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I am looking at replacing my bathroom extraction fan, because of the roof line the existing one goes out of the side wall only 120cm from the floor, even left on for an hour it still does not stop condensation. Short of going directly up through the roof which I don't want to do, as it will...

Hi can you help please? I have the above system put in about 15 years ago by a family run company APT, I had good service with the odd problem quickly sorted. They have been taken over by a larger firm that seems to be gobbling up small companies in the South East, a door sensor broke "cant...

Seeing another thread on here relating to unvented hot water got me remembering videos on my training course. Certainly not applicable in this case the poster just wanted help to find a qualified fitter, but often people do want to DIY. I had a little Google and this is pretty impressive. Worth...

I am laying a new area of cement paving Brindle riven on a solid bed of sand cement 1 to 6 mix. The slabs have very bad staining where they have stood awaiting laying streaks have formed and to be frank my new paved area is going to look ****e till mother nature get off her butt and starts...

A blonde and a brunette are catching up after having not seen each other for a while, the brunette says to the blonde, "I'm married to Kenny now." The blonde replies, "Really, I used to date him. Isn't he the one with the really bad dandruff?" "Yeah," answered the brunette, "but I fixed that, I...

I was fitting a switch to turn off the pump on a water feature if the level got low. Ended up using a 12v bilge pump switch for marine dudes to fit on their boats, just love the instructions that remind you not to drill through the bottom of your boat!!:whistle::whistle::whistle:

Just wondering I was repairing a water feature (no fish just a sort of fountain)with epoxy, they give dire warnings about danger to aquatic life, dosen't matter in this case but would cured epoxy still harm fish or is it just in it's uncured state. Glass fibre resin must be pretty much the same...

Hi can anyone suggest what is wrong with my mixer please? It is a Kenwood chef A901P, turning on it kicks once and stops, I managed to find my way into it and checked the brushes they look fairly good, free to move, no burning, about ¾" long and when the retaining plate is removed the springs...

Usual trouble post rotted off at ground level:cry: I have tried screwing a block to the old post and levering up with a 6ft post hole bar, it just snapped off. Currently drilling multiple holes with auger bit, but too short so longer ones on order for collection in the morning. The driveway is...

Hi all can someone enlighten me please? I know a fair bit about asbestos, worked with it and lost a colleague to it, so I am careful (some would say paranoid) in my late 60's I guess the odd bit extra ain't going to make much difference to me though! I do nonetheless don't want anyone else...

I have a fence set in with timber posts in concrete, my side the drive is concrete with tarmac over it, between the gardens is a great concrete block about 8inches square running between each post and lord knows how deep in the ground. On the neighbours side the path is concrete, so you can...

No problem as such but in the course of refurbishing my gutters, I found that although the back of the tiles is felted the felt cannot be seen at the gutter. I was of the impression that the felt extended into the gutter, but lifting the edge of a tile (thinking it was maybe cut flush) I still...

Hi, I am refurbishing my cast iron gutters they are in pretty good nick apart from the odd bit of rust and endless coats of paint. I am removing them, stripping the gutter with a heat gun and making a few small repairs to a couple of external bends. All going well (so far fingers crossed) apart...

I have a strange rebate in both the front and side door frames, it looks like it might be designed to take a seal of some sort does anyone recognise it and know what it is called please? I have the external brush pile pinned around the front door at present but the pins protrude into the recess...

Hi I am looking at replacing my gutters with cast alli, they are 4½" Victorian Ogee iron at present. Can anyone recommend a good supplier at a reasonable price please? I would prefer pre-painted but just in primer is not a problem. Ta!

OK hands up I got it wrong, despite lots of measuring and faffing about when I came to fit the bar shower after tiling and fitting the flanges, shrouds, bezels, trims, call them what you will! The blinking threads are short by 5mm or so anyone know please if there are any shallow flanges I can...

I am fixing a heavy canopy at home, the bricks are brittle and cracked with rawplug type fixings, so I went to chemical ones, but when drilling, the bricks tend to pop into the cavity as soon as the hole gets much deeper than 80mm or so no matter how carefully I drill. The studs I intended to...

Has anyone done this please? I have a bathroom and a hall that are next on the decorate list of her indoors:(. Both have 6" x 6" tiles stuck in a double layer over timber floors, they have been tested and contain asbestos. The hall is carpeted and the bathroom has vinyl flooring, both to be...

Hi All, I have a problem with bricks that are very brittle (I think they are West Hoathly bricks) I am trying to get a fix for a motorised awning, the standard supplied fixing is a 14 x 75 mm wallplug. I tried one getting it as central as possible in the brick, the plug fitted the drilled hole...

I am looking at electric patio awnings to stop the sun being directly in our eyes at the dinner table late in the day. I have had a quote and another by phone both almost £1700 for a 3 metre wide one. Looking at Diy (Primrose Awnings) they come out at around £800 for a full cassette model. Now I...