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We have a baumatic br105 fridge that hasn't been getting cold enough. You can hear the compressor coming in and out but it doesn't run for long. I decided to try a new thermostat. Multiple Spares websites were quoting a different part number to the one I had but decided to go ahead anyway...

Has anyone got any first hand experience into whether it is any good long-term? It sounds great, but feels a bit too good to be true. Something like this: Discover our Looselay Wood and Stone collection | Karndean We've got a bungalow, approx. 120m^2. We fully refurbed it a few years ago...

We had a large area of Indian sandstone laid a couple of years back. It was jointed with one of the synthetic jointing compounds. In places it's come loose as I suspects it either wasn't deep enough or was just brushed in without being compacted. So I've started removing it with a view to...

The resin in our quartz worktop joint has cracked and crumbled away in part and I want to replace it. The company who fitted it want to charge me £120 to come and replace. I want to DIY, can anyone recommend a resin and supplier? TIA

We've got under-floor heating throughout that obviously hasn't been used much through the summer. Now we want to use it, but I'm struggling to get flow through the circuits. The boiler appears to be working normally and getting heat to the mixer valve of the manifold, but the only way I can...

We've got a small leak under our shower tray and I'm struggling to find the source. It isn't the waste or the supply so it must be getting around the tray somewhere. I've re-siliconed twice around the tray, up the corners of the tiles and door and around the shower taps but it hasn't helped. It...

I'm about to clad our garage in tanalised softwood. We did think about larch but it will look different to anything else in the garden, plus its obviously more expensive. So I'm looking to add some protection. I don't want anything coloured and I don't mind if the cladding weathers a little...

We've moved into a house with a double sectional concrete garage. Structurally it is sound, it needs a new roof, its ugly and it sweats like hell. We had a price for knocking down and rebuilding in brick but we can't really afford it and it is ages before we can be fitted in. So I'm thinking...

I've got 3 engineered oak glazed doors to stain with Johnstones satin wood stain (oil based). a professional decorator friend of mine says he masks the glass prior to ever coat but he says its important to remove after each coat before it dries. But 3 coats on each side of the door means I'd...

I'm at my wits end! How can I stop making tape pulling off the new emulsion when I'm silicone-ing round windows etc. The paint is fully dry and in some cases weeks old. It was properly mist coated bare plaster and I've tried low tack tape. But it still comes off. Has anyone got any tips or...

We will shortly be going through the house re-doing the woodwork. Most will be new wood which I will obviously prepare properly. Before the EU change the spec of oil based paints I promised never to use water-based wood paints about 10 years ago after deciding it was rubbish. BUT due to the...

We've decided to use the above to go completely through our bungalow. Probably be using Polyflor Camaro Loc. Anyone used it before? Got any tips for a newbie installer? All the skirting and architraves are off and I plan to cut the door frames to slide it under. I don't really want...

I'm currently struggling to get an even finish on our new living room ceiling. I've never had issues before but because the room is so large (approx. 6m x 6m) it is proving difficult to get a finish that does look patchy. I've been using Leyland trade contract matt with a short pile roller...

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I'll give it a go. We are in the process of renovating our bungalow. We've got suspended wooden floors (18mm chipboards) with Polypipe overlay wet UFH. The UFH boards are 18mm and look like a cement type board for those that are unaware of it. These...

we recently had a radiator with a pin hole downstairs. I replaced it and took the opportunity to drain down the system and replace the inhibitor as well. Ever since, the radiator in our bedroom has become noisy when the heating first starts up. Which is annoying first thing on a morning! We...

We've got various jobs to be done on our roof. One of which was to renew the valleys as the existing mortar is crumbling. The roofer we planned to use wants to wait until the risk of frost has passed which is fair enough. We've already got dry verges and he will be doing a dry ridge. He...

I've just installed a Texecom Veritas Excel, 8 zones (zone 1 uses magnetic door contacts for front and back door, rest are PIR's), 2 remote keypads, external bell box and one dummy box. It is my first ever attempt, but we need to keep costs down so I decided to give it a try as I am competent...

Currently refurbing a bungalow. One of the lighting circuits has stopped working. None of the lights work, but the RCD doesn't trip. I've checked all the connections in the ceiling roses and light switches. All looks ok. I've also checked all the junction boxes that I know of in the loft...

We've got condensation in 3 of the 4 roof panels in our roof. Interestingly the 3 with the condensation in are installed correctly with the breather tape at the bottom, the one that is free of condensation has the breather tape at the top. I obviously want rid of the condensation, but don't...

We are looking at improving the insulation of our conservatory. I'm going to replace the roof, but I want improve one of the side 'walls'. It is currently brick to knee height and then fully double glazed. As it faces our neighbours it is also frosted glass and we have blinds fully down...