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Anyone recommend the best value for money that will last the longest? Need to drill up to 6 of these holes.

Be interested to know your thoughts on foundations and water.

Thanks. I got a Heller Trijet on ebay at this link.

That's useful to know. Watching that rock flying off to the left made me uneasy. By chance it could have come in his direction though it didn't. Maybe better containment would be best, with him out of the vicinity & remote way to activate.

I'm drilling 14mm holes 4- 5" deep and using steel shim and wedge set each 3 - 4" apart to split them down to managable sizes. But there is not always a smooth even face exposed for working on, so several attempts on one rock may be necessary. It's laborious. You thinking of a specific other...

Digging a basement. There is a door at street level into the space. Finding v large granite rocks as I dig down which have been used as a ground filler for the original workings. I've been drilling lines across each large granite rock and using steel shim and wedge set to split these into...

I got some un-fluted Bosch "SDS Plus-3" carbide tipped drills this morning and drilled three 12mm holes each 4" deep before the bit packed in. It was about £4 from toolstation. I previousy tried stopping to let the drill bit cool down, then also tried pouring cold water on the hole. Neither...

I'm cutting lots of granite with wedge and feather shims. For this I'm drilling lots of holes in the granite with SDS masonry drill bits. I'm getting through a lot of drill bits. Which are the best durable SDS granite drill bits that will stay sharp for the money?

Thanks. I'm going to cut them off. Thinking to blackjack (bitumen in white spirit) ends and sit on DPM base. Clearly wall has been damp though not below ground level. Know what you mean about plates and being no holes - this is not a problem here as joists sit on wall edge and there is plenty...

3 old pitch pine joist ends are partially worm eaten at the sides. It's not bad and appears to be shallow only. Easiest to do is double up and bolt ons without chopping off wormed ends. Then again worm may not be dead, though my feeling is it is. Can I somehow treat in place wormed ends in...

The 3 pitch pine joists shown are cross section 9.5" x 2.25". Supporting pitch pine beam is under joists as shown in picture below. Beam is getting moved from under joists to end of the joists. Plan to use joist hangers to connect joists to beam. Anyone recommend correct good structural hanger...

Terminal screw was tight when I first removed wires / switch from wall. Blue N2 wire is stripped back 2 - 3 mm beyond where the grub screw bites when fully pushed in as far as it will go, so seems no blue insulator from the wire was under the grub screw. Looking carefully at the wire it seems...

Have 10.8Kw shower attached to 50A Mk Switch. Outward apperance of switch is fine but switch used to get warm during use. Noticed neon light flickering so pulled switch, peeled wires back to new and replaced with another MK 50 A dipole switch. Photos show N2 terminal was overheating and had...

I know what slicone is. But mastic, what is it? How do you define what a mastic is, and why might it be used and not silicone?

It's for checking and re-pressurising a few now and again. One offish work more or less.

Looking for recommendation at good price. Pump needs to have an extension that can reach high up boilers. Dosen't need to be plumbers kit. Just needs to work reliably.

Boiler warranty expired in March. After reset combi fails with "pump overrun" then "ignition lockout" errors. Can anyone explain whats happening and why.

I have a squeaky stair that runs at 30 deg or so from the ground up to a balcony. I can get under the stair to fix it and thankfully there is no tread or carpeting on top so I can get in at the top too. I have braced across each stair from the top until half way down and this has eliminated the...

What's the best way to place some kind of flap on the roof edge that drops into the gutter to prevent water running down back of the gutter and down the side of the building? Picture shows what we've currently got.

Used MK SG and DG sockets for years, but folks are now telling me there are other that are much easier to wire up while being same or better quality for every day use. Whats the opinion on other?