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Before Venturing Into The Minefield

That is roofing does anyone have recent knowlege of renewing the cement work on ridge tiles and redoing the pinting on the gable end where it meets the roof? Just looking for a very rough guide to...

moggie 939

Help From Plumber Please .....Problem Switching Off Water At Mains!

Hello I live in a retirement flat and when it was built 8 yrs ago they put the mains stopcock right in corner of kitchen and built cupboards over it so it cannot be reach by us elderly people! To cure...

Rebuilt

Manhole Cover Blocked, / Fenced Over By Concrete Fence

My neighbour has A placed boundary fence 1 metre in to my land, in doing so, they, have fenced over the main manhole cover/hatch and refusing to rectify, move the fence back to the legal boundary

david small

Re Felt For Shed.

Shed is 12x8 foot. Would one roll of felt 10x1 metre be sufficient?

Ric.ror

Bathroom Suite With Small Sink

I have a very tiny bathroom and would like a new suite including a very small sink more like a cloakroom sink - also - if possible - with a shorter than usual bath Any ideas please?...

BarnaWill

Waste Disposal Side Sink Has Become Unglued/Unstuck From Underside Of Kitchen Counter

Hi all - I have a question about methods of affixing a steel sink to the underside of our kitchen counter. While trying to unblock the waste disposal unit downpipe, I overdid it with the plunger, and...

1581960

Bathroom Extractor Fan Hose.

I'm going to fit a new inline extractor fan in the loft above the bathroom and I'm usure about routing the 4" dia spiral hose. My concern is the possibility of condensation forming in the hose and...

Jumanoo57

2 Ronnies Sketch Song

Does anyone remember The 2 Ronnies song that went “Stand up and fight you rotten little pest, stand toe to toe, stand nose to chest”?...

pulmicort1415

Bringing Advice Please

I am about to take the old grout out of a tiled floor and regrout. I am getting a little worried about the way I should go about the regrouting. So much different info on google. I am only a quite...

Zacs-Master

Inspirational Or Depressing?

If humans last as long as the average mammalian species, and no mass extinctions or catastrophes occur, then 99.5% of humans who will ever exist are yet to be born.

pulmicort1415

Dimmer Lights Problem

Just fitted new ceiling light complete with 3 dimmer bulbs. There was a dimmer switch already in situ. When the lights are switched on the bulbs flash on and off. Baffled...

Maydup

Led Or Halogen

I'm looking at floor lamps and would prefer to buy LED with changeable bulbs (but the dimmable ones only seem to have halogen lamps. Am I right to avoid halogen now? Is it possible to dim LED or...

flobadob

How Long Should A Table Lamp Lead Be?

How long should the lead be from a lamp base to the plug? When I looked it up, it says that it should be a minimum of 1.8 metres. This seems very long, but is it correct?...

237SJ

Fridge Freezer Installation

I`ve got a new fridge freezer arriving on Friday. The rule seems to be that you let the appliance sit for a while to allow the compressor oil to settle before plugging it in and switching it on....

Johnny7seven

Plasterboard On A Ceiling

Just moved in. The garage ceiling is plasterboarded only it's started coming down along the edges and bowing in the middle a bit. Obviously a DIY job. It's fixed along the beams rather than across...

paul1763

Air Source Heat Pump

My house is split into 2 zones, upstairs and downstairs. Will it cost twice as much to heat both zones at the same time as it will to heat just 1 of them? Thanks for any replies....

Raspberry197

Reconnecting Outbuilding Electrics Following Storm Arwen Damage.

Hi. I'm new on here, I live in quite a remote area (highlands). In 2016 I had a timber outbuilding (workshop) constructed to the rear of my house, approx 12m away. Concrete base, walls bolted to a...

mikesnr1

Long-Standing Question!

During kitchen refurbishment in 2010, I had an integral, under worktop, fridge incorporated into the scheme. It was NOT EVER switched ON, not even tested (apart from checking the electric connection...

Barquentine

Average Cost To Convert Side Garage To Bedroom/Showerroom Etc

Small terraced modern design houses - each with a garage to left underneath upper floor that overhangs garage entrance & small car port. What would the average cost be to convert that to a bedroom and...

douglas9401

Grouting Between Paving Slabs

They're old but in one piece and currently have sand brushed into any gaps but I'm wondering if I can remove the sand and brush in Postcrete as a no-fuss, more solid filler, just mist with some water...

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