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I'm replacing a radiator in my bathroom with a towel radiator, which will also need new radiator valves. I'm hoping to do this without draining the system. I have a system boiler (boiler and hot water tank) and a closed/ unvented heating circuit. Am I right that if the valve is removed, then...

I have a basic gazebo on my outdoor patio which has four feet that are screwed into the slabs. It's not very secure (especially in the wind) so I was hoping to attach the two vertical posts nearest to my wall to the wall itself. The posts are metal and hollow and have a square cross section of...

I'm extending a patio area and was wondering if I need a layer of subbase before I lay sharp sand. The area will be covered by a pergola so I'm not too worried about drainage. Also, I've noticed that the current slabs are only layed on sharp sand.

I'm fixing my daughters hoverboard which needed a new plastic shell. When I came to replacing the shell, there's a few computer boards and speakers fixed to the shell by some kind of resin - perhaps silicone or polymer? I need to carefully remove these and then fix to the new plastic shell...

I'm looking to extend my patio and install a pergola extending from the back of my house. The pergola will cause water to accumulate at the edge of my patio which leads onto my garden - Can I simply fit a drainage channel in between the edges of my patio and garden (grassed area)? Any tips or...

Hi All, I'm looking for a dimmer switch to control my lighting (LEDs) in my living room. Essentially I have two lights with two switches (each switch either side of the room). The lights are either both on or both off. Is this one gang two way, or two gang two way? I've had a look at one of...

I have a Bosch Varioperfect washing machine (WAQ283S0GB) which does not spin. I opened it up and the belt had come off. So I put it back on and a few days later it came off again - it kind of catches above the lip of where it sits in the drum and moves over the lip then off the drum. So I put...

I'm looking to alter my chicken coop so that it has a wooden strip (approx 10 cm, wide any thickness) around the perimeter of the base. This will allow me to fill the coop with sand and the sand won't escape through the sides. I'm thinking of buying plywood for this. Does anyone sell plywood...

I'd like to install an outside tap and have bought a thru wall flange/ copper pipe. I want the pipe (15 mm diameter) to enter the interior of the house in a small gap (around 3 cm) between my washing machine and a fixed bench. How would I go about drilling this hole? I've read that you should...

Hi, I'm trying to fit an outside tap and have purchased a kit from Amazon. Being a complete amateur, I failed to measure up correctly! The thru wall flange is slightly (1cm) too short, so I guess I would need to purchase a longer one. Also, my water pipe (under the sink) is approximately...

Hello. My 5 year old daughter has broken my two year olds cot bed by jumping in it. One of the side rails has split and cannot support much weight. How best to fix this? Should I simply get a similar size wooden beam and drill holes so that I can secure the beam to the rail, thus reinforcing...

Hello, I'm about to put up a large mirror with a wooden frame onto my hallway wall (plasterboard). The mirror had come with two small brackets (D-rings?) and 4 screws, but no string. I assume I screw the brackets onto the wood and hang it by attaching the brackets to other screws fitted...

Hello, My garden in a new build home currently slopes by approximately 60 cm in the latter 3 metres of a total of 7 metres in length (the first 4 metres is relatively flat. The garden width is 10 metres. Therefore I've had a quote from a landscaper to basically level it off with additional...

Hello, I've booked a tiler to come and lay tiles on my kitchen floor in a new build home. However, there were some cracks in the concrete so I got the developers to fill these with liquid grout. Now there is approximately 1mm tihick grout above the concrete probably covering at least 3 m2...

Hello, I'm about to attempt to install some vertical blinds in my new home :? However, I don't own a drill. But I do own a Black and Decker KC460LN cordless screw driver. If I get the appropriate drill bit, will this be suitable for drilling small holes into plaster/ brick (I'm not sure...

Hello, 've just installed a new Bosch excel washing machine. Have followed the instructions thoroughly and just set off the first (empty) wash. However, whilst trying to draw in water there was a rather loud buzzing (almost drilling) noise - coming from the connection between the machine...

I've purchased a replacement ballast for a set of two 13 W fluorescent bulbs. However, the wiring diagrams are different and I can't quite work out which wire goes where! Also my new ballast requires one less wire that the old one :? Here's some pics of each ballast (Robus is the old one...