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Thank you for the amazing comment Rich it means a lot :)

Hi, you've tried turning the whole mechanism?

@@DIYTipstricksandhacks I did. Stopped when I heard the plastic start to crack.

Are you able to email a picture to contactdiytipstrickshacks@gmail.com?

Yeah for sure 😁 probably why I don't have much left 🤣

Hi Rich, it's really difficult to visualise what you have going on there. Are you able to email me a picture? contactdiytipstrickshacks@gmail.com and I shall try my best to help

Hi thank you. I personally don't think they're very DIY friendly, despite being marketed as such, they take some practice to get a good clean finish. It definitely doesn't last as long as sand and cement mortar. They are a time saver though, especially once you get some practice with the stuff.

@@DIYTipstricksandhacks Thanks very for much for the reply. I'll stick with sand and cement mortar.

Hi, thanks for watching. 98% of exposed valves such as this one will be 150mm pipe centres. There are a few exceptions to that though however, you'd be very unlucky to have one of those.

When drilling the metal of winding the wood through? Unfortunately my bench drill only has one speed 😩

@@DIYTipstricksandhacks I bet an occasional splash of water with occasional back off would do the trick. I don't own one myself, but a thought from observation.

@@hieliksuslik I put a couple of drops of oil on it. Even if the drill press was variable speed I was pretty much holding it by hand so any slower would of been a big fail. But... Today I'm making a drill press vice 😃. I was going to buy one and then thought hold on, you like making things, make it ! 🤣

Lol brilliant

Hi Helen, there are plenty on the market at the moment. I recommend reading customer reviews. I personally don't use the stuff, it can be a little tricky to get right, the resins can stain the slabs if not washed down properly, the problem comes when the water has nowhere to drain and the puddles left behind dries and leave stains. Once you get good with the stuff it's definitely a time saver however.

Hi Helen...don't buy jointing compound or resin..it won't last and is expensive.....if you need any advice..happy to help...cheers Dave

What would you suggest l buy please? Thank you.

Builder sand and cement?

What will l buy? Builders sand and cement? We have that awful dark grey brush in stuff between tiles already will l scrap as much as that out first? Thank you for your help.

Thank you! 👍

I don't know she gets pretty crazy 😧

Hi Waheed, you can, and some do. The problem is it will never be very strong as it isn't compacted, it will breakdown and crumble pretty quick, weeds will find their way through within weeks and before you know it you'll be back to square one

@DIYTipstricksandhacks after brushing it in initially I'll compact it. And then brush more in a 2nd/3rd time as well as compact it again. That's what I was going to do.

You need to compact it in with fingers or jointing tool...moisture from ground and air will set it off...give it a misting next day

Hey Paul, I had already sealed around the pipes I should have mentioned that in the video 😩

It's on my to do list, sometimes in the future after I've finished her to do list 😩

I did start to do that but the slabs are sitting on a very weak sand cement mix and the pressure washer started washing it all out beneath the slabs. The last thing I wanted was hundreds of people gunning for me as the same had happened to them lol, so I played it safe! 🤗

@@DIYTipstricksandhacks that happened to me to , I just made sure it was on a solid base all the other times and I had no problem. Thanks 👍

Aww thank you mate, I lost the audio to the original video. There are cutting plans in the community section of the channel. Let me know if I can assist with your build at all. Thank you for watching!

Ahh awesome it's a great feeling when a video has been of use to someone. I know my video quality isn't great ATM, I struggle to find the time but one day when I can afford to drop a day at my day job I'll be able to think ahead and plan better videos. Thank you for watching!

@@DIYTipstricksandhacks honestly mate, it worked perfectly for me very clear and easy to understand helped me right out. Thank you.

Nice work m8

For sure, you will struggle to hide the join where new meets old though

Hi there thank you for watching! Honestly it doesn't really bother me, I spend so little time there anyway. It's cheaper to tile a small bathroom 🤣. I plan to extend to the side of my house one day (which would be above the garage) the full depth of the house to create an extra double bedroom and a decent size family bathroom. So I guess I'm comfortable with it as I know it's only temporary. Obviously the bathroom is finished now and it looks fantastic, the Mrs is already having second thoughts about my extension idea. In a few more years when I am much less abled I'm sure I will require a bigger bathroom so it will force my hand.

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For the rad feeds?

Yes, better flow of water, less restriction, no points that could ever fail in the future, even though soldered connection are unlikely to leak. And some insulation to prevent the backfill material to attack and corrode the copper pipe. I can send you picture of what I do for my customer if you give me an e-mail address or WhatsApp contact

@@antoniogalluccio4213 no agree with you, I debated sweeping a couple of bends on there but decided not to for ease. Mainly because it's the first rad from the boiler and always the first to get hot. I did tape the pipes up before I covered them to prevent corrosion, I think that will be in the next video :). I would definitely like to know how you do things though, I'm always keen to learn new tricks. I'll post my email another comment. Thank you Antonio

contactdiytipstrickshacks@gmail.com ​@@antoniogalluccio4213

You watch woodworking videos for the music?😂

Hi mate, yes definitely for wall paper. You can seal the walls with diluted wall paper paste if you would prefer. However I'd recommend using emulsion as it will be a nicer surface to paint further down the line should you wish to do so.

Thankyou mate just another quick one if I seal the wall could I lining paper it with 2500 grade then paint over the lining paper and end up with the same result. Thankyou

@@DQuinnyy not sure I understand mate sorry. Why would you want to put lining paper over fresh plaster?

It has worked on mine mate. Have you had problems with one in the past?