After a break of about 4 years (moved to a new house, very little DIY to be done, Hurrah!), I'm back to lurking here (house looking shabby after 4 years, and the missus wants to change everything around :-(
Anyway, I've been using some new DIY gadgets that I dont remember being around ~4 years ago (does the world change that fast??)
- Spray on pipe freezer. Stick a collar around a pipe, spray in some stuff from a can a wait a little bit. An ice plug forms in the pipe which is good for 5 bar for 45 minutes, so you can cut the pipes and do what you need to do without any hassle. Fab! I had to replace a tap, and since I dont have any service valves (cheapskate developers, grr!) and I'm to scared to go anywhere near the megaflow moster in the airing cupboard, it just about saved me from loads of hassle. About £10 for a kit in B&Q, which seems enough for a good few months of DIY plumbing.
- DustBubbles. They are self adhesive dust collectors, which you stick them on the wall where your about to drill, drill through them, and they catch
What other DIY innovations have i missed in the last few years?
Cheers
G