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Hi Been in our house for about 10 years and never given the doors any attention. I now need to do all of those horrible internal brown hollow doors. Would you recommend expensive stuff or bog standard varnish? Whats the best approach in terms of undercoat etc? We have a 5 year old so...

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Thanks I'm using pro plus cable from ADSL nation. Have you used this before. Quite expensive really. Cedrich

Hi New to this sub forum but not the site. Have purchased the above from ADSL nation to make broadband more reliable. The gist is that I can't move the router (which is upstairs) to the MS for a variety of reasons and this is my next best option. The idea is that I will extend the...

Is the nut at the valve stem the big one at the side or the smaller one underneath?

Hi Switched off a bedroom radiator last night to reduce temperature in room as PC was overheating (even though temperature in single figures!) Woke up this morning and found a big damp patch on the carpet and it is evident there was a drip drip at the valve (this is the hot and cold...

Thanks. Thought it was something to do with the altitude or air pressure as I was up a ladder! Cheers

Hi Put up a standard, stainless stell sensor outside the front door today. Wiring was easy as it replaced an old one. Before I fitted the light I had to remove the nuts from the pretty front cover and two metal washers fell out. So far so good you will say. However, when I stuck it on the...

Don't profess to understand any of it but thats cos you know what you're doing. Just out of interest what would be the effect of a loose cable etc? Thanks

Hi Fitted a new ceiling light yesterday and had great difficulty offering the light to the cables etc. Have done this job many times before but this was a real mother. The connector block was fixed to the light and you had to disconnector it from the light to offer it to the loop cables. As...

Thanks Will buy dry mix in future then

Hi Used afair amount of ready mixed filler to make good after removing a wooden batten ceiling light today. Had to use a fair amount and then waited a good 4 hours before sanding. Noticed that some of the filler discoloured and went a bit soft after some not too vigourous sanding. Is this...

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but couldn't find them. I know I'm being thick but are these different to the usual array of toggle fittings for plasterboard. I just couldn't find anything called "Metal Fast fittings. Cheers

Thanks for your response but I have never heard of these. Are they readily available in DIY stores or would I have to go to a specialist? Cheers again cedrich

Hi Am replacing old batten light fitting in kitchen with more modern square arrangement with three spot lamps. Problem is that I won't be able to use existing screw holes. The new light is 8" by 8" and there are two retaining holes. When I position the light where the cable comes thru its...

Hi Yes that is it in essence. Sorry I didn't make myself clearer. cedrich

Hi Posted a few days ago about damage to ceiling spot lamps following bathroom flood. Have checked as advised and predictably the lamps themselves are quite black and there is some corrosion. I will replace as advised but have one problem. The securing screw at one end of the batten...

Many thanks for your advice. Will investigate tomorrow and report back Thanks again

Hi Everyone We had water coming through the kitchen ceiling about a year ago after an "incident" with our 4 year old in the bath. The plastering/decorating has since been sorted but we have continuing probs with the light fitting in the kitchen. Its a batten with 3 spot lamps and the bulbs...