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Having done Part P I am having a go at upgrading my electrics but have realised that although having the theory is fine the practicalities are more challenging. I've started with the first floor which seems to be laid out as follows:- starting from the dormer room in the roof there is a radial...

This is probably building as much as garden - I've just started clearing a structure from in front of our garage which was falling to bits as it was made of concrete sat on sand, mud and rubble, covered with tiles. It's basically an extension to the garage foundations and quite useful for...

Does anyone know how to change the lights on a 2004 Polo ? All I can see are small black plastic plugs embedded into the housing in the boot. Is it just a case of undoing the relevant one and the lights are attached ?

I am aware of companies with web sites offering soundproofing boards etc. but I only want to do two small areas about four feet wide each and it seems that to order this stuff you need to spend around £100. Does anyone know anywhere in South(West) London where you can buy exactly what you want ...

I was chasing out a wall for a ring main socket and set in the plaster is a wire runnning vertically. It's a bare wound wire, best described as like a bike brake or gear wire and quite taut. The wall was originally an outside wall, with kitchen extension now added, with plaster about 20mm deep...

My Mother has a ribbed metal sheet covering the top and front of her front door step (in an L shape). I wanted something similar for the back door step which is rotting away and assumed it was an item which could be bought but I can't find any such thing. I am now thinking it is just sheet metal...

We had an installation by Glowarm two years ago (disappointing quality compared to a similar job on our previous house but that's another story). I now need to remove a TRV in the box room and replace it with a normal valve head as it is in the way of the large skirting board I am about to fit...

I am looking to floor a floorboarded through living and dining room, including hallway, and am veering towards engineered wood as it seems to be the way to go for quality but avoiding solid wood expansion/buckling problems. It seems pretty straightforward with a plywood base and then the...

I have a dormer room with toilet and wash basin in a mid-terrace. The Saniflo macerator has stopped pumping (although it turns on) believed blocked with a babywipe and the toilet and basin cannot now be used as they overflow. I have taken the macerator out and flushed it through but presume...

I have read the recent FAQ on this and have closed the locknut. The other end has a Honeywell TRV, http://www.plumbnation.co.uk/site/honeywell-vt117e-thermostatic-radiator-valves-/?activeTab=products, and it is advised to take the head off and fit a decorator's cap. I presume the head comes off...

A rather pathetic first post I know but necessary. My wife bought a secondhand flatpack pine first bed for our son recently and there are 2 parts missing as they often fall out of the wood when the item is dismantled. They are the usual DIY cylindrical nut type things which fit in holes in...