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ceramic hob

I have a chip in my ceramic hob, is there any way of repairing this? I would be very grateful for any suggestions.

I noticed the other day, when entering my loft, a small gleam of light coming thorugh my roof tiles. Upon closer inspection I noticed that it was not a mising tile, but a tile that had come loose and...

embee

self-levelling concrete

We have just had our garage floor skimmed with self-levelling concrete. The sealant we bought from B&Q says it is not suitable for self-levelling concrete. What do I use? Thanks in advance

yelnam

push catch dilemma

I need to be able to open a 2600mm door on sprung hinges with push catches... the only push catches I can find are 35mm long which don't throw the door out far enough

teash

How many metres??

Room size is 2.5*3.2, two options of tile size are 400*400 and 600*400. The price of the tiles are 10.95 m2. How much will it roughly cost to cover this area. Many thanks

embee

sealing and painting self-levelling concrete

We have just had a new self-levelling skim put down on the garage floor. The sealant we bought from B&Q says it is not suitable for self-levelling concrete. We would like to get it sealed to stop any...

moxy39

labour charge

how much do tilers charge per s metre

busybee147

fitting new bathroom suite

what valves do I close to turn off hot water supply so that I can work on hot and cold taps as they do not have service valves and can I Ioosen a radiator so that it can be moved out of the way so...

JonRB

Painting a garage floor

I am planning on painting my garage floor this week. The concrete base of the garage was laid around 5 months ago so it is fairly new and as you can imagine still very dusty. I have bought some garage...

cameo

rust

How can I get rid of the little bit of rust that has appeared on the handlebars of my daughters bike? Also how can I stop it from getting rusty? My daughter is only 10 years old and spent most of last...

glesga123

garden fence

How deep do i have to sink my 6ft fenceposts. I am erecting a 5 ft high by 16ft long picket type fence. I have 4 posts, fairly average soil and some sand cement and gravel. Thanks in advance.

holimo

Carpet or skirting board first?

Should I fit the skirting board before having the new carpet laid, or the other way round?

dentech

Cats

Does anyone out the have any good ways of keeping other peoples cats out of my garden. With the summer coming and a baby in the house it would be nice to have the garden free of poo.

spritzer

Spilt milk smell

Hi, would anyone have any tips on how to get rid of a nasty spilt milk smell that has been left in my car boot after a recent spill ? Thanks

TEAK36

Fitting a new bathroom

I would like to replace my old bathroom suite, and will need to pay a professional to carry out the work. Does anyone know what sort of price I should be paying as I have absolutely no idea. My...

goldtaps

oak floors

What is the best way to lay an T&G oak floor over a bare concrete base?

zdovaston

carpentary

what is a annular ring shank nail used for

astonsmummy

dishwasher

how do you plumb in a dishwasher when the only plumbing is for washing machine which we also have

parkesquay

Universal Carbon Cooker hood Filters

I am just about to replace an old cooker hood with something more modern and faced of course with having a piece of the exhaust concertinaed tubing showing(in part at least)above the wall kitchen...

tarn

Cold tap does not work?

my cold tap on a mixer set has stopped working. How do I fix this?

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