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I need to drill a hole for a new toilet waste through a 600mm wall on a very old farm house. The wall is a mixture of boulders (rough slate) and infill. My question is would I be best to use a diamond core bit which I have or a TCT bit for the slate or another method. Any...

Here is the problem. Four walls of various materials (bonding, sand & cement and painted plaster) due to years of repairs. I am going to skim over as the walls are sound and do not really warrant overboarding. I was planning to PVA the walls to get uniform suction but was not sure exactly...

Hello all, I have just had a change of career and am now renovating and converting domestic properties. I have no formal electrical qualifications and would like to gain the right qualifications to enable me to rewire, test and certify electrical installations in domestic properties. I am...

I have to reinstate three originally plastered internal walls after the old render and plaster has been removed (not by me and I have no idea why). I have used dot & dab in the past to overboard internal walls in the past and am happy with this method but I am not sure if this is the...

I am looking to replace some of my cordless tools. I have a Ryobi 18V circular saw which was ok for DIY but I am looking for a replacement which will stand full time use. I have been looking at the new Lithium Ion tools coming out. Makita do an 18V Li-Ion saw on Milwakee do v28 Li-Ion...

I am putting in a dedicated supply for my dual fuel range cooker. The electric power consumption at full load is 4.5kW. I am putting in a 6.0mm supply direct from the consumer unit to a cooker switch (45Amp + 13A socket). I have some questions with regards to this installation that I would...

Let me first thank the members of this board and the administrator for a very comprehensive and useful resource. Having read many of these posts I think the wealth of questions and answers has enabled me to come up with a solution to problem but I would like to clarify my solution with you...