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Are Bosch SDS drill bits supposed to break after drilling less than 30 holes in brick? The 5mm drill bit got stuck in the whole and broke off this morning... I was dissapointed as I thought a Bosch item would have lasted much longer... I've had the drill with the bits that came with it about...

I'm renovating an upstairs room and thinking about installing electric type under floor heating. Is it expensive to run? How easy to install? What floor coverings can you put over it? - would laminate be ok or will the heat damage the floor? recommended brands/suppliers? thanks :)

I'm planning to refurbish an attic bedroom in an old, poorly built, victorian terrace (1890). The plaster in the room is lathe, which is all cracked and crumbling - I want to get rid of all this and replace it with plasterboard - I already did a similar thing in another room (non attic)...

I have suspended wooden floors on the ground floor of my approx 120 year old terraced house. The floor just inside the front door is very bouncy and has had problems with damp in the past. We had a new door fitted to solve the problem of water coming in due to the old door being fitted the wrong...

Hi I have a fiat punto... 2000 model ... the newer style but not newest. The speedometer has been playing up for a few weeks... sometimes it works but more often it doesn't - it sticks on 0 mph when I'm driving along. I'm trying to figure out what is wrong with it so I can fix it. I...

Hi How much would you say is reasonable for a DIY plastering course? The course is a 3 hour session one evening each week for 10 weeks at the local tech. They said the fee is £220 which I'm thinking is a bit of a rip off - its only DIY standard and there is no qualification for...

i have a big black plastic compost bin in the corner of my rather small yard. i'm thinking about maybe building a brick compost bin with a rain water store tank above (was feeling guilty about watering plants with litres of tap water). the black compost bin doesnt fit well in the corner as...

hi I've stripped a first floor room back to bricks so i can plasterboard n get it skimmed for nice finish. the fireplace which had been bricked up didnt have an air vent.... i thought i should add one... i've knocked 1 brick out but have found there appears to be another line of bricks...

hi I've got a diy book Collins Complete DIY Manual, p132) that shows how to needle a wall so that a lintel can be added and an opening made. I want to make a high opening in the chimney which is currently bricked up. Can needles be put in and supported from just one side? thank you :)

hi when i plasterboard and plaster, is it best to attach the plug sockets to the walls then cut andplaster around them, or plaster first (just leaving a small hole with wire coming thought) then cut holes to sink the socket back box back so its flush? what order is this usually done in...

hi my cat managed to knock over a pot of turps and got her back leg covered in it. I've tried to rinse it with water, which she hated - now doesnt look very comfortable at all. She keeps tryin to lick where is was - does anyone know what i should do? will she be ok? thanx

hi I have a (probably cheap) cordless drill, which is absolutely hopeless at drilling into brick - I've been trying to put a hanging basket bracket up, and also want to put some shelves up in the outbuilding/shed. Could anyone recommend a decent but low priced drill that would do the job? -...

hi I'm currently completely replastering a bedroom. I have 2 plug sockets that are at waist height and attached on top of the plaster with white plastic casing. I want to bury the cables and set the sockets back in to the wall when i replaster, and am also thinking about moving the sockets...

hi I'm currently plasterboarding and replastering a room. From reading forum posts I've figured out I have to use 12.5mm plasterboard, with screws not nails, on the ceiling. But what is recommended for the walls? Any other hints and tips? thank you :)

hi I have a rusty old, once painted, wall bracket for a hanging basket. So far I've tried to attack it with a flat-bladed screwdriver to knock off all the muck, old paint and rust. Anyone know how I should make the surface suitable for painting? What sort of paint would be best for it...

I'm currently stripping down a room, getting rid of all the old lathe and plaster and replastering it with plasterboard and a layer of plaster. Room is smallish bedroom on 1st floor in 3 storey terrace roughly 120 years old (top rooms go up into roof). I'm considering opening up the old...