I decided to buy a pair of clodhopper boots to avoid wrecking my feet while doing DIY. Since nobody seems to sell size 14+ in shops (except Brantano who only seem to have garish rigger boots) I ended-up buying online, then noticed the webshop also sold Snickers worktrousers and as P&P was already paid, decided to add a pair to the order.
Here starts the fun of deciphering the difference between the eighteen different types, numerous colours, accessory bundles and idiosyncratic sizing numbers, I'd heard tales of their sizes being a bit off, and the cut being somewhat wierd.
I normally take a 46 waist (get your chortles in now), 31 leg, so I settled on some black, 47 waist, 32 leg, 3314 trousers with 9115 kneepads and a freebie belt (expecting that to be too small and end-up in the bin or the back of a drawer).
Eventually they arrived (having spent a extra day resting in Preston thanks to DPD couriers who were gracious enough to send a text saying so) and were duly tried on.
They feel quite true to size, being an inch or so loose and long on me, not a problem with a belt (which turned out to be elasticated so actually useful) overall quite "roomy" which is good for bending and stretching, the material is smooth rather than stiff and scratchy and seems to stand up to rough handling.
There are far more pockets than I know what to do with, the big "pouchy" front ones are useful fo slinging a handful of screws or a stanley knife into, I'm sure I'll find a use for some of the others over time, certainly my (glass cased Nexus4) phone is not going anywhere near my trousers when I'm doing DIY, but at least none of them feel to be in the way.
The kneepads are designed for comfort only, not for protection, they'll save your knees from a gritty lumps of concrete, but not somewhere sprinkled in felt tacks.
The biggest problem is the *positioning* of the kneepads, the pockets they fit into have a couple of stitches at the bottom to allow you to either have them fully inserted, or an inch up from the bottom of the pocket, but I must have out-of proportion Femurs and Tibs/Fibs, because the adjustment ends up being a choice between 3" too low or 4" too low (and I do mean with the waist actually fitting round my waist, not slung under my gut).
So this leads to a "hitching-up" of the bottom half of the trouser legs whenever kneeling down and needing to use the pads, which rather spoils the usefulness. Apparently my right knee cap should be on the outside of my leg, rather than at the front of my leg, as this pad ends up twisted round to the side.
Overall impression ... a bit pricey but good apart from the kneepad issue, they may be available cheaper elsewhere, but only in sizes suitable for Adam and his apprentices, not us fat gits!