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My old shower has 138mm inlet centres and the inlet / feed pies are set into the wall. I see the new showers are 150mm centres has anyone come across this 7 found a method of fitting - I would prefer not to disturb the wall & tiles if possible

Have amixer shower that was too hot, descaled it & now can only get cold water! there is a small thermostat in the unit that should be adjustable but doesn't seem to have any effect - should I just admit defeat & change the shower or is there something else to try Thanks

have fitted a aqualux frameless shower door but the botttomm opening edge sticks - there is no adjustment on the hinges, they are rising hinges so perhaps I could add a washer Has anyone had a similar problem or a solution Many thanks

Have wooden bath panels that were stained then waxed - I want to enhance the staining but am concerned if this will take on top of wax or what is the best way of removing the wax - would wire wool be best? any ideas please - thanks

I want to fit a cast iron fire as a decorative piece but there are on pre drilled holes - any ideas how to fix this to the wall. I have a wooden suuround that I also need to fix Thanks

I have a VERY heavy hardwood gate to hang - will 3 T hinges be enough?

I have discovered a chip in the enamel of my steel bath, the bath is fairly new so don't want to replace it , has anyone found anything that will provide a good repair apart from model enamel paint? thanks

Have a problem where there is not hot water through the taps but the water tank is hot - happens occaisionally usually in the morning but rectifies itself later in the day, also there is a constant drip from the vent Any ideas / solutions please

I am planning to fit a bath screen but am concerned that the wall I will fit to is a tiled lath & plaster and that it may not be strong enough to support the screen - would be too much to hope for that I hit a support! Any suggestions which fittings I should use?

Have developed a droning noise on my 1995 clio, seems to be coming from FNS when car is moving - any ideas what it may be Thanks

Am looking into ways of fitting a mortice lock to a legge & brace door wher the depth will not accomodate - i have heard that there are lock cases available to suit this but having called 2 locksmiths no futher on, can any one advise?

I have an old Ledge & Brace back door that my insurers tell me I must fit a 5 lever BS 3621 lock to - any ideas how this can be achived when the door is only 30mm deep. I had thought of putting an additional piece of timber onto the door but it would not look too good, I have also heard that...

hi Can you help, have a southfacing house that bakes the window putty in summer and has the wind & rain in winter, the results are that I have to replace the putty approx every 2/3 years. Is there an alternative product that withstands the conditions better like a silicone or is there...

Hi Recently moved the fridge - a big American one, unfortunately managed to bump the door in 2 places does anyone know a method of removeing dents in fridge doors? You could save me a lot of grief from the other half!! Thanks

Channelling out the wall for a new cable in the kitchen I hit and damaged the existing, have made a temporary repair but can anyone suggest a solution rather that fitting a juction box or running a replacement cable. I am hoping that there is a connector I could use that would be hidden within...

Hi am having problems with fumes from my oil aga, I believe that there is no flue pipe to the cowl( fitted several years ago!)and there is no acess point on the cast iron pipe from the Aga, it has been run into an old chimney and sealed with a steel plate so there is no access from the bottom...

any tips on how to remove fixing compound left on the plywood after removing the tiles - I had hoped to reuse the boards so looking for a method that will do least damage but it is like concrete and doesn't want to budge! thanks

I'm replacing my kitchen floor tiles which are ceramic with slate , have taken up most of the old tiles but the adhesive is very difficult to remove - do I have to remove it or can I just put new adhesive on top for the new tiles or do I have too put a leveling compound down? thanks

Am having problems with my new spot lights! I am replacing a pendant light with a set of spots , the pendat light had 2 3 core cables running to it - 1 from mains and 1 from switch, I wanted to tidy this up with 1 cable so put in a junction box and tried to run 1 new 3 core cable to the spot...

I have changed 2 pendant lights for sets of spots, both lights had 2 cables ( 1 switch and 1 mains) which I connected to a junction box and ran 1 lead from this to the new fitting. When I reconnected the fuse the lights went on even though the switch was off and when this was turned on the...