Every now and again I find water coming from the base of the toilet. It's not gushing and there's not a big pool but you can see the water is coming from underneath. It runs along the grouting between...
Got the concrete tiles, only wanted about 220, but man said if you take all 800 you can have them for £50 the lot. they are secondhand redland 46 i think. next question is, how far can we span with...
My neighbour and I have 2 yr old apartments and they have these consumer units. My neighbour's RCD (the small one) keeps tripping and I notice then that the sockets are still on but the ceiling lights...
We have a "towel rail" type radiator in our cloakroom, it is only about 4 years old but the paint is peeling off and it looks awful. What is the best way to restore it?...
Hi all, The Builder et al were really helpful with my query re the crack in my wall (at http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden/DIY/Question1329089.html ), thanks again. I've had a structural...
Two of our ridge tiles have loosened, we have someone willing to bed them back in, after removing the old mortar. My question is...do you have to use a special mix for these heavy ridge tiles. Thanks...
Hi, I live in a standard 1930's semi with a pitched roof. For many years now I have noticed that in winter i get a damp looking patch around the edges of my bedroom ceiling. It does not actually feel...
I was trying to make our small porch roof thing that protrudes over our front door look fresh so I decided to paint it. While I was sanding, I came across a weird tar like substance that was gooey and...
my toddler has got hold of the tv remote and scraked the whole wall with it to leave black lines everywhere, any ideas what will get this off without me having to redecorate?
I recently bought a small Victorian terraced house. Unfortunately I didn't have a structural survey carried out (crazy, I know). After the purchase went through, I noticed a crack in one of the...
Hi again, The saga continues. flat roof on sun room that is part of the house, the rest is concrete tiles. leaking, what a suprise!! at the moment, as previously posted, it has shingles, which have...
I need toolhire in Spain - not too far from Hondon so Aspe or Elche or Albertera would be favourite. Need a Tyrolean spraying machine - sometimes known as spray gun although they are hand operated to...
I am installing a CCTV camera outside, and was told today that you shouldn't drill through the above as it could damage the entire window frame. It would have to be a large hole about 1 and a quarter...
Does anyone know where I can buy some of the above that have a longer cutting surface than std with an 8mm dia shank please.The operative word is KNOW as I have trawled many sites without any...
Just bought a double wall socket,to install in new build wall, where the live neutral and earth wires go into their terminals there are no screws to hold the wires in the terminals, the wires just...