The Builder Member Profile in The AnswerBank

Am I..... ?

Am I the only man not sporting a beard ! D...

There is a weep from the 22mm dia copper pipe and nut below a TF1 Omega filter on the Central Heating return. The pressure loss in minimal and does get topped up with water. The cloth at the floor is...

grizzly bear

Circuit Breaker

My microwave malfunctioned last night and the circuit breaker duly tripped and turned off everything lights and plugs , downstairs and upstairs. On looking I saw the big switch has gone down. I turned...

sandyRoe

Fao: The Builder

The gable wall on my semi has been letting damp in. Could you give a rough figure for what it would cost to have the rendering removed and replaced?

barry1010

Google Nest + Immersion Heater

I have an old fashioned immersion heater with a very old fashioned, fiddly, exasperating difficult to see and set up timer. I am thinking of replacing it with a 'smart' timer that I can programme from...

teacake44

What Did You Come Up With.

Was you ever in a mess and needed to make some sort of emergency repair, inside or out, in the home or away from home. What sort of bodge up, make do, brain wave did you come up with to get by. I'll...

Bramleyboy

Metabo Battery For Cordless Drill.

Not sure if this is the right place! I have two Metabo cordless drills about 25-30 years old. Their batteries are now dead. They look like this https://ibb.co/qJQFLqd Does anyone know where I can get...

Old_Geezer

Radiator Connection

Wondered what plumbing expertise we had here. I need some information as I'm trying to consider options and work out what's feasible. What I need to know is whether one can get an end pipe connector...

maggiebee

Fao The Builder

I have some spalling on the lower brickwork of my semi-detached house. Is there any way I can repair this without going to the expense of renewing the bricks? House is old and I don't think you can...

Hardatit42

Stud Finder For Walls

What is thebest DIY Wood Stud finder in walls

foxyferret

Water Stain On Kitchen Ceiling

A large water stain has appeared today on the kitchen ceiling. The kitchen is directly below the bathroom and the airing cupboard with cylinder. I took everything out of the airing cupboard and using...

237SJ

Table Lamp Bulb Keeps Blowing

I`ve got a table lamp that takes G9 bulbs and they keep blowing. They didn`t always do that - it has been happening over the last year or so. I thought it was just that lamp but I plugged another one...

charliesteve

Extension Lead Usage

Hi I have an extension lead gang socket with 8 available sockets but is not switchable. I have 6 items plugged in at the moment. I want to be able to switch 3 of those off independently, so would I be...

Supertec57

Roof Tile Damage

My car was damaged by a roof tile landing on it, can I claim on insurance or not?

needawin

Laying Laminate Flooring

I have laid quite a few floors over the years. Laminate and wood. I have always staggered the lengths so as the short joins are not all together. The laminate I have to lay instructions say to lay so...

bedofroses

Pipe On Roof Between Tiles

Hello, my next door neighbour has had their roof replaced and where the tiles don't meet my roof the contractor has laid a pipe between our properties, is this normal as I've never seen it before?...

AKMild

Boiler Kettling And Cutting Out

I have a Viessman Vitodens 100 combi boiler which is about 2 years old. Today I noticed that the domestic hot water was only lukewarm and on looking at the boiler'd digital display see that when hot...

needawin

For The Builder

Hi Builder. Just finished the floor levelling. Turned out brilliant. Bit of a panic at first as I hadn't used enough water and it was like spreading tar. Bunged it back in tub and added more water....

needawin

One For The "Builder" And Builders

The saga of the floor continues. To recap. All tiles are lifted. Now left with the "impossible to remove" tile adhesive ridges. Have got Sigma floor leveller. Quite a big floor. 24 sq. meters. Should...

enfable

Splitting A Large Piece Of Slate

Hello, I have a large piece of slate, from an old pool table, that I would like to split from from 20mm - 3/4” to 10mm - 3/8” or 5mm - 3/16. Does anyone know the best way to do this? I’ve looked at...

Questions

Answers

Best Answers

Am I..... ?

Copper Pipe Weep - How To Fix

Circuit Breaker

Fao: The Builder

Google Nest + Immersion Heater

What Did You Come Up With.

Metabo Battery For Cordless Drill.

Radiator Connection

Fao The Builder

Stud Finder For Walls

Water Stain On Kitchen Ceiling

Table Lamp Bulb Keeps Blowing

Extension Lead Usage

Roof Tile Damage

Laying Laminate Flooring

Pipe On Roof Between Tiles

Boiler Kettling And Cutting Out

For The Builder

One For The "Builder" And Builders

Splitting A Large Piece Of Slate

Latest Posts

Refresh