Inspector Gadjet

I can install all types of manufactured shelves from Ikea to Bunnings products but when I was asked to make shelves out of a couple of skateboards I was up for the challenge.   After cutting my brackets to the right lengths to follow the contours of the boards I drilled holes and attached the brackets with counter sunk bolts. After installing all four brackets on the two skateboards it was time to go upstairs and put them on the wall. I marked where the shelves would go on the wall and then started to attach them with plasterboard wall plugs (each plug is rated for 15KGS). The skateboards look great hanging on the wall and I have made another interesting addition to my services. Vintage suitcases also look great as shelves, bathroom cabinets, dollhouses and side tables, in fact their re-uses are only limited by your imagination. With some modifications these old classics can really make a bare wall or unused corner come aliv...

WATER... A force that won't be controlled... but we  can divert it. My recent job in Kings Langley had me doing just that and in order to find a way to solve the problems poor drainage can cause and also the subsequent damage, I have to come up with some pretty lateral ideas. So let's look at the symptoms: * 2 drains taking all of the water from the road and the house next door, * An ag pipe in the front lawn, * 2 downpipes, 1 from the carport and the other from the house, * Another ag pipe near the front door. All of the points listed are fine by themselves but when you combine the water from them all and concentrate it into one stormwater pipe the results are pretty obvious. The house and garage actually flood every time there is a heavy downpour or sustained rainy periods; In Sydney this sort of weather seems to be getting more unpredictable and frequent so... let's look at a  solution. First I started digging ...