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Don't laugh but......I got an 18v cordless SDS from Lidl and it's bloody good. Have seen they have some more coming out soon, an 18v drill, driver and jigsaw, all for about 40 quid each, 3 year warranty.... Anyone got any idea where they come from, seem like a bargain to me and have read...

Hi All, I have been asked to replace the taps on a friends bath, the only problem is that they are centrally mounted on the wall side of the bath. Has anyone faced this before and how did you get round it, the only way I can think of is to take the bath out....!? They also wanted me to replace...

Hi All, Looking to buy a blowtorch, must be self igniting and adjustable. Have read 100's of varying reviews on the Superfire 2. I have used this previously and found it good. There only really seem to be opinions on this and the Bernzomatic (which don't appear to be sold anymore). I was just...

Hi All, Looking to replace a flush mount shower valve. Just wondering how much of a pain in the rear this will be, is this normally possible without removing tiles as the original was fitted when we had our bathroom first installed & tiled? What will I need to get the job done myself...

Hi All, Just got in and have no hot water or C/H. Our Eco-tec Pro 28 has an error code of F.28. I've held the reset button down for 1 second as it says in the manual but this does nothing and the error code simple re-appears? What is supposed to happen and is there anything else I can try...

Hi All, Got the bulk of my patio laid last year and just have the area by the shed to do now. My question is - when doing the main area I went a bit wrong and pulled all the slabs up and the bedding mix and started again. Can I put the old bedding mix under the area that I still have to...

Hi Again.... As I'm sure everyone must know by now I am in the process of laying our Sandstone patio, 50m2 by myself. I am well underway and think I'm roughly halfway but am concerned about the damp start to October and arrival of winter. My question is, I have NOT been pointing as I go...

Hi, Just a quick question, I've looked on Paving Expert and they give 2 mixes for wet mixes, 10:1 and 5:1 - what is the best wet mix for Indian Sandstone. I don't want to go and lay 50m2 and find I've done it wrong! Thanks!!!

Hi All, I did post this in "In the Garden" but thought I may have better luck in this section so apologies for reposting. Have finaly started laying our patio, hoorah! I did buy a 30 quid blade from Screwfix that was excellent to start with (cut the mitres on my steps very nicely) but it...

Hi All, Have finaly started laying our patio, hoorah! I did buy a 30 quid blade from Screwfix that was excellent to start with (cut the mitres on my steps very nicely) but it starting to shake and glow when cutting now so I think it's had it. Shame as I still have lots of patio to lay...

Hi All, Laid the last of my brickwork for our back step yesterday evening about 5ish. It was a lovely sunny day and it didn't cross my mind that it was going to be chucking it down today. Have got up this morning and it's pouring, I think the bricks have had a good 10 hours in the dry -...

Hi there, Nearly finished building our back steps but the wife has now decided she wants the top step a little bit higher, this will now be less than 150mm below the DPC. I haven't built this yet as I want to be sure that this is acceptable as it is only a step and that this wont cause us...

Hi All, I'm nearly finished digging out our patio and need to start digging the foundations for our back steps. The steps are going to be brick, topped with bullnosed sandstone, the same as the patio. I obviously want to keep the brickwork for the steps in line with the brickwork on the...

Hi All, After the success of my shed base I am now ready to move on to my larger project - back steps leading on to a patio. There will be 3 or 4 flights of steps leading to a patio measuring 21'x20'. Maybe a silly question but should I build the steps on the patio or build the steps first...

Hi, I'm building a concrete base for a 10'x6' shed, I've got my 4" of hardcore down but need to order my ballast and cement. This is my first real "building" project and I have no idea how much ballast and cement to order or how much it will cost me. Can anyone give me an idea so...

Hello, We have our Vaillant boiler located in the eves to the house and therefore have a wireless thermostat located in our hallway. It's a Drayton Digistat +2 RF wireless unit but it only works intermitently. I suspected at first it was the batteries in the unit being drained faster than...

Hello, We recently moved house and the existing kitchen is fine apart from the lights under the cupboards - they are downlighters but the transformers have been clipped under the cupboards rather than placed on top and ran down. The reason for this I guess is that there is no gap whatsoever...