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We had a shower cubicle fitted 12 months ago and have the problem that it doesn't drain well and water quickly fills up the tray. The shower is in a downstair bathroom and is raised on a plynth. The pipe runs from the shower along one wall, out the house and along into the drain. I have...

Our old box broke and the door fell off, but the new standard sized boxes are too small to fit it all in, so had to build a new one. Built it with a small frame screwed to the wall and then covered it in shiplak cladding. I considered making a door so it could be read and the off switch...

Hello Just a couple of questions as I embark on painting the outside of our rendered house. 1) Telephone wires - There are two of these and they are black. Can I paint masonry paint on to them, do I try to paint around them, or is there something I can paint on them first to make the...

brilliant thankyou, just the answer i needed. cheers :D

Hello Just about to paint the masonry rendered exterior walls of our house. I have also just built a wooden box to hide our gas meter which I want to paint the same colour as the walls of the house. The wood is currently bare. My question is, if I paint the wood with primer then...

Hi all. We wrote to Dulux with photos of our terrace of houses and asked for colour recommendations, they sent us some and we picked one of their choices. I have since lost the letter and all contact details for who helped us. However our local dulux centre tells me that the colour 'Linnet...

Hi Our garden is 4m wide x 7m long with a shed at the end of that patch. I have cleared the old turf and stuff that was on the patch. Currently it is just compacted earth with a few sprouts of grass here and there. I need to prep it for turfing. Was going to hire a rotovator but they...

Hi Ive just finished a decking project, and finished it by coating the boards with decking protector oil. My question is : Is it safe to put things like, metal BBQ feet on the deck and just leave them, or will the metal react with the wood (like it would with our oak worktops?) What is...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of some great online guides to building decking? I now have the wood I need but have some probably pretty simple questions about putting it together. 1) Beams will be 40cm apart, but how far apart should the noggins be? 2) 3 screws into each end piece...

Hiya Thanks for reply Plastic box is totally broken, left unlocked and the wind caught it and snapped the door clean off. Was in poor nick anyway so was thankful at opportunity to replace. The pipe is the one coming out of the top of the meter then goes up (too far) before bending left...

Hi, technically more of a Gas question than plumbing but seems like most posts relating to Gas are in this section. The door on my plastic gas meter box has broken off. My understanding is that it is my responsibility to deal with the box. It is surface mounted not recessed. Found a new...

oh right wow genuis, thanks for that info, invaluable chris

Hi Thanks for the replies Was looking at Labgear LAB450W/S Professional High-Gain Digital Aerial Which says it is high gain and has some good spec from looking around. There is no power in the loft so I might try it without mast amp first. The cable is prob only 8m max from mast to tv...

Hi Our Aerial on our roof seems to have gone kerput and is giving out a very bad signal even with the booster I have attached, looking up it looks like quite a basic one and some of the spokes are bent. Thinking about replacing, however we are an end terrace with a high gable end and the...

thanks for all your help. I think this is a DIY job, there's only two wires so it really cant be that hard! Think ill risk it! Thanks for all your help, especially with recommending gel grips, ive never seen those beofre, they look perfect. Thank you all chris