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Hi guys, not posted in a while, but I'd like a bit of advice on a lintel. I'm a small scale concrete products manufacturer and I've been asked to make a fairly large lintel. I've made plenty of smaller lintels over the last twenty five plus years with no problems and I'd like that record to...

Hi guys! After 8 or so years of drilling holes and putting in thousands of screws, my B&D Firestorm 18 volt drill has expired. Looking at what's on offer these days, the choice is mind boggling. What I want to know is, are the current B&D's any good or would it be worth getting another...

Don't know if anyone has any suggestions, but my new toilet has a dreadful flush. It's a close coupled type and I had it fitted by my mate who's a plumber, so I know it's been done properly. It takes two flushes just to get rid of any amount of paper. I know that we are supposed to be trying to...

Hi all. I've been making patio slabs and balustrade for over 25 years. I used to use Castle Cement, but due to the fact the are bulking it out with lime I am unable to use it due to pinholes in the finished item. I have been using Southern Cement, but even that now has had it's setting time...

Hi all. First I must say thanks to those who replied on my tiling query some time back. It's all gone down nicely and we will be moving into the house at the end of this month. My question today is not for me, but for a mate. He has set up on his own as a mechanic and the concrete floor...

Hi all! I know similar questions have already been asked, but here goes anyway. I've removed the Marley tiles from my kitchen floor and of course I'm left with the bitumastic adhesive. Is there anything I can use as a primer over it so that I can use a floor leveller on top, or have I got to...