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Or find your nearest laminate supplier and get them to cut your tops. I do. I use Oxford Laminates and they charge £50. I'm taking a worktop to them this week. By the time you've purchased the jig (or hired it) and you will make an expensive mistake one day - it is easier to let them do it...

Tanking is a waterproof layer that you apply before tiling. It's a rubber membrane that you paint on. It works extremely well and is very easy to apply. I've just done two showers with the Dunlop kit from Screwfix. You use it to protect your walls/floor as one day your shower will leak or...

Looks a great saw. I want one. But then I've just seen they cost £860!!

I got my GSB18VVET3 from Toolstop the other week. Note that the GSB is the hammer drill, whereas the GSR is the drill/driver. I got both, together with the impact driver. They are brilliant. The only change I'd make is that the impact driver is too powerfull and maybe a 14 or 10V would be...

The new Bosch GBH 36 V-LI looks a nice drill. I would personally favour Bosch over Makita & the others. You pay a bit more for Bosch, but it is worth it in the long run. I have the Bosch 4/5Kg corded SDS+ drill and its mainly be used for chiselling concrete and still is like new after six...

I use loads of Screwfix screws (QuickSilver, GoldScrew Plus & TurboGold) and all are excellent and work well No.2 Pozi bit.

Philips and cross head are the same - as simple cross. Pozi is similar, but has a slight flat end. But the easiest way to tell if a screw is Philips or Pozi is that Pozi has small lines between the cross. Pozi is generally more widely used. You'll need to use the correct screwdriver for...

Also remember to note the exact battery spec. This £135 deal is for a drill body with 2.6Ah batteries instead of the standard 3Ah.

If anyone is interested, you can see the Bosch detector in action at http://www.bosch-pt.com/videos-ocs/blue/DMF_10ZOOM/en/dsl.wmv

I was doing a job today were I really needed one of these, as I couldn't find a cable free space in the wall to get a fixing. Next week I'm also putting down a ply overlay on a bathroom floor, so it would be handy to detect any copper pipes. These tools range from £13 to £68 for a Bosch DMF...

I wish I knew you could get blades sharpened. I've just purchased a new blade for mine this week after I've blunt the other one cutting laminate flooring. I'll get the old one sharpened now.

I'd stick with Bosch. Best drills in my opinion. I've just purchased a GSB18VE-2 combi & a GSR 18V drill/driver. Both are fantastic and not as heavy as I was expecting. They are a great combination. Bosch have just launched the lithium-ion versions now....only a week after buying mine...

I didn't notice that this post was so old. I haven't been on the forum for a while, so went through this section looking at old posts. But I didn't go back many pages, so not too much is written in this section. I'll check next time.

I have a Erbauer 18v drill and while it initially seemed great, the drill didn't last. Like everything in life, you get what you pay for. I have Bosch blue drills that have done 5 times the amount of work and are still going strong. My bother has also had an Erbauer drill in the past and...

I've always found that Gripfill (original green tube) is the best. Not used Gripfill pink yet. Don't bother with the solvent free - it's more money and not as as good. I've also recently tried No Nonsense grab adhesive and it was pretty good and is the cheapest. It's green in colour and...

Don't get the Stanley with yellow handles. They're rubbish - too soft. Also all handles the same colour, so difficult to see which are which in the tool box, but then many brands seem to follow this practice. I've got some Wera VDE screwdrivers with lasertips - they're excellent. When I need...

When I've put up wall units, I've also run a batten along the bottom edge so the wall unit sits on this too. With the amount of weight you can put in a wall unit (normally full of tinned food or heavy plates), the two top corner mountings never seem sufficient anyway. Once you've put the...

Totally agree. Today I purchased some silicone for a uPVC window installation. Looked on Ceresit website for guidance, but still spoilt for choice as most of them were suitable. Ended up with Screwfix's own brand No Nonsence Builders Silicone, as this was the only one the local depot had in...

I have a Wera diamond coated pozi bit from Screwfix (not sure if it was Bi-Torsion when I purchased it - like they are now), but I've used the same pozi bit for about 5 years and it really lasts. I now really needs replacing, but I'd only use these now. It is amazing how well they do last and...

I thinking about replacing my 12V Bosch blue kit (hammer drill & drill/driver) with something more powerful, as the batteries are starting to get week. All dual kits now seem to come with a hammer drill and an impact driver. I've never used an impact driver, but while it sounds excellent for...