Recent content by faddy74

Replacing the knackered strainer waste in my son's sink, the old one had a rubber seal under the sink and a foam washer above. Bought two from Screwfix to try, (one Opella, one unbranded) and neither have a foam washer. Should they have come with foam washers (neither have instructions)...

Helping my son laying laminate in his first floor flat. Current floor has (vinyl?) tiles over what is presumably a concrete floor. The block is several decades old. Is there any need to worry about a vapour barrier or does that only matter on the ground floor? For soundproofing, is it better to...

I understand the risks of neglecting boiler servicing, but are they actually greater when a boiler's been unused?

Yep. :(

Trying to relight a back boiler Glow Worm Majorca 346 that's not been used for a couple of years. The knob on the gas valve - that has to be turned from "ON" to "PILOT" then pressed to relight it - appears to be stuck at the "ON" position. Any suggestions please? Brute force?

My son has for a while been intending to paint over his dark purple bedroom walls with white Dulux Light and Space, which is one of the products in this weekend's Dulux free paint offer. I've read some reports on here of people needing to use several coats of this paint to completely cover a...