So why buy an angle drill? Just ask a plumber or an electrician. Angle drills are powerful tools that are great for drilling holes through floor & roof joists for cables and pipes. Kitchen fitters also use them for drilling larger holes in cupboards for ventilation pipes. As angle drills are specialist tools, it can …
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During my time as an architectural technologist, I often inspected old houses on behalf of potential buyers. In many cases, the first thing that hit me as I entered the house was the smell of dampness. As I walked through these old houses, I would soon notice the visible signs of damp – dangerous mould …
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The bow saw is a handy tool to have in your toolkit, even though power tools do the same job quicker. I.e. bow saws weigh a lot less than chainsaws, making them much easier to handle and manoeuvre. This feature is beneficial when you’re perched precariously in a tree, as I have on many occasions. …
When I think back to my building-site days, concrete breakers were giant machines that created massive amounts of noise and vibration. These oversized concrete breakers were connected to compressors and typically operated by a big, burly man who undoubtedly suffered from white-finger and tinnitus. These days, concrete breakers come in more manageable sizes and with …
Painting a metal roof is something you only want to do a couple of times in your life, at most, so it’s vitally important to pick the best metal paint. Fortunately for you, I’ve researched hundreds of paints for roofing projects over the years, so I know what a minefield it is and how to …
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Using the right saw for the job came to me later in life, when woodwork became a hobby rather than a way of fixing something. I remember my old woodwork teacher telling me about various saws and which one to use in a particular situation, but I just used whatever I could get my hands …
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There is nothing new about insulating cavity walls. We’ve been doing it since the oil crisis in the 1970s. Still, people only started taking it seriously in the mid-80s when changes to the Building Regulations forced housebuilders and designers to re-think construction methods. I know because I was one of them. I’ve based this cost …
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There are several reasons you should know how to seal concrete floor with PVA – to keep down the dust, provide a waterproof seal, and give a bond for a finishing layer of paint, tile, or screed. I once helped a friend convert a garage into a guest room. The first thing we had to …
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With over 30 years of experience carrying out building surveys, I know damp when I see it, and it isn’t just the black spores of mould growth that give it away – it’s the pungent smell! Damp in the home is terrible for your health – you can even feel it in your bones after …
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I remember my dad using a hand brace to drill holes in a piece of wood and thinking, ‘there’s got to be an easier way’. Sure enough, there was, and when I was old enough to buy power tools myself, I wanted all types of drills going. These days, there are more types of drills …
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With over 40 years of experience as an avid DIYer, I only recently found out I was using the wrong saw most of the time. I knew there were many types of saws out there – I do remember some of the things I was taught in woodwork class at school – so I decided …
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