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Postcrete/postmix is great - easily get a few minutes working time. I did a row of posts that blew down in the storm we had last year. My process was old post out, fill hole half full with water, post in hole, postmix on top. Helps to have spirit level and some scraps of wood to screw in as...

Was also looking for a beer calendar - agree they're usually way overpriced so wouldn't normally bite, but saw this at £30 and thought it was worth a punt: https://www.beer52.com/craftxmasBF Word on the street is there's a few beers that have been in the recent monthly boxes so might not be...

I'm fighting this exact same battle - echoey rooms, directional microphones not picking people up, multiple people on laptops in the same room causing feedback - it's a nightmare. Even if the tech is working nicely, an echoey room can make it impossible to follow a conversation remotely, or even...

I've had several "oh snap, I should build that" moments, so it's awesome to watch someone who actually has the drive to sit down and make it happen. Excited to follow along here - any updates?

30x was the affordability check used by the estate agency managing the tenancy - they're one of the biggest round here (Cambridge), but they're not a national company or anything. I think it does tend to be set by the estate agency managing the contract, so you could always phone a couple of...

My last rental contract wanted a guarantor if annual income was less than 30x the monthly rental - not that those checks give any consideration to existing credit commitments and if that's actually affordable...

Jumped into the thread as new house is run entirely off ancient electric hot water tank and storage heaters, so am investigating more efficient alternatives. Would pay for the central heating upgrade ourselves, but money is tight and we're not planning to stay in the property long enough for it...

Awesome job - what a transformation! Couple of Qs about your front garden because I'm about to tackle a similar job myself (smaller, but more overgrown - think brambles, bindweed and elder). - What steps did you take? Just use digger to dig out anything green until relatively level, rotivate...

All makes sense, will go with the DeWalt. Splurging on a quality drill and then running cheaper tools from other ecosystems with battery adapters for things that'll get less use sounds like the way to go. Spotted your post re. bits/impact heads on the previous page, so will be ordering a few of...

Einhell is brushless: https://www.einhell.co.uk/shop/en-uk/te-cd-18-li-i-brushless-solo.html It also has a metal chuck and fast charger, where as the DeWalt does not. Am I not comparing a low end model from a premium brand with a high end model from a budget brand? Are they really as chalk...

Looking for some advice re. a drill/driver for DIY use. Have just bought a house, and have a massive list of man jobs to work through so will likely get a fair bit of use over the next few years. Have been looking up to/around £200, cheaper obviously preferable. So far, I like the look of...

Might be worth checking out some of the Seiko homages made by Heimdallr - I'm very happy with the 62mas I got from them for Christmas. Other than "it's not a real Seiko", there's not much wrong with them - if anything, there are several improvements over the originals that I'd probably want to...

Drevo calibur - bluetooth, mech keys, RGB - all the goodness. Missing the function keys (has modifier buttons) and is US layout, but I'm using it with a Mac which has a dodgy keyboard layout anyway, so it doesn't really bother me... There seems to be a new version since I bought mine - I have...

Not so much a recommendation as an "I saw this and it looked cool"- but do you have any chonky trees? https://www.pullup-dip.com/pull-up-dip-bar-outdoor (They also have indoor/wall mounted if you'd rather put holes in your house)

I'd recommend Stardew Valley as a great chilled, mindless timesink. Zelda: BOTW was relaxing in parts and offered more exploration/puzzle/calming graphics, but obvs only available on the nintendo switch.

Was about to log in and suggest this when you posted - have had it for a week so far and am very happy with it!

Yes, panniers would be a major consideration, but I'm planning on leaving most of what I need at the office anyway so hopefully won't be lugging too much on a daily basis Love the look of that, but it's a step down to tiagra/mechanical discs, rather than the hydros on the 105, and the wheels...

I got a 245 music for ~220 via eBay, and I love it. Running specific, but does include other (swim, cycle, sleep etc.) functions too. Music version pushed the price up a bit because I wanted the ability to stream my spotify playlists without carrying my phone on runs, but the non music version...

Thanks Begbie - some really useful advice. Orro terra and cannondale topstone (the carbon one with pivots) are slightly out of price range - have £1.5k to spend. The alu terra looked good, but only had room for 35mm tyres - as did the alu cannondale, but that was FSA rather than shimano...

Limited on where I can spend it and can't see anything in budget at CR or Tredz with the new GRX kit, but I'm guessing out of the above you'd go for the Revolt then? Torn between that and the Contend AR currently.