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Cutter, designed for cutting plastic sections, rubber glazing joints, decorative mouldings, tile trim, PVC tape.Cutting shears for standard corners and angles. 56mm utility knife blade. Special Features. Cuts from 0 to 45ºErgonomic designEDM0700
Advantages: Good value, precise and easy to use Disadvantages: Only cuts straight lines
On deciding to give our bathroom a revamp, we bought some lovely new ceramic wall tiles and stone borders, then contacted a local builder (who is also a friend) to give us a price for fixing them.
We were thinking of a price of around £150 as it isn't a very big area. To our shock, he quoted us a price of £300 excluding adhesive, grout, edgings, spacers etc.
Thinking that this was a bit ridiculous, we decided we would do it ourselves.
We went to our local Focus DIY store to get all the tools we needed, most importantly, a tilecutter.
Having never used one before, we decided to make our choice by choosing somewhere in the middle of cheap and expensive.
There was a choice of cutters ranging from £12 up to £40.
The Plasplugs Contractor TileCutter retailed at £19.99 and caught our eye because it actually looked more expensive ...
Advantages: Makes quick, easy cuts in plastic pipes Disadvantages: Occasionally squashes the pipe before cutting
When I decided to install my own central heating and hot water system in a rather large house, I knew it was going to take a long time. With all the cutting of copper pipes, cuttiing out sections of joists etc.
I'm not a professional plumber, so I didn't have much prior experience of plumbing.
Then I discovered the plastic plumbing systems, EasyFit and SpeedFit.
They use a flexible, reinforced plastic pipe and push-fit connectors. They cut the plumbing installation time right down. I was able to install the pipes for a 4-bedroom, 3-reception room house in about 2 days, including the lifting and removal and replacement of floorboards.
One thing that was essential, was this plastic pipe cutter.
It lets you cut a pipe to the required length accurately in about 1 second.
One of the jaws of the cutter has a V-shaped crook ...
Advantages: Range, Price, Service Disadvantages: Poor range of adhesives
During my D.I.Y experiences over the years I have always considered ceramic tiles expensive items to purchase. I tended to use local tile specialist's mainly because there was a lack of a national tile retailer around. I always thought there was a niche in the market for someone to fill and so they have in the mould of Topps Tiles.
~The history of Topps Tiles~
Topps Tiles can be traced back to 1963 when it's first shop opened in Manchester, it was called 'Multi Tile' back then and although this business flourished, it was confined to the North-West. In the early eighties Multi Tile joined forces with another tile company based in London, at this stage the combined business had roughly fifty stores between them. Over the next few years, a name change (Topps Tiles) and a floating on the stock exchange slowly enabled the business to ...
WormThatTurned 29.09.2003
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