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Thanks - that put my mind at ease and i now know what the pipe is called.

Hi I want to replace the toilet in my flat but before I call in the professionals I would like to know whether it would be possible to remove the metal pipe connecting my toilet to the exit in the wall (see brown pipe in picture) and how easy it would be for a plumber? I was hoping...

Hi The clock on my alpha cb28 needs replacing and I want to replace it with a radio frequency themostat/clock and the RF receiver just needs to be swapped with the clock on my boiler (it is all modular). Having spoken to alpha to get part numbers they told me that is fairly simple to...

Hi I had a selv bathroom fan (12v) and transformer (24v to 12v) installed, that has recenly stopped working. The fan turns on when i switch my light pull cord on and turns off when the light is turned off (then 10 minute timer after). A couple of days ago the fan stopped working and i'm...

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Hi I want to have laminate flooring in my kitchen which has a concrete subfloor but i am a bit confused about what to buy. Do i need to get a particular type of laminate as i've seen moisture resistant ones but also ones with have a moisture resistant core and are suitable for the kitchen...

Hi I managed to drop the pressure on the bioler like you said and i found the filling loop was and has been slightly open since i moved in the flat. Whacked the heating on full from cold and tested the hot water, works perfectly. Cheers

Would i do that by bleeding the radiators? If so how much do i release and from one or all radiators? or any other method of reducing the pressure. Thanks

Pressure is 2.5 bar when its cold as well as hot - the boiler also started to drip water after a bit when turning it on - it has done it a few times before. However the hissing has now gone. Any pointers on stopping it from dripping? Thanks

Hi My Alpha CB28 boiler has started to make a hissing noise when it is cold and also when it is on. Just wondered should i be worried as my boiler cover with alpha will not start until 28 days. Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks

Hi thanks for the reply, but why the plywood?

Hi Need some help with laying new tiles on my kitchen floor (just moved into the flat). Currently I have 3mm ceramic tiles (common in council houses) on my kitchen floor, which easily break and come loose and in some areas there are no tiles at all (Assuming work units where previously...

HI thanks for the reply - the plaster is weak as it was extremely cracked before i painted it (filled and smoothed over) - most likely to the previous owners drilling many times into it but hitting whatever is behind it. It is crumbly plaster on bricks. I do not know what the material of...

Hi My kitchen floor is convered with old style council tiles (dark brown thin ones) and when i lifted the old vinyl from the floor, i found around 40% of the tiles were shattered or cracked and were loose. Also there are areas where no tiles were covering the concrete as no adhesive was laid...

Hi I want to fit some blinds or a curtain pole to my window (pvc) but the surrounding wall is a bit weak and cannot really be drilled into (old council flat). I thought perhaps i could use a length of wood and a adhesive and then screw the curtain rail/blind to that (like it is in many...

Thanks for the replies - will be putting on emulsion.

I've just stripped one of my rooms of its wallpaper and washed off hopefully all the wallpaper paste, however is there any thing else i need to do i.e. seal the wall up as i used a steamer. The wall was painted before wallpaper was put on and there was some damp stains from when the roof was...

Hi, i actually put some patching plaster over it to see if it hold and when it dried it seems pretty sound and solid. Just got to build up the layers yet. If it comes out i will do what you mentioned (wish i read your reply before i used patching plaster). Hopefully what i've done is good...