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joko

How To Put Rawl Plugs & Screws Into The Wall Without A Drill??

Does anything exist - a gadget? A special type of screw or plug?
That will insert the rawl plug etc without the need for drilling? I have a drill but I have carpal tunnel syndrome & the vibrations... ...

HongKongphooey

Building Regs Cert For New Kitchen And New Bathroom

Having a nightmare with our house sale. It's a bog standard semi, no extensions, but when we bought it we put in a new kitchen & bathroom. Both were installed in the previous kitchen and bathroom... ...

nailedit

Promted By Naomis Thread Below...

What artist(s) do wish that you COULD have seen but never got round to it? For me it would be Queen. One of my regrets in life that I never got to see them live.

flobadob

Shower Wet Room Regularly Clogged

We got our bathroom done up recently and put in a new shower with wet room type floor. There is a long metal grate on the floor that can be lifted out and under this is a long tray with the drain... ...

dave50

Are There Any Legal Complications In Swapping Houses With Someone?

Both houses are owned outright, no mortgages. They are of roughly equal value. Is it a simple process?

barry1010

Badgers! Grumble About The Council

Some of my neighbours have had their gardens ravaged by badgers since new houses were built on a nearby paddock. No help from the council because badgers are protected. We have all replaced or... ...

237SJ

Fleecehold Propties

Any thoughts from anyone who owns one?

fruitsalad

Water Is Very Hot

I have had 2 new thermostats on the hot water tank, one renewed a month ago, water was fine, for a bit but a month later and the hot water is scalding hot again, any ideas what the problem could be

Prudie

Another Boiler Question

Apologies, I don't want to search - this may have been answerd to others before. Why do so many plumbers and heating engineers give conflicting advice? Anyway we have a standard Baxi Solo gas... ...

lynbrown

Help With Rust Stains

We had a safety grab rail put in our shower. I noticed that the lower screw has gone rusty and there is a rust coloured stain going down the tiles. Should I get a better quality screw for the grip?

Khandro

R.i.p. John Mayall

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-07-24/father-of-british-blues-john-mayall-dies-peacefully-aged-90 Great performer & great guy. (Manchester, of course !) 90 not a bad score for an old rocker. ...

sandyRoe

What Kind Of A Heating Element Is In An Electric Shower?

The water goes into it cold and comes out as hot as you want. How is it heated so quickly?

wolf63

Electric Problem - Safe To Use Or Not?

I have a laser hair zapper, when I plug it into the plug there is sometimes a bright spark. I was told that there is always a spark of some sort when you use mains electricity. But this is quite... ...

thecatsays

Cost Of A Shower? Gas Vs Electric.....

Long story short we're moving house again. The new place has a flashy mixer-tap shower thang going on. I'm used to using an electric shower and have no clue how much it would cost to use the... ...

fruitsalad

Pipes Rattle Noise

When anyone has a shower the pipes start to make a rattle noise, any ideas what causes it.

flobadob

Noisy Doors When Closing

We got some new doors and door frames recently. Now when the doors close and hit off the frame it makes quite a clunky noisy sound of wood on wood. I bought some little silicone pads and stuck them... ...

Thisoldbird

Brass Screws

Can anyone tell me what size screws I need to fit handles on my internal doors please. Thankyou.

Gizmonster

Cladding An Existing Shed.

At the mo we have an 8' x 6' wooden shed. We paint it regularly, but it's starting to look a bit tired now (I'm guessing we had it built around 18 years ago). I don't want to be taking panels off... ...

davebro3

The Answerbank Party In Government

Just for fun. Obviously I would be Prime Minister but which AB members should I have in my cabinet & in which positions?

smurfchops

Home Insurance

How many of you take out building and contents insurance... what is the chance of my house burning down?? My building and contents insurance has gone up from £270 to £409.... can anyone... ...

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