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I fitted a new Franke sink in our kitchen in 2010 and used their pluming kit to do so. One of the pipes on the u bend keeps coming off and resulting a mini flood under the sink - on checking today the black rubber seal which fits on the downpipe appears to be damaged so is not creating a tight...

Have recently moved into a new house and I think the previous owner painted the stairs with their eyes closed - there are huge runs everywhere including on the base rails, spindles, newels and so on. I want to repaint to white gloss so what is my best option? Am not sure sandpaper will be...

I have built the frame and fitted the newel posts for a new 4.2m x 3m deck - it is surface mounted but, as the back is lower than the front, the back has been raised about 6" and the slope is fairly constant (i.e. at the mid point the joist is around 2 - 3" off the ground. I have used 6" x 2"...

I am changing some switches in our house and am struggling with a 2 gang, 2 way switch which has loads of wires all of which are red and the new switch is laid out 'differently' so I don't want to screw something up. The current switch has 2 x L1, 2 x L2 and 2 x L3. L1a has a red with...

http://www.diy.com/nav/rooms/bathrooms/showering/plumbing/pumps/Wasp-66-2-0-Bar-Centrifugal-Shower-Pump-10026459 Got one of these fitted today and, whilst there is minimal vibration, the actual pump motor itself is very loud and, as it is in the airing cupboard next to my sons room, I am...

Am in the process of getting my garage into a usable state and I need to seal around the garage doors - the doors are up and over aluminium/steel type doors. I have found weather strips for the bottom of the door online and in the DIY chains for around £15 for a 2.5m strip which attaches to...

Just bought a new house and am tidying up the double garage to make it usable for more than just dumping boxes in. Currently there is one 60w bulb hanging from the roof and as the lighting is really poor I have bought two 6ft fluorescent tubes. When I bought them I got some 1.5mm T&E to wire...

We are moving into a new house next month which needs a lot of work doing to it including new kitchen, 2 x bathrooms and completely new flooring throughout and finances are tight due to all the above. We want to do a tiled floor from the hallway through into the kitchen and dining room...

I have a Eurosec CPX which is causing some grief! We were doing some decorating and one of the wireless PIR's got knocked - this caused the alarm to go off unexpectedly (quite a fright!) When I entered the unset code the alarm silenced but now when I set the system it goes off after 30...

My house is a new build finished around 4 years ago - in the best spirit of cutting corners the current phone installation is a bit of a bodge job. There is a white cable which comes in from the grey BT socket on the street which literally was stuck through a drilled hole in the wall into the...

We have just finished bricking up our integral garage and putting a window in - the "problem" is the new bricks look new :D The current bricks are not sooty or dirty but have just had 5 years of sunlight on them so are a very different shade to the new ones which really do stand out and I...

I am planning to lay a laminate floor to finish off garage conversion which has just a concrete floor at the moment - the floor itself is level but I need to insulate it according to building regs. I am planning to use 50mm polystyrene sheets as insulation but can I then just lay laminate...

I have an outside security light with a sensor - it is mains connected via a standard 3 pin plug to an inside socket. I cant remember exactly what brand the light is but it is a 500W and I am sure it was bought from Argos. When I first put the light up I remember vaguely that I had to do...

I treated my lawn a few weeks back with Scotts Evergreen Complete but in a few places it has strayed onto the patio and it now has brown blotches on the slabs. I have tried the power washer and also bought some patio cleaner and a stiff brush from B&Q but it wont shift it. Any ideas how to...

Before I begin Im not a good DIYer and Im an even worse gardener so this is all a bit daunting for me and Im already way out of my comfort zone with what I have done so far! When I moved in my garden looked like this: Not being very good at these things I employed a contractor to...

My house is fitted with Stelrad Compact radiators - three of the upstairs radiators are hot at the bottom but cold at the top so I assume they need bleeding but there is no bleed valve like I expect to see. At the top right of each radiator is a little screw which has a white plastic head around...

I have some Dianthus Pinks (Grans Favourite) which I have recently planted in my garden but they are all falling over and laying flat on the ground more or less as soon as they flower - they are in full sun most of the day and they get plenty of water. Any ideas? Is this just because it is their...

I put down grass seed about 2 weeks ago in my garden but so far nothing has happened whatsoever - there has been lots of rain and sunshine and I have been keeping it watered as well so am not sure why. Would getting some grass feed help at all or will it make no difference to seeds? Any...

I have some exterior wood which was stained in a natural cedar but needed repairs for which an exterior wood filler was used - the (obvious) problem now is the filler is a very light brown (almost white in colour) I cant seem to cover the wood filler with any sort of stain/varnish so I have...