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20210613_092659 by Sharpey posted 13 Jun 2021 at 9:54 AMHello all. Forgive me if these questions are daft, I know next to nothing about plumbing. I've got an issue where my cistern doesn't fill and water just constantly runs in to the bowl. I think it might be the outlet as I pushed down the...

Hello all. I'm currently trying to fit a new kitchen tap. I've never done this before. There is very little room to grip the back nut and get enough purchase to nip it up tight enough to make sure the tap doesn't swivel or move on the surface. I can't find a basin wrench or box spanner that...

Hi all. I recently had my boiler serviced, and was charged for the hours labour and a couple of parts. The boiler pressure was constantly increasing. The filling loop was said to be letting by so this was disconnected and capped. The boiler is now said to be fixed. However, new parts are...

Hello all. I am planning on laying some loft insulation soon. I have bought 100mm base layer, but when it's rolled up it doesn't look 100mm to me, much thinner. I don't think it expands as you open it, so the question I have is the 100mm a guide as to what the insulation is rated at, or is...

Hello all. I intend to lay some copper central heating pipes under my concrete floor. As the screed depth is quite shallow (around 40MM) I can't use ducts or make a plyboard tunnel as I intended Therefore I am thinking of just securing the pipes to the concrete slab below with pipe clips...

Hi all. I have had a central heating leak so I need to rejig the radiator layout. I will possibly need to dig up some concrete in the kitchen to lay new pipes. The bit I wanted to dig up I've spotted a nut sticking out of the floor. Obviously I don't want to get stuck in until I know what...

Hello all. Had a bit of an issue with my current oven and it needs replacing. It's a single built in, housed in a standard 60cm cabinet from what I can tell. Is there any way to get a double built under in there? They measure about 70 cm high. It has a void underneath with a panel on top as...

Hi all. I have just discovered these and wanted people's opinions on them. I need to get some plumbing done later in the year, and I will need a fair few chrome compression joints as I will be using chrome pipe. I have seen these and thought they might be more reliable than having several...

Hello all. Recently noticed the pressure on my combi boiler keeps going down, and I've found the leak which is causing it. Unfortunately it is not going to be an easy straightforward fix so I need to buy myself some time. Does anyone know what I should do? Would it just be a case of draining...

Hello all. I have a front room with two open chimney breasts. I am concerned these are making the rooms really cold. Also, I am going to be using a dehumidifier in these rooms so I want to minimise the amount of the external air being pumped in to the room. To block them, I was thinking of...

Hello all. I was hoping you could give me some advice regarding how to tile a hearth. I have done some tiling before, and I usually mark out the centre point of an area and work outwards from there to ensure symmetry. Taking this approach on the hearths I have to do, I am left with having...

Hello all. I'm about to do a spot of decorating around my sister's house. Last time around I used Gliddens Trade Contract Matt from Dulux Decorator Centre for the mists and ceiling coats. I was happy enough with it. However it appears they don't sell it any more, and have replaced it with...

Hi all. Does anyone have any experience of finishing doors like this? I have a few to do and am not sure about what to do. I have read that as they're laminated engineered doors, it's not the same as doing solid wooden doors. I've never done staining/oiling/varnishing etc before just...

Hi all. Last September we had a damp problem in a section on our bay window. We had a damp company come in and take off the plaster, inject a chemical damp course, and replace the plaster with some sort of special damp plaster (not too sure of the exact name). They also re-built the plinth...

Hi all. I've been tasked with fitting skirting and architrave all around my sister's house. I am dreading it really as I've only managed 'OK' jobs in the past. Stressing me out just thinking about it. Started today and immediately I can see that the door frames are out of square. I...

Hello all. I have a plasterer coming in tomorrow and want the skim to be done behind the sockets and switches for neatness. I am planning to remove the socket fronts and put the wires in a terminal block covered heavily in insulating tape to protect the screw heads (too late to get choc...

Hello all. I've managed to put a chisel through some cable moving skirting and it's now damaged. I think the actual wires inside are still intact and connected, it's just all the plastic surrounding it. I've insulated each cable separately with electrical tape for now and I've booked an...

Hello all :) I have a fair few door frames that need stripping of their paint. I'm concerned they may contain lead in the paint layers, so I'm reluctant to use my heat gun. I understand using a paint stripper is supposed to be a safer method. Having read up on chemical strippers, it...

Hello all :) About to get a house completely re-plastered and on one of the walls it sounded hollow. Under the lining paper I have discovered what appears to be some sort of wood, perhaps MDF (it's not shiny or anything, doesn't appear to be a finish product), and I get the impression that...

Hello all :) I have just purchased some of this lining paper to go up in a bedroom. Wallrock recommend using their 'power adhesive' to put it up. It is a paste the wall lining paper. Does anyone have any experience with this product and know whether it is absolutely necessary to usee...