I have a large (not sure how big but you can park 5/6 cars on it!) gravel drive which is in dire need of replacement. The previous owners did it very badly and there is hardly any gravel left. I don't...
I have an Alpha Combi Boiler (no tank). The overflow pipe outside the bathroom has water dripping out constantly. How can I stop it?? The pressure gauge is sitting at about 3 bar. I have heating cover...
I have aquired a Paget energy monitor no 9149 from Lidl in spain. LCd screen, 3 buttons & reset button. It has instructions in Dutch,Danish,**************,Portugese but not English. Can any one help...
This morning I put a load in, and as it was coming up to final spin i was making a coffee, and almost scared to death when it started vibrating heavily and became extremely noisy, so i turned it off...
I'm in a new property and need to send my electricity meter readings via Scottish Power website but I'm confused! I have economy 7, so have two meter readings - one for day and one for night. My...
Hi, I will soon be purchasing a new TV. I'm going for a 40" LCD. I'm also looking for a nice glass stand to go with it. I've discovered that these are rather pricey and are in the region of ?100 for a...
i had left masking tape covering crome fittings for quite a while, and when i eventually took it off the sticky part was still left. I dont want to scratch or 'brillo pad' it off as i dont want to...
I'm going to try papering my bedroom ceiling shortly. Are there any pitfalls .? For example walking backwards on a plank , whilst trying to affix paper etc . The room is approx 13 ft x 15ft. Any...
just bought a table and 4 chairs from tesco for ?24.75! what a batgain, it is a round beech coloured table with grey metal legs and 4 matching ladder back chairs!"!!! they will be great fro my son;'s...
I've just had some external gas pipework fitted to my house. It runs around the garage at low level and serves the kitchen. It's been run in copper, has no protection (which is a little worrying) and...
I live in one house in a terrace of five local authority owned houses on my estate. The entire estate consists of a number of blocks of houses built in this fashion dating from around 1972. When the...
I am looking to buy a flat in my local area. Having moved from Canada, I'm not entirely sure how everything works! The one I've looked at is a leasehold flat above a row of shops. What does all this...
Hi all I had a rather unusual afternoon it started when a guy came round and asked if I wanted a quote for replacing my doors, after a bit of chat and my saying I'm not quite reafy to have it done but...
A friend told me about a type of flower arranging where you glue the pages of a book into a sort of vase shape. You can then arrange silk flowers in it. Anyone know what this is called? Sorry if this...
I've moved into a flat that reeks of tobacco. I've tried an ioniser, Shake n Vac and neutralising air fresheners but just can't get rid of the smell of smoke. Anyone have any ideas?