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hi i am block paving my drive , 5x6 mtrs . I want to use paving as edge so do i cement all edges in place first . or must concrete be used . two of the edges are against wallls . my plan was to cement all edges in place first and haunch sides of paving with concrete, as this would be easier...

i have a leak on main water supply from stop tap into house , i think its 20 mm steel pipe , i have located the break , just under the soil pipe in picture , can i just chop out the section with break and and use compression fitting using plastic pipe , or will the whole pipe need replacing ...

noticed very faint tingle when touching metalwork on thermostatic shower in bathroom . using volt stick measures 12-36 volts. isolated circuits in cu one at a time and found to only occur when upstairs lighting circuit on . checked in bathroom all seems pipes are bonded . also measures...

hi . recently changed my gu10 50w bulbs in kitchen 4 in total , for led replacements. when lights are switched off there is still a faint glow from leds. lights are on 2 way switch circuit. any ideas how to resolve. thanks.

installing 1950s sink .have brackets but cannot workout how the brackets hold the sink in place , are there some rubbers feet missing that fit into the sink , and brackets attach to this? thanks in advance [/img]

my 1994 terrano failed mot on nearside handbrake efficency being no good. i assume that the foot brake is fine and handbrake cable need adjusting , anyone any ideas fixing fault , many thanks.

hi boiler has needed the flame failure reset every 3-4 hours for the past few weeks . the boiler has an breakdown cover policy so called agents to get looked at. bg engineer arrived changed a flow valve and mentioned system needed power flush as black sludge evident in system ...

hi the washing machine stopped last , no power on display panel , there is a clicking noise coming from behind the programme contol knob (digital timer) . the leds above the wash options are also faintly pulsing ? any ideas? regards ,dave

hi , sound working fine with other media forms except youtube , checked settings on sound devices ,any help please . thanks .

hi our delonghi dfs 090 oven not heating up. turned oven on couple of miniute later rcd tripped in cu . reset and turned oven back on fan and light works ok but no heat . any ideas , can heating element be checked. regards ,dave

the wifes 2000 megane fuel gauge reads incorrectly .sometimes shows empty . sometimes correct. also the temp. gauge always at 3/4 when running normal ,been like it since owned about 2 years . fuel gauge only recently started to play up . was wondering if anyone knows of common link to...

Hi i wish to download a video clip from the cancer research web site onto a powerpoint presentation . the clip opens up in windows media player , is it possible to save clip, i've read previous post on u tube download but seem different application , thanks ,dave

hi , had a worcester cdi fitted last year ,fitter ran condenser pipe around inside of kitchen through wall to external drain. fitting new kitchen now wish to move pipe to run on external wall , does this pipe need to run to drain , or can it go to soak away, regards ,dave

hi , think i read somewhere on prievious posts about fire hoods when fitting downlights , i want to fit some downlights in my kitchen ceiling , can hoods made out of plasterboard be used for this purpose . i want to fit x10 light, not sure which lights i will be using yet mains or Lv , thanks , dave

hi , moved into house ripped off some 1970's wood effect panels off kitchen walls to find just painted brick , plasterer has requested me to apply some sort of primer before he can dot & dab board on top , what do i use to prep the walls .many thanks

please can sombody help with my pc .trying to install my wireless keyboard but problem i've has for ages is that when bootig up pc a message appears 'cpu is unworkable or has been changed , please recheck cpu soft menu. what do i check to resolve so pc starts up normally, regards , dave