Home DIY

Also Powertoolmate was over £100 cheaper than ITS for the equivalent bundle. And buying the tools separately was cheaper that using either site's "kit builder" and you could play around with what tool came with or without batteries or cases so save a bit more.

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Yeah that was me. Two external walls in the corner of the house. 25mm insulation bonded to plasterboard. I stripped the plaster back to brick, fixed 25mm roofing battens then screwed onto those. The walls are noticeably warmer and the room holds its temperature better than the other bedrooms. I'm very happy I did it, especially with his bed tucked in the corner. In hindsite, I wouldn't have bothered stripped back to brick, it only gained around 25mm iirc, and it was a lot of mess and the bulk of the hard work.

Which insulation did you use and was it pre bonded to the plasterboard? I really want to give this a crack

nee bo’er!

Go big or go home.

They are decent but every time I buy something on there, its on the special the next time.

Do you think Toupret interior filler could also work on these walls?

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That's the after effect of damp, as long as the initial cause is cured I would try Toupret Fine Surface Filler. I think it comes in a tube or pot ready mixed.

Very light sanding to key the surface, sanding sponge probably the easiest. Use a spatula a fair bit wider than the problem and overfill a little bit for shrinkage. When it dries off feather the filler with a wet sponge and paint with Gardz.

The interior filler will also do it.

ITS hasn’t been cheap for ages, and even on the rare occasions that they are cheaper, it’s always on stuff that doesn’t qualify for free postage.

Definitely a bit jelly of that haul! Hard agree on corded vs cordless palm routers. I even replaced the cord on mine with a longer one but it’s still a bit of a PITA to use.

I’m potentially facing a cycle commute with tools, and I’ve toying with the idea of buying an m12 kit. I mean, I need to get the job, and be sure it’s a cycle, and that I definitely can’t store tools on site etc. but who doesn’t like a bit of window shopping?

https://www.powertoolmate.co.uk/power-tools/cordless-powertool-kits/milwaukee-cordless-powertool-kits/milwaukee-m12fpp4a-622p-4pc-fuel-kit-in-packout-box.htm

There's new HO M12 batteries coming too.

All this tool talk has reminded me I really need a new drill. I have a Makita which is ok but has jammed a few times and the batteries are useless (it’s about 8yo)

What should I buy? I don’t need anything crazy but I do use my drill a lot so nothing too shit either…

Can you get a new battery for it, or is it a bit far gone that? I have a battery powered DeWalt drill driver, and it’s great for the very amateur level I work at.

Edit: its this or something similar. For the price you can’t go far wrong: https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dcd776s2t-gb-18v-2-x-1-5ah-li-ion-xr-cordless-combi-drill/2710p

yeah maybe that’s worth a punt first off. It’s jammed quite a few times but it is perfectly usable 95% of the time.

Where can I get genuine makita batteries as most look like copies I have seen…

Show us a picture of the drill or the model number?

https://www.powertoolmate.co.uk/power-tools/batteries-and-chargers/makita-batteries-and-chargers/

Yeah prebonded. Made more sense to me then doing it separately. I used 37.5mm siniat boards from selco. The prices sure have gone up though. https://www.selcobw.com/siniat-thermal-pir-tapered-edge-2400-x-1200-x-37-5mm

DeWalt has a new line of 20V tools that are much better than their 18V line.
The “Atomic” driver drill is excellent and very compact.

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Cheers! None match the battery type on there. Its the old style battery. I’ll keep having a look

On the power tool chat, should I get a DeWalt impact driver or Ryobi one? Strictly for DIY and can't imagine it will get that heavy use but there are occasional times when my drill is really struggling to get a screw in that I think it would be useful.

I've got batteries for both, Ryobi is probably about £20 cheaper than DeWalt.

Of course you should buy more tools, I'm not wanting to put you off that but there are a few things to consider with screws and drills.

Are you drilling pilot holes for screws? You should be.

Are you putting together railway sleepers with bolt headed 8inch screws? Then you might need an impact driver.

Impact drivers are primarily designed for mechanics and scaffolders.

Most drill/drivers have a slower speed which has higher torque for driving longer larger screws. Make sure you're using that setting.

Mmmm reserve the impact driver for brute force wood stuff that requires a lot drilling and screwing stuff in (building a deck? go nuts, just learn to control the impact driver beforehand) and removing stuff that was erroneously installed with an impact driver by someone else who should have known better.

As an example I've just spent 2 days repairing decking, dealing with all sorts of screws, removal and installation, including 140mm Spax construction screws and did it all with Festool TXS & CXS.

Mostly good purchases! M18 multi-tool has a huge ass though. Was nearly gonna go Makita but they only do an 18v multi-tool and it has the same problem, huge.
I got an M12 and just use the 2.0 and 4.0 batteries from my car tools in it. The 2.0 lasts only about ten minutes TBH, however its very small and has already paid for itself in just a few jobs where nothing else (powered) would fit, I'd have been at it with a pruning saw or a bare blade arm stuck inside a wall kind of a deal.

powertoolmate or the other one has fueled (jesus) my addiction for the last year. You can often get the proper foam fitted boxes for between £0 and £10 per each if you have no life and messa round with the kit builders/combo deals/adding and removing stuff from the baskets. Makes transporting them a lot easier as they all lock together. The blow moulded cases are pretty trashy.

M18 multi-tool has a huge ass though.

This is true, and ideally I would have got the M12, but that would have meant also getting batteries that would only work with that. Big as it is, it is still way more convenient (cordless and WAAAY better blade change) than my corded one and if I want some M12 stuff in future I can revisit.