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What's the patio made of? I've had great success removing cement from tiles with heavy-duty tile cleaner (funny that) B&Q link Same stuff available much cheaper elsewhere.

I'd love to put in an instantaneous 13kw heater, but Sparky says no. It would exceed the maximum 100A allowed through the consumer unit. Thanks for the tips, confusing as a confusing thing picking one of these heaters. Prices varying from £150 to over £400 for things that seem to be pretty...

Hi, I'm going to get an under sink water heater fitted in my flat. It's only got to service the kitchen and bathroom sink. I think 15l 3KW ought to do it. I believe I need an unvented heater - is this correct? It will be being fitted by a plumber, but they don't have any...

Hi, The plumber working on my flat is having a "family crisis", and won't be able to complete the work on time. It's about 3 days of work remaining, 2 days ASAP then 1 more day in about a week or so. Details of remaining work can be supplied, drop me a PM Are there any plumbers in...

Thank you, I've learned something today. This also reinforces why I paid someone else to do my electrics.

Pretty sure that's not OK. I've just had a cooker hood fitted, and it's wired into the lighting ring, via a FCU. I'm not an electrician, hopefully someone who knows what they are talking about will be along soon.

I don't have a clue what needs to be done there, but if no-one pops up here with a solution, I do have an idea. I had 3 separate damp-proofing specialist companies come to my flat and quote (free of charge) for the work. They were all happy to discuss the problems in detail. In the end I...

I've just asked a simialr question, and the replies are overwhelmingly "Henry" //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=146906

It turns out that brick dust is really fine and very abrasive. Goes straight through the filters and cooked the motor.

If you're in a hard water area you'll get lots of limescale in the kettle. The limescale you get in your kettle builds up over years in the pipe as well. If you're in a hard water area you'll have lots of limescale built up in the pipe, which will go some way to protecting the water from the...

Similar situation to you, I need about 4 straight cuts and a polished edge put on. I've been quoted between £200 - £400 if I deliver the granite, and £500 - £600 if they collect it. I've got quotes from granite cutters used by various local kitchen fitters and stone merchants. Also been...

Soft water or hard water area?

Coming to the neat-and-tidy bits of my flat restoration project. This means I've got to do something with the huge amounts of dust everywhere. I tried a dyson. This was a mistake, it lasted less than three minutes. I need a vacuum that can cope with brick dust and small bits of rubble...

*should* be ok, but hey, I'm only a voice on the internet. Test a small non-visible bit first. you can get paraffin from b&q in the garden section, sold as "Paracene"

OK, thanks for responses guys. Good to see it from your side. Will come to an agreement. Cheers

Yup. It's all plastered over and kitchen units fitted now. :(

First thing to try if it's been left for a year is a fresh tank of petrol. Drain the old stuff completely out. Presume it's a 2 stroke motor so make sure you're adding 2-stroke oil to the fuel. Mix it up in a separate container, then add it to the fuel tank on your chainsaw. Best to have...

What's the bath made out of? Paraffin is really good at removing tape residue, but it may do more damage than the sticky stuff.

Hi, I'm having my flat rewired. Electrician has been... mixed. Really friendly guy, helpful with good suggestions, always on time and has put up with us messing him about with changing schedules. However, I'm not totally happy with some of the work. He seems forgetful (or careless) i.e...

Hi, I have a small, well insulated 1 bed flat. Currently, it's being heated quite adequately by two of these (well, not that exact one, but something like that) I'd love to be able to centrally control the heating, programme on/off timing, and have a thermostat. Bringing gas to the...