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i want to replace the washer, but i cannot get the tap handle off. it's old, probably ~1960's. I understand most taps have a vertical screw on the top of the handle under a decorative cap, but i can't see one there, I have gouged out the coloured plastic cap with a small screwdriver, but i...

I have a quarry tile floor, tiles 9 inch square, 1 inch thick, laid in a staggered brick pattern. are there any techniques for lifting the tiles without breaking them? I want to re-lay them after putting in a DPC, but hammer/bolster and crowbar seems to only break the tile. i've seen...

I have a door in the corner of a room which opens inwards. on the other side is another room which has a floor 50 cm lower. I need to build a stairs (with just 2 or 3 steps) down into that room. as i understand it I need at least a square meter of floor on the other side which is at the same...

I understand with sockets you are allowed one spur on a ring, but what about spurs for lighting? i'm installing 2 chandelier type fittings. is it ok to run the supply from an existing lighting supply cable? - cut the existing supply cable and then run a new cable to feed the 2 chandeliers...

basic 3cm plastic back box under standard double socket switches, mounted proud on a piece of oak embedded in the stone wall, cables would exit the top of the back box, the copper pipe (fixed onto the wall with brass fittings) would sit on top of the back box and run into the ceiling.

it seems to be getting complicated, there's more questions such as how do I connect the 1.5mm pyro to the JB and socket, presumably I strip all the outer plastic sheath exposing all the copper, cut some copper away at the ends to facilitate connecting the internal wires to the socket and the...

I wanted confirmation that 30A was the right box, so thanks, it would be fixed on a ceiling joist. concealed between the ceiling and the floorboards, I think that is ok. is it possibe to bury the cable in a stone wall by going around the stones in a zig zag fasion under the pointing? Yes, I...

I want to extend a socket cable, basically splice in a new length of cable to move the socket. do i use a "30A 3-Terminal Standard Junction Box" to connect the 2 cables? might seem like an idiot question, but I thought I'd check. thanks.

thanks, I'm guessing the problem is not the pipes then. "So question one how hot is the radiator? In other words are you expecting too much?" I would estimate the temperature by touch of all 10 rads around 15-25 celcius after hours of burning, i have no instrument to measure it but i have...

how does the type of piping to radiators affect how much heat is delivered to the radiatoirs? how does the following piping compare: 7mm copper 15mm copper 7mm polyplastic 15mm polyplastic I have radiators that are not getting hot enough, I am wondering if the piping to the radiators...

i have a stone fireplace that needs pointing, radnorship stone which is quite flaky on the horizontal plane. what type of pointing do i need as I understand the mortar needs to be softer than the stone. what is the correct ratio for the mortar I have read somehwhere on the net that 1...

any advice appreciated. I'm looking to buy a particular house which has been empty and run down for a while. old property with stone walls in the country. Mostly the walls are painted inside and out without render or plaster. very bad mold smell throughout the house. A flat roof single...