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Hi all, I am fixing a lean-to conservatory which abuts a flat felt covered roof. The end glazing bar runs diagonally along the flat roof facia. The flat roof has been formed into a bit of an upstand where it is in contact with the conservatory. I am looking for a self-adhesive flashing strip...

Hi folks, I am surprised how difficult it seems to be to get a pair of replacement carbon brushes for a Ferm sds (or any) drill. Can someone please suggest a supplier. I am Newport based. cheers Rob

Hi, I recently had a conservatory built with glass roofing rather than polycarbonate. Runoff from the lead flashing seems to leave white marks on the glass roof panes closest to the wall. Should the lead flashing have been coated with anything to reduce surface oxidation? Many thanks

For anyone in the market for a saw bench/ table saw, some comments on this saw which I returned. I was looking for a mid-price light trade use rated machine, very disapointed with this. Positives: rip fence locks front and back, is rock solid and has additional extruded aluminium guide with...

Hi folks, I am looking for a 250mm table saw with a light trade-use rating in order to get reasonable quality and a decent, solid rip fence. The saw will be used for all the usual stuff and should preferably not be too heavy for transporting. I do not want a light domestic machine which flexes...

Hi folks, two questions: I recently got a 2nd hand DeWalt 14.4v cordless combi (DC984K) to supplement my 14.4v drill driver, which I have been very happy with. In hammer mode, the chuck spindle has some spring-loaded linear travel, as you would expect with any drill in hammer mode. However...

Hi folks, Need to seal around a new acrylic bath, against a tiled wall. I was going to silicone but was wondering whether the Homelux sealing strips are any good. They look like they would give a neat waterproof seal, but I would like some reassurance from anyone who has some experience...

Hi folks, Central heating system now seems to have a mind of its own. On the controler, CH is switched off, hot water on. It appears rads heat up when there is a call for hot water & the system appears to be ignoring controler & stat. settings. Controler is an old Horstman Amethyst 7, no...

Hi all, Replaced a number of rad valves with thermostatic ones. Is it still neccesary to ballance the rads or can I just leave the lockshields on those rads fully open? If the TRV is controling flow through the rad, cant see the need to restrict output.

I want to replace a fusebox with a MCB consumer unit, but the neutral wires in the fusebox are quite short. Is it permisable to extend them inside the consumer unit using connector blocks?

Hi folks Just need reassurance that £4300 is a reasonable price to pay for supply and lay medium price range slabs over 60 square metres in South Wales. Slabs are Marshalls Heritage in 3 sizes, max 60x60, job includes removal of existing slabs & spoil, construction of 1m wide steps with 3...