breeze blocks

I need to drill a large hole in two skin wall made of breeze blocks. The hole needs to be at 45 degrees. This is to fit my twin flue chimney through the wall (5inch plus twin skin), so it can be fitted to the external wall. I was thinking largest drill bit I can find, possibly 12mm dia. fitted...

Hi thought i'd set about Painting the inside of the garage white as i've seen a few threads and thought it would brighten up the garage. I've bought a couple of tins of White Deco Aldi Masonry Paint. I've not long started and i've already used 1/2 a tub and i've hardly got anywhere :eek: ...

Hi all, Although I've hung a few things around the house over the years, none have tended to be that heavy - I am now looking at hanging my bikes (including a 15kg+ one) in the garage on the breeze block wall. I have limited experiences with breeze blocks, but in my older house removed a shed...