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Hi is there a product that will help me get dried grout off some matte tiles - the tiles are NOT nice shiney wipe clean ceramic - they are matte tiles that have a gritty finish - Im rubbing like mad and its taken 1 day to clean ONE tile off ! - I was going to use a wire brush but Im worried Ill...

in 2014 I got a lovely new boiler fitted by a reputable local plumber - Im selling the house and it turns out he didn't register it with the local authority !!! Even worse I can't get in touch with him - Im not sure if he's gone out of business or moved away or retired ?? WHAT CAN I DO TO GET...

Hi = my tiles are 600mm wide , Sadly my bath is 700mm wide , So where do I stick the little bit ??? , Does the little bit go in the corner like in Picture B or on the outside like in picture A - Please Note The back wall is just over 1800 So the back wall will have three full size tiles...

Hi , can you use those "freeze kits" on modern plastic piping - 22mm ??? Or are the "ice plug" type "freeze kits" only for tapping into copper pipe ? Id have thought the plastic would just shatter ? Has anyone any info on this ?

Hi , i've just had two walls and two cielings skimmed, Its drying out nicely :D , I will be decorating in a few days , and need some advice on how to Decorate Virgin Plaster ??? I will be papering one wall , and painting the rest as well as imulsioning the cieling, My questions are these...

DO I HAVE TO HAVE TILES OR LAMINATES ON MY CONSERVATORY FLOOR - WHY CANT I HAVE A CARPET ??? I hate my cold conservatory floor - I,m smashing the tiles up and considering having underfloor heating fitted BUT before I do what are my other options ?? why does everyone have cold tiles or...

Hi I was going to buy this because my POTTERTON SUPRIMA 40 boiler Only fires up when it feels like it - How easy would it be to fit myself ??????? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Potterton-Suprima-refurb-PCB-407750-1yr-warranty-/360451169708?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item53ec905dac

APM - 8702 HYGENA DIPLOMAT INTEGRATED SERVICE - Hi my INTEGrated washer dryer has sudenly stopped working - it wont start - you close the door and nothing hapens - was working fine and now nothing ?!! - the spin cycle has got a bit noisier over the last few years but apart from that it all...

Hi Ive got a house with one of them printed driveways (this type of thinghttp://www.drivewaydesigns.co.uk/), the original top coat is starting to wear off , I want to wait for a nice day and paint it all black again - What paint do I use ???

Hi the Taps end of my bath has a wooden box round it made out of platerboard and 2x2 timber , whats the best way to get tiles to stick to it ? - that Grabs like nails stuff - or PVA ???. if its PVA whats the corret way ?? any help or advice very welcome .

Hi , Last night I had to get up at 1.30 in the morning to shut my POTTERTON SUPRIMA up !. It was making a faint roaring noise - But wasnt on . In fact the water & heating had clicked off at 11.30 . The noise was like a faint rummbling I actually thought the dishwasher was on . Any ideas...

mY radiators are really hot even tho the thermostat is set down to 15 C, why ?????

Hi my "LIFESTYLE" Mid-position valve has gone across to the "H" setting , And I,m sure the little black lever on the side of the box used to stick out the further than it is now ? - And shouldnt the indicator be in "M" position?? , how do I get it back to normal. Black lever appears to...

Hello - Am fitting a new bath , the type with taps in the middle and not at the end . I need to know if I can join these new fangled "pushfit and flexi pipe,s" straight on to the old 22mm copper supplies. I need to go about 3 ft ,Ive only ever worked with copper pipe most of my life. If...

Hi - Does those MAGIC PUTTY MIRACLE CURE RESINS that they advertise in the paper etc - do any of them work - is ther any that the trade use ???or are they all just a rip off ????? any help gratefully received .

Hi look at the attatched photos you will see that the drive goes up over and eventually ABOVE the damp proof course - what effects will this have and how do I correct it before the winter - thanx? [/ thanx?[/img][/i][/b]

Hi I think I may have to remove a passageways worth of carndean flooring about 4 meters by 1 meter ..... Wot is carndean flooring Wots it held down by ?? Is it like lino ?? Will it come up off concrete easy ??? Can you tile over it with floor tiles (save me taking it up in the...

Hi I am gonna floor tile a passage that has CARNDEAN down at the moment - can I tile over the top or should I get it up and tile direct on to the concrete floor underneath??? Also what type of cutter do you recomend for floor tiles ??

Hi - My door is fine - BUT the glass panels are ****e !! does any one know a company who make nice "double glased " stained modern glass panels - made to measure , that will fit in my door if I send pictures and measurements of the window sizes - North east prefered , but anywhere will do ...

Ive , read all the tips on here - Ive tried and tried - Ive used the .... " hold your brush like a pen "... that didnt work Ive even tried with a "special " pointy brush that cost a fiver Ive used masking tape, that just ripped bits of the wall that had been OK. And the time has come to...