The Property Maintenance Channel
Welcome back to Test Tuesday! Today I’m testing light duty plasterboard fittings to see how much load they can actually handle. These little plugs are only for very light items in drywall such as pictures and mirrors. Continue reading “How Strong are Light Duty Plasterboard Fittings?”
I generally advise customers not to fit floating shelves on drywall if at all possible. No matter how good your fixings are you’re always ultimately limited by the strength of the plasterboard itself. Today I’m finding out how much weight an IKEA Lack shelf can actually take on a hollow wall. Welcome back to Test Tuesday! Continue reading “How Strong is an IKEA Lack Floating Shelf on Plasterboard?”
Ever wondered how strong drywall anchors really are? Today I’m testing some heavy duty drywall anchors to see how much force they can really handle. These are my go-to fixings for attaching heavy items to plasterboard so let’s see how they do – welcome to Test Tuesday!
Continue reading “Heavy Duty Fixings for Plasterboard – Test Tuesday!”
Getting a good finish on the edges of MDF can be tricky. In this article I’m showing you how to paint MDF edges in under 2 minutes – really simple! I’ve made lots of videos about how to paint MDF so I’m keeping this one as brief as possible! Continue reading “How do you Paint the Edges of MDF?”
Today I’m showing you how I use threaded inserts in wood. Threaded insert nuts also sometimes get called ‘nutserts’ or just insert nuts and are a very handy way of using a threaded machine screw or bolt in wood. Continue reading “How do you use Threaded Inserts?”
Just another quick day in the life of a joiner vlog for you! Today I’m doing a bit of a kitchen refresh for a customer so I thought I’d show you some of the stuff I’ve run in to on this job. Continue reading “Choosing Kitchen Handle Positions”
Whether you’re carrying out repairs to woodwork, metal, plastics, walls, even concrete, there are few better fillers available than 2-part epoxy resins. They’re incredibly versatile and have many advantages over traditional fillers. In this video I’m explaining how to use them and listing a few pros and cons against traditional ready mixed fillers. Continue reading “How To Use 2 Part Fillers?”
