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10 x BRASS MOULDING HANGING HOOKS Traditional Picture Rail Frame Mirror Photo
It's an old-fashioned idea but it works.
Picture rails in a house allow you to hang mirrors, photos, paintings and so on without drilling holes for screws, hammering in nails or using blutack. All of those can damage your wallpaper or plaster and may then fall out because you hang a heavy thing on the wall. Pictu...Read full review
10 x BRASS MOULDING HANGING HOOKS Traditional Picture Rail Frame Mirror Photo
Verified purchase - New
It's an old-fashioned idea but it works.
Picture rails in a house allow you to hang mirrors, photos, paintings and so on without drilling holes for screws, hammering in nails or using blutack. All of those can damage your wallpaper or plaster and may then fall out because you hang a heavy thing on the wall. Picture hooks are better because you can move them without leaving a mark and, if your mirror for example has a strong hook or string behind it, they can carry a lot of weight before they bend. You could use one hook on top of another if you are worried about a heavy object on the wall. Some people rip out picture rails because 'they collect dust'. I put them back again because they are pretty cheap and easy to fit, you can paint them any colour and you can buy brass hooks for a good price on ebay. If the hook doesn't precisely fit the profile of your picture rail, you can bend it with pliers to match the shape of your rail. Then you can hang your pictures and shuffle them about the walls until you're happy. When you get bored with the room, you can do it again....and possibly again. You can't do that with a hammer!
HANSON HYDRAULIC LIME NHL 3.5 25KG BAG USE IN LIME SAND MORTAR, PLASTER, RENDER
Instant history...after a little mixing.
If you mix it with sharp, gritty sand, you get a lime mortar which matches older mortar in houses or garden walls built before Portland cement became the norm. It mixes well in a concrete mixer or you can mix smaller amounts with a shovel or with a trowel and a bucket. The...Read full review
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HANSON HYDRAULIC LIME NHL 3.5 25KG BAG USE IN LIME SAND MORTAR, PLASTER, RENDER
Verified purchase - New
Instant history...after a little mixing.
If you mix it with sharp, gritty sand, you get a lime mortar which matches older mortar in houses or garden walls built before Portland cement became the norm. It mixes well in a concrete mixer or you can mix smaller amounts with a shovel or with a trowel and a bucket. The technical notes from Hanson recommend a ratio of 1 part lime to 2 parts sharp sand for a strong mortar or 1:3 for a general purpose mortar. They also advise using lime in temperatures above 5 degrees C and below 30 degrees C, which have been common in the past winter and summer heatwave.
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2Pc 50M Builders Line Brick Masonry Home Diy Rope String Building 10Kg Limit
A great product at a great price.
This line is highly visible and it stretches a bit, so the tension holds the line in place if you use clips or a few turns around end-posts if you're building a fence. I use it for building a stone wall - I prefer it to nylon line because it doesn't fray and it doesn't kink...Read full review
2Pc 50M Builders Line Brick Masonry Home Diy Rope String Building 10Kg Limit
Verified purchase - New
A great product at a great price.
This line is highly visible and it stretches a bit, so the tension holds the line in place if you use clips or a few turns around end-posts if you're building a fence. I use it for building a stone wall - I prefer it to nylon line because it doesn't fray and it doesn't kink if you roll it onto a flat piece of wood. If you knot the cut ends, it will last for weeks or months.
