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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...

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.

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...