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Please accept my apologies for the delay in replying to you both. Your comments are much appreciated and I will try a quarter turn and hope that will rectify the toe out. As you say, I will only find out if a quarter turn has done the trick when I change the tyres in a year or so's time but at...

Many thanks for the info Peter. However, I didn't want to get involved with checking the tracking as such because quite frankly, I don't think I am competent enough to know what I am doing. All I want to do is adjust the track rod (which I do know how to do) ever so slightly to correct the...

I had new front tyres fitted to my Clio a year ago but on fitting new brake pads recently, I noticed there is a very slight difference of wear in both tyres in that the inner tread is worn fractionally more than the outer. As the difference is only slight I would like to correct this myself but...

I need to remove the offside front door panel but I am not sure how it is attached. Apart from removing the visible nuts/screws, how are the remaining sections of panel fixed to the door. Are they the usual plastic studs that push into holes in the door frame and are removed by gentle...

Many thanks for your reply. I was quoted a bit more than that but not enough to quibble about. It's always nice to know one isn't being seen off!! Thanks again :D

What would be a reasonable price to pay a tiler for 6 square metres of plain white tiles 20 x 25cm around three sides of a standard bath up to ceiling height with cuts top bottom and sides - labour only with all materials supplied and no wall preparation. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Many thanks PrenticeboyofDerry but the remaining plaster walls are not so bad they need renewing and will take a skim coat. Its just that I wasn't sure whether pva'ing the edges would have any adverse effect on the hardwall ?

I am filling in an area of old brickwork which was exposed when I removed some wall tiles. The hardwall bag specifically states not to use PVA which is fair enough for the brickwork which I will damp down first but what about the edges of the existing lime plaster which I am levelling up to...

Many thanks all of you for the info.

Many thanks both of you. Yes, I intend to tile straight on to the hardwall but my main query was whether hardwall will adhere to smooth ceramic tiles ?

I am tiling over existing ceramic tiles and want to levelup a window reveal by about 5/6mm. I don't want to use the tile adhesive as it will take too long to go off but am thinking of using hardwall. Will it adhere to ceramic tiles and will it feather from 5/6mm to nothing over the tiles ...

Many thanks Chi5. :D

I am removing an immersion tank in my home, heated by economy 7 and normal unrestricted supply, which involves removing the night storage timers etc and ancilliary wiring. I shall probably employ a qualified electrician to do the job but is this notifiable work? The articles on 'Part B' regs...

Thanks both of you. As you say I don't intend to mention the downstairs loo but if anyone asks I will tell them it was there when I moved in??

What is the price I should expect to pay a tiler to fix and grout a small kitchen, allowing cuts around three power sockets but excluding materials. The job is estimated to take a day.

I apologise for taking so long to respond but I have been away for a couple of days. However, I thank you for your reply and you more or less confirm what I thought. When I sell the house I won't even bother to mention the Loo!! :D

I sectioned off my conservatory 20 years ago and put in a self contained downstairs (Saniflo) wc and washbasin. I followed the building regs applicable at the time by ensuring there was a lobby between the existing kitchen and the new wc, together with ventilation of the new wc to the outside...

Many thanks for your replies. I thought somehow that trade gloss was what I used in the past, so I will use it again. Cheers :D

I want to paint some panels of my wired glass conservatory roof externally but do not wish to use specialist glass paint as sold in artists shops due to the cost. I appreciate that whatever I paint it with will eventually peel or wear off with the weather so I am not expecting miracles but if...

I have been given a 24v NUPOWER cordless drill but I am not sure how long I should charge it for and therefore don't want to risk overcharging it if it is of the quick 1 hour charge type. On the 240V mains charger it quotes 28V dc then a long dash with three short dashes underneath, followed...