A friend has an infestation of food moths . Does anyone have information about how to deal with this successfully. Environment health no help and traps purchased although catching moths does not...
Any Plumbers out there, when we turn the shower on the fitting is very stiff and very little water comes out, when we take off the fitting and turn the cogs by hand it's fine, we need to know if...
I have a rather old pillow cover 100% cotton cambric Filling: polyester fibre cleaning instructions are basically don't wash don't dry clean don't tumbledry don't bleach It says I can sponge clean...
Our pull-string bathroom ceiling light has stopped working so I need to replace it but when I checked pricing on B&Q's website it mentions 1 way and 2 way versions. A simple/silly question I'm...
I need to fill some biggish (not huge!) pots to give my garden a bit of colour - what does anyone suggest? Is it a bit late for bedding plants as they are past their best?
I'm putting kingspan 100mm foam board insulation into my kitchens flat roof. I've already taken down the plasterboard and put in most of the insulation. My mate reckons I should put expanding foam...
Hope someone has an idea on this. I have a top loading washing machine and during the rinsing cycle there is water which comes out of a hole at the back (i would have thought it would be like an...
Not many people seem to know about it, but I hear that since April 2010, the British government now give you excellent money for electricity generated from solar panels on domestic houses. Im a man...
When I read the voltage at the bulb end of a light it is giving a reading of 6 volts AC when it is turned off and 240 volts AC when it is switched on. Is this correct as I assumed it would be 0 volts...
I'm not sure if I am posting in the right place, but need some advice. My washing machine (just days out of its guarantee) was working fine on Sunday. Today when I switched it on, the ready light...
Hi All, I will be doing some plastering this weekend (2nd coat), and I will be putting some PVA on the wall before I put on the coat of plaster. Do I need to plaster before the PVA is dry, or would it...
Hi All, Last weekend I made my first ever attempt at plastering (a Chimney Breast). I was fairly pleased at the results, but I am sure I can do better. I have looked at a few online videos and they...
I have been given a nice Stuart crystal vase that has got some water marks on the inside that spoils the look of it, I have tried sterident and that did no good at all, may be I should have used it...
I sow my tomato seeds in JI loam based seed compost and when large enough, pot them on into 3" pots of general purpose potting compost. When the first fruits begin to show I plant them out. My...