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Looking for some advice and expect to be mocked for general lack of knowledge and the lengths i am going to for a couple of rabbits! Here goes - I have a rabbit hutch in the garden approx. 5 metres from the conservatory. I would like to have an outdoor socket so that i can have a small...

I have been looking on the tinterweb to try and find an adhesive carpet cover plate but cant find them anywhere despite my carpet fitter saying you could get them at places like B&Q. I've got carpet meeting tiles and apparantly because there is a gap under the edge of the tiles if a normal...

Hi - got a local reputable firm of local plumbers to refit ensuite and main bathroom. Coupe of hiccups along the way nothing too serious. Get home tonight and they let me know that the shower is good to go and can be used. Didnt have a shower but simply checked it out see what difference...

Hi - looking for some advice on my upcoming bathroom project. I have got a plumber all lined up to do the work in a couple of weeks time with me looking to source all the materials myself. In the main bathroom we are ripping out the exisitng bath to replace it with a 1700 x 700 whirpool...

Hi, The missus decided to buy our young daughter a wooden playhouse measuring 7 foot by 5. Its going near the bottom of the garden on what used to be a grassed area. Now i know it needs to go on a base and after doing a google search found some helpful advice - however it seems that the...

Hi, With summer approaching i have been out sprucing up the garden and decided to bin my solar lights which for the most part were pretty rubbish. Would like to put in an outdoor power socket and buy some lights than can run off the mains and i am also in the process of building an outdoor...

Hi, Had the kitchen retiled the other day, glass mosaic tiles, and the guys i got in to do it did a fantastic job. However when i was prepping the walls to paint i caught one of the tiles which became dislodged. i have since 'stuck' (technical term i believe :) back onto the wall and need...

Hi, Just had a kitchen extension and new kitchen put in . .almost all done bar the tiling. When the old kitchen was taken out I jumped in and put a matt emulsion on the walls. I've read on the forum that tiling on emulsion is a no-no and that it has to be sanded down in order for the tile...

All, hope this is the right place to ask the question so here goes. I recently bought a SAMSUNG US Style fridge freezer - i went for the black model as it fits in quite well with the rest of the kitchen decor. After having my shiney new fridge for a couple of days the missus caught the...

Hi - had a kitchen extension built recently and got some old boy in the other day to put down some engineered oak flooring. However the flooring in the extension is 'bouncy' - it would appear that there was a slight difference in height between the original floor and the extension. As such i...

Hi, I recently got the garage converted and all is well apart from a pipe that is exposed and running just above the level of the skirting board and runs for about 3 metres. Can anyone recommend the best way to box it off - was kind of hoping that one of the larger DIY retailers in the UK...

Hi - i am planning a kitchen extension and the wall we are extending is where the water supply comes into the house from the 'street'. So i got a plumber around last night, quite a young lad, and told him what i wanted - i.e. move the stop cock and all the other gubbings (technical term i...

Hi, Looking to extend the kitchen in a detached new build property, had the plans approved and the builder lined up to do the work in about a month. The wall we are extending out (about 2 metres) is currently where the kitchen sink is and as such have all the plumbing to effectively...