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    plasterboard types

    Is it worth lining with any of the performance plasterboards that are available - moisture resistant, impact resistant instead of standard board?
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    Tools stores in Berlin

    Hey all. In a couple of days I find myself driving to Berlin to do a job at 'Classic Remise' . I'll be there about 5 days. I'll have to visit some hardware stores for a few fittings etc that I can't account for until I get onsite. Can anyone recommend a tool store worth visiting - you know...
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    recommendations for painting red oxide steelwork?

    as subject really :) I-Beams red oxide primed by steel supplier (although I bet new synthetic 'red oxide', nothing like the lead based paint of old.) Going to have a wheel trolly rolling along the length of one beam. Whats the best kind of paint for this thats super tough?
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    sealing/treating concrete before plastic tiles

    Hey all, I decided to go for interlocking plastic tiles for the finished floor in my garage. Subtle coin pattern 7mm thick. I know you can simply lay them straight down on the raw concrete but I'd like to treat the concrete first. I don't want anything getting under the tiles, socking into...
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    urgent concrete help - bleedwater before chance to bull float

    hi all, Placed the 2nd half of my concrete floor this morning. The first half went really well but no so this time :/ Pretty furious with the concrete mix company - two job sites with the same mix and I was number two - not enough concrete for my job by about 0.4 yards... Anyhow todays...
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    Irazola & NWS

    Hi there, I hear brief mentions of Irazola screwdrivers on this forum, but not so much compared to some of the other brands. I managed to get half of these on eBay for around 25% of the new cost. The tips were untouched! I had to buy new to complete the sets which double my spend. These are...
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    2 car garage in south west England

    Hi All, Let me just say that I look at some of the build threads on this forum and am in awe! Some really amazing ideas and skill. I've always been into making things and learning to do things myself. I'm a model maker by trade (large model cars funnily enough.) So I decided it would be a...
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