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my son has just slammed our kitchen door into the kitchen worktop and chipped a piece of the trim off the end of the laminate worktop. we have only had the kitchen fitted a year ago and this is the...
How do you key/bond into a low 9"wide brick wall and extend it? Thanks....
Is there any way of removing old grout from floor tiles without damage so they can be repointed?...
I have had a big heavy Sharp Microwave oven for many years and it has been in use for most of that time but I'm wary of buying another Sharp because of a minor repetitious fault during its first 18...
Hi all, I need to add a switch into our kitchen oven's circuit. It makes a very annoying noise (the clock) when it's not in use. A stop-gap solution until we change it is to install a switch into the...
I want to replace the bleed valve on a radiator which is seized up with paint etc.; will turning the main rad valves off be enough to change the bleed valve or will I have to drain the rad as well....
I've had a Cannon gas oven and a Sharp Microwave for 25/30 years but the time has come to replace the Cannon ( the doors are falling off , the catch mechanisms are worn through ). The Micro is OK but...
Please can someone tell me from experience if wood burners do keep the whole house warm? I have been told this but can't believe that a fire in the lounge will also mean warm bedrooms upstairs. If you...
We have 'pebble dash' walls which I have been told were that colour when the house was built and it is therefore not wise to paint over it. Some walls are looking quite grubby in places, is it...
We have a stone bay window which we have kept painted white. Unfortunately, it 'stains' quite quickly and soon looks in need of repainting. Masonry paint seems to largely consist of White/Stone/Brick...
We are just playing with some numbers and working out the feasibility of building a similar structure to this but probably a little bigger for less money....
Bit of lounge ceiling going brown....Took up a floorboard...Beneath are 2x 1/2" pipes cut off 3" from the joints and then bent over flat...This was done 28 to 30 years ago, and now one is dropping a...
Hi, I decided to cap off an old dimmer switch today and so I went to local DIy store to buy some electrical tape and a blank face box - However, on opening up the old switch I found 3 red wires......
had company out last night to clear blocked sewer and found out its pitch fibre pipes which have totally collapsed(they used a camera) cannot even get drain rods through. septic tank in my field 30...
I want to Pour a concrete patio over an area 4000mm x 3000mm and then tile it. My question(s) are: Can I pour over exisiting stone flags. They've been down for 20 years and are solid, or am I being...
Basically I have broken the plastic washer. I am looking for a replacement. The spring pin is about 1 1/2 inches long the wheel I guess is just short of an inch. I think 7/8" though did not do inches...
hi just purchased a indesit oven not fan assisted conventional when i switched on the oven a fan came on blowing air out between top of door and the switches is this a new feature on ovens now or is...
hi i am wanting to make some round wooden discs that are 35mm wide by 3mm thick now my problem is what can i use to do a round disc out of a piece of wood to be exact on 36mm round,i could posibly egt...
What's the 'beading' called that is around the door and window frames of double glazed windows. It sort of cushions the door as it hits the frame. It looks a bit like the expanding plastic covered...
Im about to repaint some pine doors. They currently have Ronseal satin quick dry varnish. I will be repainting with Dulux quick dry satinwood paint. Is safe to paint straight on to the varnish or...