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Hi all, I need to buy a new electric hob/cooker unit (one that just slots in). Current one is only a few years old but the cooker has stopped heating up. I’ve found a replacement that is pretty similar but it says in the notes on the website you need an electrician to instal it because it’s...

Hi all, Is it relatively straightforward for job for a roofer to remove and tile over an unused boiler flue? I presume it won’t be overly expensive assuming scaffolding isn’t needed? thanks!

Hello, Part of my garden is bare dirt (where a greenhouse used to be) and adjoining there's some patchy grass. I want to dig up the grass and lay the whole area with turf. Do I need to lay some sort of top soil before the turf goes down? Or does the fact it's already all soil mean it can go...

My wife has purchased a headboard and wants me to attach it to the wall. Who do the bed. I'm a little concerned as it's quite heavy and it's a stud wall. Do you think there's a risk the wall may not be sturdy enough to support it? I suppose stud walls can take radiators and they're obviously...

Hi all, I have a Mirra Sprint shower. The shower head isn't working as well as it should be, and I'd like to replace it. A couple questions: - is there more to it than uncscreewing the head at the stalk and screwing in the new one? Presumably the water won't shoot out as the shower unit will...

Hi, I have a plastic / PVC door which allows access from a sunroom to the carport. Over the last month or so the door firstly began rubbing against the top of the frame to now it being a struggle to even open the thing! The sun room isn't the greatest structure in the world - to be honest...

Hi all, I've just purchased a second hand TV unit which is made from solid wallnut. It's in decent condition but there are a few marks and scratches. I'd like to give it a coat of varnish/wood stain to conceal the marks, but having zero experience in this area I'd appreciate some advice...

Hello, I'm planning on laying some turf on a section of mud which is next to an existing area of grass. How much do I need to dig out in order that the turf is (roughly) level with the grass? Would a few inches do the trick? Apologies for what's probably a basic question, it's just I...

Hi all, Not sure if this is the best place for this topic, but hopefully someone will be able to help! At the back of my house when it rains water gathers in a corner. So I guess I need to lay some concrete so the water runs away from the house towards the drain or lawn. I'm a bit of a...

Hi All, I'm intending to replace my existing free standing oven with a new one. I see on the Currys website they charge £75 for installing an electric oven which seems a bit much to me, but I'm thinking I could probably do this myself. If I take a pic of how my current one is wired up, turn...

Hi all, I'm soon going to be getting my roof replaced, and I want to make sure it's done by the book and make sure I have all the official paperwork etc I'm confused as to the process and fees needed: http://www.southglos.gov.uk/documents/pte100044.pdf In the table there are 'plan' and...

Hello, I'm getting some laminate flooring fitted in the dining room. New skirting will be fitted after. The fitter came over to check out the job last week. Today he raised concerns that the floor isn't quite level (old house) and the laminate might slide. I'm not sure just how likely this...

Hi all, I've just had a new Worcester boiler and Drayton digistat installed. I've set the temp for the central heating at 70 degrees. I've noticed that if the room temp was, say, 18 degrees and I set the stat to a target temp of 20 degrees, the central heating will remain on until the room...

Hi All, What would you say is a reasonable price for supplying + fitting new skirting boards in a room sized 4m x 4m, which contains a chimney breast? The skirting would be made of wood rather than MDF. Thanks!

Hi all, I'm buying a house and some of the downstairs central heating pipes are external. Is it a big / tricky job to have them put into the wall (by a plumber, not DIY!)? A rough cost estimation would be good, as I'm trying to do a bit of budgeting! Thanks!

Hi all, I live in a Victorian terrace and through the kitchen there's a downstairs bathroom. Between the kitchen and bathroom there's the back door out to the garden. There was a doorway in an interior non-loading wall from the kitchen (opposite the bathroom door), which formed a mini-lobby...

Hi all, I've just viewed a house that I'm thinking of purchasing and have a query I hope someone might be able to answer. There's a lane that runs along the side of the house and parallel past the back garden. On the opposite side of the lane there's a row of garages for the houses opposite...

Hi all, After some strong winds I need to replace a section of wooden fence in the garden. It's about 5ft high and about 4 and a half panels need replacing . Could anyone let me know what a reasonable price is for this work? I have one quote but nothing to compare it to as yet. I'm going to...

Hello, Our of interest, how long would you normally expect it to take for a combi boiler to heat radiators from stone cold up to max temperature (say, up to 70)? I've just had a new boiler installed and it seems to take longer than I was expecting, but I could well be expecting too much! FYI...

Hi all I was making some toast and the toaster went pop. Now the double plug socket in the kitchen isn't working. All the other sockets are fine and the fuse box looks ok. Any idea what the problem is and how to fix it? Is there a fuse in the actual socket that needs replacing? Any help...