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You have linked to the shelf, not the brackets.

I had a large (5x4 metres) garden room installed in 2019 and it came with a large quantity of light grey Sikkens Rubbol Primer Plus and light grey Rubbol Satura topcoat, for me to paint myself. A hell of a job but I did it and four years later it is still looking very good. I did use some...

That flexible hose looks a bit twisted to me. Maybe replace with a longer one?

I used aforesaid 19mm auger bit successfully today with a 6mm pilot hole to drill for the top part of a Euro cylinder lock through a 44mm wooden door which had a void in the centre for the old lock. It's softwood but still took a while as I took it so slowly. I agree with JobAndKnock that the...

Neither of my drills can go anything like as slowly as a hand brace, but using a pilot hole worked for me.

I'd never used an auger bit larger than 12mm until recently. Trying a 19mm one, I found it so powerfully pulling itself into the wood that it overwhelmed both my cordless and my corded drills, both grinding to a halt halfway through. Apart from anything else they were very uncontrollable. I have...

Some years ago I bought an access tower similar to the one you mention, which claimed an upper platform height of up to 4.8 metres - allowing working up to whatever you could reach when standing on that; say 6 or even 7 metres. Certainly enough in theory to allow work up to the roofline of my...

Don't agree that with Makita you are "paying for the name". I have a cordless 14.4V Makita drill/driver and cordless impact driver, and corded circular saw, biscuit jointer, 1/4" router and reciprocating saw and all are excellent. The drill/driver is approaching 20 years old. It came with two...

You have made a wise decision, if I may say so without coming across as patronising. Some people drive themselves batty over "the principle of the thing". I always think, ordure occurs and if clearing it up costs me but not unreasonably, I just take the hit and calm down. Some years ago, for...

Am not a Gas Safe bod at all but have you considered fixing a large piece of 25mm ply to the iffy wall with lots of fixings to make up for the iffiness, leaving a space in the middle for the boiler to be mounted with wood screws? Could be a lot cheaper than getting a brickie in, if indeed you...

Artex...you have my sympathy. I've been using a lot of Leyland Trade acrylic eggshell at own and partner's homes recently and have been very happy with it, but I've only used it on the woodwork. The walls and ceilings have had Dulux Trade Supermatt in white or a couple of retail Dulux matt...

Just doing a refurb on partner's flat and for the first time I've tried scribing rather than mitre-ing the internal corners on the skirting. Results are OK but in my view no better and no worse than mitre-ing (mitring?). Both still need a bit of caulk afterwards. Is that normal or am I just...

London N14 (zone 4), 4 bed semi. In 2019 I paid £3,840 for the removal of chrysotile ceilings in five rooms plus a garage, total area about 54 square metres. I then paid a further £3,500 to have the ceilings (except the 12.5 square metre garage ceiling) boarded and skimmed. Total cost £7,340...

I recently bought this off Amazon and it seems nice and solid. Originally I wanted a new battery for my Bosch Blue right-angle drill but the batteries alone cost around £90 - if you can even find one. Shame to junk the Bosch but there you go.

I used Bedec Barn Paint on mine. Wonderful stuff and needs little preparation if any.

I am no expert but they don't look too bad to me. How long has it taken for the cracks to get to that stage? If many years, then yes possibly differential movement in the ground - maybe as a result of a very dry period over the summer. But whether that is a big deal? Not sure. One thing though...

I did walls and ceilings in most of my house three years ago, and am doing part of my girlfriend's flat now, with Dulux Trade Supermatt white, slightly thinned as per instructions. Leyland Trade Hardwearing Acrylic Eggshell, neat, for the woodwork. Very happy with both.

I have something very similar in my own place. Bought three years ago but only recently got round to checking this aspect. Not great but not one of life's worst problems. I suggest you familiarise yourself with the fuse/MCB/RCBO in the consumer unit that serves it, so in a rush you can quickly...

Indeed. So a multipurpose large box. I'll check next time. Thanks.

I went to look over the newly-bought house of a young relative today (first time buyer, North East London suburb). At the back of the house I found this large grey plastic box outside fixed to the wall just above some decking. It does not appear to be linked to the double socket to its left...