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DIY Mortar Mix or How to Mix Mortar by Hand
Combine 4 level shovels of ‘brickies loam’ with 1 level shovel of builders cement in your wheelbarrow. The mortar ratio 4:1 can be multiplied out depending on the quantity you need
How to Change a Shower Head and Save Money
Replacing the shower head when renovating an old shower brings back sparkle. It’s cheap to change and finishes off the project.Here’s how it’s done.
Composting – A Complete Beginner’s Guide
Sick of sending your organic waste off to a landfill? Looking for a way to make use of it whilst improving your impact on the environment? Composting is the answer. Composting allows you to make the most of the organic waste your household produces by turning it into top-notch food for your plants and vegetables. …
How to Fix a Hole in the Wall
by Martin February 2021 Tools & materials you will need plasterboard stanley knife gyprock saw two pieces of soft pine drill with philips head screw attachment plasterboard screws drop sheet to protect floor fibreglass tape premixed plaster 2 x plaster trowels small trowel fine sponge sanding block primer sealer undercoat low sheen acrylic wall paint …
How to Change a Leaky Tap Washer
There are a few reasons why a tap leaks. The most common reason is that the tap washer is worn out The seat of the tap is damaged There’s a build up of something and the tap needs reseating. Reseating simply means shaved back to make it flat so the tap washer when it is …
How to Install a Channel Drain in Concrete
Tools you will need wheelbarrow shovel level hammer saw to cut pipe and box drain, a crowbar or jack-hammer if the digging gets hard Materials on this job were 6 x 1 mt lengths of trench drain 3 x 6 mt lengths of 90mm PVC drainage pipe PVC glue and cleaner 4 x 20 kg …