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Roger introduces the all-new Skill Builder Product Roundup Show which includes the True Position Tools Cabinet Hardware Jig.

Roger looks at the Blue Roof sustainable drainage solution - what is a blue roof?

Another shockingly bad shower installation, made worse because it was installed by a well-known installer.

Roger explains why your brick wall may have cracked and looks at what can be done to prevent this from happening.

Boundary is a next-generation smart alarm. Design your own system. No surveys. No contracts.

Roger takes a look at the ancient technique of charring wood to protect it from the elements. Sponsored by Snickers Workwear: https://www.snickersworkwear.co.uk FURTHER READING Wikipedia overview Yakisugi (焼杉) is a traditional Japanese method of wood preservation. Yaki means to heat with fire, and sugi is cypress. It is referred to in the West as burnt timber cladding and also known …

Send us your pictures and videos: http://skill-builder.uk/send Ask Skill Builder Playlist: https://bit.ly/3j7heJT In ASB#30 Diane Morris has an old leaking conservatory roof and wonders if this could be repaired in a household insurance claim.

Roger gives his thoughts on inventors and the obsessive mindset that can be a blessing or a curse. Ladder safety video: https://youtu.be/n9RcWKBzs24 🛒 Dan’s Roofing Square: https://www.essential-carpenter-tools.co.uk FURTHER READING 100 Famous Inventors and Their Best Invention Ideas 🔗 https://www.cadcrowd.com/blog/100-famous-inventors-and-their-best-invention-ideas/ The 60 Worst Inventions of All Time 🔗 https://howchoo.com/technology/worst-inventions The Darker Side of Invention 🔗 https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-darker-side-of-invention/-QWx8cSx6BC7LQ?hl=en

Roger and Steve prepare the floor and install the underfloor heating system while Matthew lays the pillow edged travertine tiles on the 35A Extension.

Roger digs deeper into the pros and cons of parapet walls.

Roger is back with another rant about two things most builders don’t understand. The two things are: Patio door thresholds and shower tray edges.

Roger follows Dan on another roof construction project. This one didn’t exactly go to plan.

Roger has a chat with Rajiv, who has had a nightmare experience with a rogue trader who took thousands of pounds from him and another family member and did not deliver the extension job promised, yet another cowboy builder case!

Roger looks at the challenges presented when waterproofing a basement. Rubi Kasuto — Back To Basement: https://www.backtobasement.co.uk We’ll be visiting Back To Basement to see Rubi’s basement conversions and look at concrete waterproofing, sump pumps and treating wet basement walls and flooding.

Bradfords Building Supplies has teamed up with a range of organisations, who are leading the way in environmental responsibility in the built environment, to train its new team of Sustainability Champions. Marshalls, Xtratherm, Polypipe, Millboard and Timloc led presentations and discussions on a range of topics at an intensive training session. Challenging the Champions to think differently about products that …

Why are there so many different types of plasterboard? Roger explains.

Roger explains the reason why your new light fitting could be tripping. Image credit: http://www.lightwiring.co.uk