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I have attached a picture from underneath our kitchen sink. We have an 1810 company mixer tap that occasionally works loose and I've only been able to hand tighten the plastic nut on the back. Is there a special kind of tool for this type of fixing or has anyone a solution that works better than...

Looking for some advice re the following please... We bought 8 new oak doors from Howdens (Dordogne pre finished) plus door packs. Rang couple of chippys and got prices but then spoke to another who couldn't do it but said we need to make sure we get someone who is going to varnish the edges...

My sister just moved into a new build, was told aerial all sorted but she only has cabling installed to rooms and it's all coiled in loft. They can't have an external aerial until the whole site is finished and handed over so I need to get an aerial fitted in the loft, and will move it outdoor...

20220419_142048 by 10monty posted 1 May 2022 at 5:24 PM 20220419_142056 by 10monty posted 1 May 2022 at 5:24 PM 20220419_142100 by 10monty posted 1 May 2022 at 5:24 PM As the title really. My dad has taken his block paving up and came across this (pics attached) only a couple of inches lower...

As per the title, are these ever any good. The only route out of our kitchen to outside is approx 6m with 3 x 90 degree bends so a complete waste of time. I've been looking at this one https://luxairhoods.com/90cm-Recirculating-Ceiling-Kitchen-Hood It's a lot of money which I don't mind paying...

I have a floating floor over block and beam and need to replace the insulation that the chipboard is sitting on. It's currently 25mm polystyrene. I've been quoted for celitex tb4000 but I'm not certain if that is the best stuff to use. I believe ga4000 might be the better product but I can't...

The downstairs of our house has 18mm tongue and groove chipboard floating floor over 25mm polystyrene. We are looking at laying new flooring for hallway thru into kitchen and were considering lvt or a laminate type floor but really not sure if this is suitable as the under floor isn't fixed. We...

I have a garage with a single skin block wall between it and the kitchen. Obv no insulation in the wall so was thinking of installing celotex or rock wool onto the garage side and then battering between and covering with ply or OSB so I can hang stuff without drilling thru the insulation. So...

I am looking for a replacement toilet seat the same as this one here, or at leat the fittings that attach to the seat. Ours has broken but I've no idea what type of seat this is. A google search comes up with nothing. Any idea on the name of the shape/style?

We are currently looking at the possibility of knocking down our conservatory and replacing with brick extension. Currently have a single storey extension that this will be joined into to make one space. We're in process of employing architects and structural engineer. We'll obviously need...

I've come to notice this week that my rcd doesn't trip when neutral and earth touch (with relevant mcb turned off). I'm certain that it always has because I always tape end of neutral if I'm adding or changing a socket to stop nuisance trips. The test button on rcd works as it should Is this...

Am thinking of fitting a couple of sun tunnels in our kitchen (one would probably suffice but can't get it central so 2 for aesthetic reasons) There is a tiled sloping roof above (I believe the tiles to be marley double Roman) Would be rigid tube approx 1 - 1.5m in length Has anyone had any...

I have a floating chipboard floor to the ground floor of our house and am looking at laying either laminate or vinyl tiles over some of it. I have over time replaced all of the chipboard with new. We have block and beam floor with 25mm polystyrene on top then a thick polythene type material...

We are in the process of replacing our kitchen and would like a wall taking out thst separates our dining room and kitchen. The house is timber frame with brick outside. The kitchen is an original single storey extension with loft space. I have attached a couple of pics of the dining room side...

Could anyone in the know point me in the direction of an amp that has built in DAB and is able to output to 2 sets of speakers. I currently have this https://www.richersounds.com/pioneer-stereo-amplifier.html in a basic setup so it plays in bathroom and/or dressing room but would like one with...

Not sure this is the right forum but wondering if anyone can tell me what the problem with my petrol lawnmower is from the video posted. It's been like this since I got it so I figured it was normal but my neighbour has a similar one that runs smoothly. It works fine and has never cut out but...

Bit long winded this but bear with me.... .....Mother has a sky box in a kitchen cupboard otherside of wall from main lounge tv. Feed to this tv is via HDMI with coax feeding a magic eye to change channels etc The coax from the aerial comes into this sky box and another goes out to a booster in...

Was asked yesterday by a family member to help them install a new oven. It is a Neue SFO1SS which I believe is a Benchmarx exclusive. Anyway old oven is fed from a 32a MCB to a 45a cooker switch in what looks like 6mm cable. Having read the manual on the new oven it states it has to be fed...

Yesterday I was replacing a socket at home, just a straight swap. Turned mcb off for house sockets and removed existing plate Whilst the plate was off my missus plugged the hoover in to a kitchen socket and it tripped the rcd. Assuming the hoover was faulty I plugged the radio into the same...

Looking at an induction hob to replace our old gas one . The blurb states it's plug and play and apparently comes with a 13a plug supplied. This is the product info http://www.zanussi.co.uk/kitchen/cooking/hobs/induction-hob/zei6840fba/ As it comes with a plug I assume that all will be OK...