Videos

Before we get into the showdown we wanted to look at some of your comments on the individual tests and thank you for getting involved with Skill Builder.

Plunge saw review with Robin & Roger looking at the best from Bosch, Dewalt, Erbauer, Festool, Mafell, Makita and Triton to see which one has the power and features of a champion.

Roger guides you through the theory behind the installation of a Kingspan Albion Ultrasteel unvented hot water cylinder. In the UK the installation of all hot water cylinders, vented and unvented, is notifiable to Building Control and should be carried out by a qualified competent person. The unvented cylinder incorporates multi-level safety systems and has a superb safety record. Roger …

In Part 7 of our mega Impact Driver roundup, we put the Milwaukee M18 FQID Fuel Surge Impact Driver to the test.

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Hilti impact driver review: In Part 6 of our mega Impact Driver roundup, Roger puts the Hilti SID 4-A22 Impact Driver to the test. The new SID 4-A22 Cordless impact driver is designed for high torque applications because, Hilti says, sometimes a standard drill driver simply won’t cut it – you need more impact to get the job done. With …

It's the final episode of our plunge saw season before we go to the final showdown. The Triton TTS1400 was a late entry and only just made it, see what Roger and Robin made of it.

The next instalment from Toolfair, Robin investigates the stand to see the FEIN AKBU 35 PMQW cordless universal magnetic core drill.

Robin makes no secret about his love for Festool, so it was never going to be long before he was all over the stand at Toolfair with his hands on the Festool ISC240.

Another one of Robin’s favourite brands, STABILA. Find out why they’re so popular with trades. More from Stabila Standard spirit levels The best quality will prove its worth. Sooner or later. Every craftsman knows that not everything runs smoothly on the construction site. How good it is then when you can rely on the fact that your tools will not …

Robin & Roger visit Toolfair and in this first episode Robin talks to HiKOKI and looks at some new products. The HiKOKI NR1890DCZ J6 90mm 18V LI-ION first fix brushless cordless framing nailer impresses Robin.

Learn How to Plaster in a Day - Beginners Course with Roger and Ben with useful plastering cheats.

Isolation valves are a wonderful thing and Roger loves fitting them wherever he can. You might recognise this boiler room, it’s the fourth episode we’ve shot in here. This job takes a while so you’ll also get a bit of Roger’s insight, some gripes, plumbing history and general musings from a man that has much to share with the audience …

Roger visits a £500,000 newbuild to solve a leaking shower issue that is so common it's almost a national epidemic.

Roger and Robin review and demonstrate the Triton TPL180 Triple Blade 1500w Power Planer which they find to be big but easy to handle.

In this video Roger Bisby demonstrates how to install a Korniche Roof Lantern from Made for Trade which is engineered and developed specifically with the trade and installer at the heart of the process. Although this video is sponsored by Made for Trade this is Roger’s genuine experience of fitting a Korniche Roof Lantern for the first time. The Korniche …

A longer video from Roger this time talking through how to install a bathroom which contains useful information for plumbers, installers and householders alike. Roger is installing a bathroom from Abacus because he likes the way the British manufacturer designs its bathrooms with British plumbing systems in mind making them easy to install.

Following his video review Roger looks at the Makita DLS110Z Twin 18v Cordless LXT BL Slide Compound Mitre Saw in more detail.  I have always had my reservations about cordless mitre saws and that includes all makes and sizes. It isn’t that they don’t work, it is just that they don’t work as well as mains powered machines and, for …

I was working on a roof trying to get it done, I had no plumbing tools on board and suddenly I was plumbing. Uni had tried to sort out her plumbing problem, good luck to her but one look at it told me she was in too deep and… she had people coming to dinner. What are you going to …