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I've had an old bosch battery expand/split in the back of my radio/charger. It didn't catch fire though.

The brackets on the cupboards are fine, never had a problem with the them. Getting fixings in the right place for the small brackets in the wall can sometimes be a problem. You can use lengths of din rail screwed to the wall instead of the brackets so you can get more fixings along the length...

Hack the plaster off the walls, give it a couple of coats on tanking slurry then replaster using renderlight and multifinish. It works, I've done it on probably 20 houses now and never had any problems afterwards.

I disagree, I've used some rubbish bits over the years that are terrible compares to good ones. If you have rubbish ones that are blunt you're far more likely to snap them than a good sharp bit.

I did, it was great just after covid restrictions were lifted but last year wasn't brilliant. I've changed to letting it as a furnished property instead. Unless you can do the cleaning/changeovers yourself it wasn't worth it for me. Mine was a 2 bed cottage in the Peak District, cost me nearly...

Speed square

Both are available in coils 👍

We always board walls, fit tray upto the boards and then tile down onto the tray

Four books as shown the one has crease in front cover : £23 Inc postage

Only if you're using plastic pipe though, you don't need inserts on copper. The hep2o fittings are great, I've used them a lot in work and on my own houses and the only ones I've had fail are ones that froze.

You could always add the one ply bottom batton onto the wall

I've just done exactly what you need to, I used these and they were perfect.. Check this out! https://amzn.eu/d/cELFOfp

Sold to SammyQ. Thankyou

Not bad condition considering the age. £12 including postage

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