a mortgage but to make sure I always had £10k...

If the timber is soft when you press something like your thumbnail into dry rot may already have got started. NB so called dry rot which is fungal requires the wood moisture to be above 20% for a long period the fungal filaments which destroy the timber fibres need the moisture in order to grow...

Hopefully you are familiar with electric steamers - they make the job a lot easier in my experience.

I agree with foxhole all of my many kitchens over the years have always been "floored" with tiles or vinyl. You have to realise that laminate is really just thick dense cardboard with a plastic coating and soon deteriorates if it gets damp. I agree with others that the floor and possibly the...

Concrete always cracks eventually in my experience not that it matters for a shed base I suppose.