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    How to accurately mark behind wet wall panel

    Draw a line of blue/red chalk, or red lipstick*, over the edge of each socket/fixture. Place your panel level to the floor and gentry press the panel against the sockets/fixture to transfer their location. *Black lipstick if you're goth.
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    Homemade weed killer or shop bought

    I have a paver driveway. I use rock salt or pool salt to kill weeds/ants. Both products are very cheap and kill all weeds. Both are environmentally safe. You can get them in the UK.
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    Storing power tools

    I store all my power tools (table saw, mitre saw, circular saw, etc.) in my unheated shed. The tools are all exposed, except for the hand tools, and the automotive tools. The smaller tools are in tool boxes; I keep a 1/2 dozen 20g silica gel packets in the tool boxes. Never had any issues with...
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    Newly replaced 3" house sewer keeps backing up

    Hi - 1st time posting here! I replaced ~33' of 3" house sewer ABS DWV in a friend's house back in September. He has had repeated sewage back-up in this drain over the past three years. Once sewage exited his vent stack (~six years ago). I installed a 1/4" pitch per foot on the new 3" drain...
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