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I currently have an Accenta G4 alarm that has 2 door sensors, 1 motion sensor and the outside alarm box, all hard wired. I’d like an alarm system that can be remotely managed on your smart phone, getting notified when it goes off, being able to switch it on/off. I’m assuming that I can’t do...

Have a slight drip coming from my radiator. I do have cover on my house insurance for these types of call outs, but in the current climate I’d rather not have to make people come out. Im not great with plumbing, but if it’s a simple fix I’d have a go. There’s a slight drip coming the nut...

It seems as though I've had a slow leak in my shower cubical, over a long period of time, more than likely from around the tray and sealent. The insurerance won't pay because it does't look like the water has escaped from a pipe - the only true way to tell is to rip all of the shower board off...

Came down the other morning to find water coming through the ceiling which is coming from the bath. I have the click clack type waste and it's dripping/flowing out of there. I've uploaded a couple of images. In IMG_6171 I have highlight where the water is coming from. When I remove that...

Hello, I'm going to be putting some timber sleepers down as some garden edging between a fake lawn and flower beds. They're not real reclaimed timber sleepers..... They haven't been pressure treated so I need to apply some form of treatment to them before laying. What is the best type of...

I've gone round and repllaced my MR16 spots with GU10 LEDs throughout the house. Each one was on a transformer and I've but a GU10 holder straight into the mains. I've just got the bathroom left to do now and one of the lights is above the shower tray (2.2m above the tray) I know that the...

Hello, I have 4 spot lights in a bathroom and 2 of them don't work. I've tried swapping bulbs etc. The bulbs are the halogen ones with the 2 pins. Is there anything simple that I can try doing myself before calling an electrician! Thanks

Hello, Since turning the radiators on yesterday the 'Fault on Fan or Flue' error light has started to flash (It might have been on before and not noticed). I can still get hot water and the central heating system works. The boiler does seem to be more noisey now and this morning it...

I need to hang a heavy radiator onto a stud wall. The vertical studs are not in the correct place to use them to hang the radiator on so I'm going to put a couple of horizontal battens in. Is this the best/correct way to do it...

About to paint the whole interior of my house so I'm looking for a decent paint to use. I was going to go for the normal dulux paint as that's what I've always used but it doesn't seem to get the best reviews from people now unless you go for the dulux trade stuff. Is crown or johnstones any...

I'm replacing my kitchen and need a new double over, gas hob, fridge/freezer and extrator fan. Kitchen guy has recommended the Flavel appliances because for the money they're good value and not cheap rubbish. I've never heard of this make and wondered if it was any good? He send I could...

Looking to get a Mitre Saw for some basic home DIY stuff like cut skirting board, flooring and coving. Probably got £150 budget and I've seen a couple Makita MLS100 250mm http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-mls100-2-250mm-compound-mitre-saw-240v/49074 ErBauer ERB238MSW 255mm Sliding...

How much of a gap at the bottom from the floor should you leave when attaching a plasterboard to a studwall? I'm going to be attaching some moisture restance sheets in the bathroom and some people say leave no gap and just properly seal the bottom once tiled etc. Others say leave anything...

Anyone know what bricks these are please? Built early 2000 ish Thanks

Decorating my house that I'm moving into and a couple of rooms have a few cracks where the wall meets the ceiling. House was built in 2000ish and the walls are dot and dab. There's a couple of sharp bits sticking out which is the tape that was put on to cover the join before plastering...

Have a 3 story town house with patio doors on the 1st floor. Making the 1st floor into an ensuite bedroom as oppose to being a living room and I would like to remove the patio doors and partially brick it up and put a big window in. I already have a BC application in for some works but I...

Gutting my new house and thought I might get an alarm installed while I've all the plaster etc ripped off the walls. I have no idea about alarms or what make to go for and what ones to avoid so looking for some advice. Texecom and Galaxy seem to get a few mentions on here. Basically I'd...

I'm dismantling the kitchen and I'm struggling to remove the water pipes from the tap! The hot and cold pipes go up into the housing of the tap and I can't see how to pull the tap off? Is it a case of a good yank? I've even taken the side tap bits off but had no joy. I've attached a couple...

Looking to take out a supporting wall to open up the downstairs but just have a question about support for the steel. I've had a SE do the calcs for the size of steel etc but when I've stripped the plaster board off the wall the block work stops at the wall in the downstairs WC which is where I...

Hello, I need to remove a UPVC door to get some furniture in. Removing the window pane isn't an option as it's too small. There seems to be a few screws that can be removed but I'm not sure which ones to take out to remove the door. I've labeled them 1,2 and 3 There are 3 of these...