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I'd use a very sharp Stanley knife to score the scraps of paper as tight to the picture rail as you can get it, then remove them. It's hard to get picture rail (technically dado rail as picture rail sits much higher on the wall to hang pictures off #pedant) off without destroying it as I would expect it to be glued and nailed / screwed.

With regards to the skirting that's pretty normal (if on the large side) and would normally be filled with caulk during decorating.

Bit of a nightmare this weekend attempting to fit a mantlepiece. Long story short, having tried two sizes of expansion bolts, I’ve now got one hole too large for the 10mm fitting and one too large for the 12mm fitting.

Why does drilling masonry create such a bloody mess?! Am hesitant to continue boring because of the carnage.

Is there a magic polymer solution I can use to stick the bolts into the wall? Mantlepiece not load baring, just needed for nik nak display.

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Exercise not in any way helped by me having the drill in REVERSE for the first hour!

Hilti do various resin bolts. Few different ways of doing it. I'm sure Fisher do a similar thing. Basically if you can't go up one more size, then get resin bolts, clean hole out thoroughly, set them as per instructions. Usually they need held with a bit of preload on them till they set in the right place. Unwind nuts and fix your load on them.

Thunder bolts?

Anyone have a use for this laser detector? It's the red line version and I have a green laser. Bought ages ago so I can't return. Unused beyond testing. £70 posted?

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Oh m8…

https://www.screwfix.com/p/rawlplug-r-kem11-175-kit-styrene-free-polyester-resin-175ml/4100r

Something like ^ might get you out of this.

Something like Fischer Fis V will probably do the trick.

Is replacing a tundish prohibited for a DIY-er without plumbing qualifications? Ours (megaflo) is cracked so leaks a little whenever the system drains.

It looks to be an extremely simple job (£15 part and two compression fittings) but the plumbing forums are full of grave warnings and derision for DIYers doing anything with unvented systems.

As @BrickMan says resin is the way to go.

The last time I used expanding bolts for work it was to hold shuttering for a single sided ~ 40ton ground beam that was single sided (TLDR a VERY complex concrete pour). We had to use expanding bolts as that is what was specified by the engineers at peri formwork and if we deviated before starting the pour the insurance would have been void. The issue of expanding bolts was raised, because they are shit, and they wouldn't budge. The expanding bolts were put into holes drilled by specialists and still failed because expanding bolts are shit. In the end the whirly bars were resined into place and are now still in the ground beam as they could not be removed - because resin works, unlike expanding bolts which are shit.

TLDR use resin not expanding bolts as expanding bolts are shit.

I thought the tundish was in a safety path and if you saw water in it it's a sign that your tank is over pressure?

We live on the outskirts of a village with no gas and the broadband comes via satellite dish. The fire is mainly for show, maybe lit at Xmas and other occasions. Just seemed like a waste of a fireplace to use for a vase of flowers.

Bio fuel burner? Doesn’t even need a flue so no need to spend thousands lining the chimney breast.

This sort of thing?

https://www.stovesareus.co.uk/fires-fireplaces/bio-ethanol-fires/bio-ethanol-fireplaces.html

Yeah.

We have four functional chimney breasts. Could spend ££££s lining the ground floor pair so they will take an anthracite burner or could just slide one of those guys in.

https://www.stovesareus.co.uk/the-malvern-black-wood-burning-styled-bio-ethanol-stove.html

cheers will do

that is cool! I have a big fireplace I want to work but not necessarily faff with burning wood/coal... It has a nice fireplace in I wouldn't want to lose

Yeah think so. Obviously it’s a pretty frivolous expense but other than that there doesn’t seem to be a massive downside.

Keeping large quantities of bioethanol in your flat might not be the best plan though :)

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me too!

Mine is in fairly constant use as I need a PRV valve replaced. Thankfully it's faulty on the safer side of the rated pressure....

for sure - there are tons of legitimate reasons/uses for one

just think folk should be aware of the potential AQ impacts, that's all

Or the expansion vessel has broken

Tool bag backpacks. Talk to me. Or more accurately, talk me out of buying this:
https://www.its.co.uk/pd/AX3501-Veto-Pro-Pac-TECH-PAC-Tool-Backpack-_VETAX3501.htm

£240 is clearly a wedge. And because of reasons, I can’t/won’t leave any tools in the van any more. I really like my technics pouch thing, but it’s falling apart pretty quickly, and I just need something bigger.
Need to carry more than a regular rucksack is comfortable carrying, I’m regularly working in places with a wet floor, so plastic/solid base and able to stand up without toppling are a bonus. Also being built to the point of absurdity in terms or durability is definitely a plus. The Stanley ones look alright, but they seem Fischer price by comparison to the heavyweight alternatives.

Any of the klein stuff work for you?
Has to be a backpack, or maybe a roller bag? Maybe converted hand truck?
https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/tool-bags