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Hi Got a 3 way kitchen tap that looks similar to the image below, but isn't that make. It seems to be a generic type of make branded by 1001 unknown brands. Mine has a collet at the base of the spout to do up/undo. On Amazon on this review, someone has a video of the issue So what should...

Hi Our neighbours had PP and built an extension, the external side wall was mostly existing and was extended and guttering installed. This is in keeping with previous works before we moved in, no issue. However, the new roof and guttering is poorly done, in heavy rain 1/4 of the roof run off...

Finished kitchen early 2017 and its pretty good. Lovely engineered oak floor..... Fortunately I went over existing tiles (with insulation above, then EUFH, then floor). The old owners didn't tile under the units (lazy gits) - but now grateful..... The kitchen tap came with flexible...

Hi Slightly confused :) Old double glazing units, 28mm, and one of the top small window panes had failed with internal condensation within the pane. Other panes all OK Had the pane replaced last week and it is clear, however it, and only it has had condensation on it the last two mornings...

Hi Just been flushing my system and doing a chemical clean, and only just noticed the magnetic filter is on the CH flow pipe - not the return! Which means all the **** goes through the boiler before being filtered. In addition, there is a radiator t'd off flow and return "before" the filter so...

Hi Vaillant turbomax 828. Ignore the rattles and fan noise - its been like that since we moved in 6+ years ago Recently changed the HW heat exchanger, and all good. Boiler working well for hot water and heating. However, it is making a strange noise which is sounding like a jet fly past, or...

Hi (Vaillant Turbomax Plus 828E - 282/2.5 GC 47 044 09 ) Today, changed the heat exchanger and diverter valve, and that seemed to be OK. However, I must've nudged another pipe and disturbed an old oring that started to drip. Annoying it was the one behind the pump. Doh. Looking at parts...

Time to sort the loft space out. Have an area of 4.8 x 3m which I can board, leaving 1m or so around the eves for ventilation. Roof also new with breathable felt. I think I want to use loft-legs and a raised floor with extra insulation underneath, again leaving room for good airflow under the...

Hi Our 1930s loft is quite big and easy enough to walk around the centre bit, so its being used for storage with boxes just balanced on things and squashing the insulation. Beams are 4x2. I want to improve insulation as well, so was thinking of laying more 4x2 at 90' to the existing beams...

Hi We have a 1930s house and outside the window cills are tiled and deteriorated over the years, and painted (badly). Of course, previous owners have put in uPVC windows so would expect them to be overlapped a bit (!). They seem to be slightly shallower than the external brick face. Maybe...

Hi all Thought I'd post this as when I wanted to do it, I was told by many it couldn't be done. I wanted electric gates, but wanted the pedestrian gate to be openable via normal gate latch method - and not intercom or button press. *AND* be automatic openning as well. When I asked around got...

I hang my head in shame asking, but realised I don't know the best practice of swapping o'rings and union joint washers! I've obviously changed things before and they've been fine, so just wondering if there is a correct way? e.g. I've got to remove a vaillant diverter valve that...

Hi. We have the Vaillant Turbomax 828 combi boilder, been here since we moved in 6 years ago. (edit: 2001 install! :o ) Randomly, maybe once or twice a year it locks out and turning it off and on again fixes it. Usually when its *very* cold outside and the incoming water is cold. Anyway...

Hi all Just thought I'd stick a post up about our now completed under stairs slide out cupboard shelving project. Got some good advice from here that helped along the way, though I didn't find exactly what I was looking for to steal ideas - so it needed more brain power than I expected...

Just curious for next time :) Did my first ever skim over a new plasterboard stud wall I built using Gysum finishing plaster. Anyway, long story short, pretty damn good if I say so myself :) (thin skim). Most of my house is 1930s grey-ash-blocks, with 10-15mm plaster on top. With the odd...

Hi Will be replacing handrail/baserail and spindles of our starts and will be using Oak. Stair Parts Direct and Jacksons Woodturners come out roughly the same price, with the former having our preferred choice of spindle. Any recommendations to use or avoid any of them? Seem to be...

Please excuse the stupid question! Histroricaly because I've been scared of plaster, I've used filler to fill holes in walls (and over cable chasing and areas where old plaster fallen off) - using something like Eazi-fill Last project I built a stud wall and plasterboard and plastered it...

Hi My experience of Buildbase/B&Q type plywood is that its pretty naff and not as flat as you want. I have bought expensive lightweight ply (for campervan build, from campervan parts supplier) - and that was dead flat and light, but not available locally Is there anything inbetween from...

I'm making an under-stairs multi cupboard setup and want 3 flush/plain doors that will be painted wall colour so they won't look like doors (maybe!) The 3 doors will each be 500mm wide, 45' (ish) angle at the top, and one door will be 2.2 max, one 1.6 and one 1.2. Hope you get the idea :)...

Hi Planning on knocking down the wall under the stairs (the tri-angular bit) and building a clever cupboard setup. I'm planning on 3x 500-600mm wide doors, floor (ish) to the top - so the top of the door is angled. Sort of like...