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Had my sons’ bathroom completely redone about 8 years ago, including the having electric underfloor heating. The room is over a car port so can get pretty cold in Winter. It worked without an issue for some time, but recently I noticed the RCD keeps tripping (30mA).If I reset it the control...

After spending the best part of the afternoon trying (and failing!) to start two different petrol strimmers and petrol hedge trimmers, I’ve realised I need to invest in some new garden equipment before we are overgrown. Current hedge trimmers have 28” blade, and the strimmers have a 30cm+...

We have granite work tops which are fitted over melamine faced chipboard. The kitchen sink is recessed under the granite. I’ve noticed the sink is springing down from the granite and leaking. On closer inspection I’ve noticed that the supporting MFC underneath the sink has had water-ingress...

I’m in the middle of replacing a cracked electric hob with an induction hob. I’ve removed the old hob- it appears to have the twin and earth supply cable hard wired into the hob. There is no junction box visible. The replacement hob comes with an attached cable. On removing the covering plate...

I’ve been renovating our guest room and have built a vanity unit for a small sink in the corner of the room. there is a small work surface which fits around the sink (100mm at its widest) which I plan to tile with small mosaic tiles. The sink will only get occasional use but the surface will...

Today’s DIY project was replacing a radiator and valves in our guest room. All appeared to go to plan, repressurised the system and it all appears to be water tight. Heating is now on and working. The new radiator isn’t getting warm. I wondered if the lock shield valve is closed. The valves...

We are renovating our guest room. I completed sanding the floors last night and I’m ready to treat the wood. I’m planning on using a Woca Lye to remove the colour and then a extra white oil to give a pale finish with some grain still showing through. I tapped the nails below the surface...

We’re in the process of renovating the spare room in our 1970’s house. It’s in the process of being completely re-plastered at the moment. We like the idea of a ‘Nordic’ look with a white oiled or painted floor, and much prefer the look of natural wood floorboards rather than an engineered...

We have a Main Medway Super water heater which supplies hot water to the house. Recently it has started to run cold after a minute or so of providing hor water. By turning off the hot tap and then starting again it appears to solve the problem (until a minute or so later). The problem is...

I'm new to posting on the forum, although I have used it for reference for several previous DIY projects. It the moment I have an electrical problem that is puzzling me. Our first floor landing has 2 low voltage halogen spotlights. Although both have worked in the past, one of them has not...