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Is there any way of finding out if my domestic water supply is high or low pressure ? The cold is from the mains and the hot from a lagged cylinder on the first floor. A plumber has recently fitted...
Wondering if the above is available for purchase. Took delivery of a water flosser today. Seems to work. But having plugged it into my woman's bathroom socket, high on the wall as part of a light...
Looking to install some wet room style flooring in our kennels ..... the type you also get in gyms/hospitals etc which covers about 6 inches up ghee wall as well as the floors. Dues anyone know what...
Hi i have some rust on the Stainless Steel Handles on my kitchen cupboard door handles. Does anybody know how to remove it please and if they can recommend a product that is good and reliable.?...
Hi, can someone give me some advice on painting a room, explained in the most simple way possible please. I tried to paint my mom's bathroom earlier this year, three walls were a neutral colour and...
Appreciate this is probably a long shot but: I have a tablet that ceased to work. It lights up with the Google sign on the screen initially but then the screen goes blank. I'm convinced it's a...
Need an alternative to the american 'quikrete 5000' - I think it's american only?...
My front doorstep is sound, but the paint was cracking and lifting. The wood is quite open grained and I think it would be best to fill it before re-painting. I need to find a good filler that can...
We are in the process of putting this down. One part of the attic has been boarded over and the Central Heating piping fastened over the top of them. No wish to disturb those pipes (only had them done...
I'm having a new carpet fitted in the landing, stairs and hall in two weeks' time. Thought it would be sensible to cheer up the skirting board with a fresh coat of paint. Before or after? I'm sure...
Sprayed the roof with the moss killing stuff. According to the blurb the spray unit can reach an incredible height, ie to the top of a two story house roof. Well ours is a bungalow and even with the...
Does anyone know if I can buy something like a giant kitchen knife rack, the kind that stands on the worktop with slots in, for storing saws? I have no wall space to hang them and would like to store...
I have acquired a workmate from one of my neighbours who no longer uses it and hasn't used it for 'years', he said. I have managed to open it up and put down the legs and can get the wooden bits at...
Builder, some time ago on here you recommended Zinsr Bullseye 123 to "seal" a surface prior to painting - just finished a previously treated front door having applied Zinser before I painted - what a...
I am changing a standard 1-gang outlet to a 2-gang 13amp switched socket with USB charger. I can dig out and fix a new , larger, back box OK, no problem. The instructions tell me that ' All earth...
At some point in the past (before we bought this property) the back boiler on solid fuel fire place appears to have burst. The metal parts of the fire have all rusted away. So, we removed said...
Can anyone help me here, please ? Situation: Lights in downstairs loo not working ( 2-gang). Bulbs OK. . No switches tripped on board. All other house lights working. But, Live feed to loo switch is...
Been asked and I have no idea. How much cement, 6 mm granite and sharp sand in a 2:1:1 mix would be needed to make about 1.5 cubic metres of concrete?
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Sapele mahogany for cast iron bench ends - Lacquer them or use a varnish on the to keep the weather proof ?
Hi DIY ABers out there, for some reason, the back of our larder fridge (bottom section at the back) has frozen up and Mr. Chox is about to defrost it for me (such a wonderful hubby!). Once he's got...
