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Hello, What are the red things in between the bricks above the door? Thanks in advance for any replies.

I went to view a potential new home and saw some of these on the roof. Thanks in advance for any replies.

Hello, Don't have enough drawers in the kitchen and don't want to spend any more money at Homebase for brand new items to match the 'Monza' kitchen (just don't want to spend at Homebase, period). Seen this pic on eBay and wondered if you can get internal drawers like these that can be fitted...

Hi, Do you recommend always using tile trims along the top edge of tiles or is it 'ok' to grout along the top? Is it just a personal preference decision or is it the 'must do' thing these days? Thing is I had planned to fit tile trim but messed up. You can see in my pictures; I cut the...

Hi, I am tiling my kitchen with black tiles. The tiles have white edges. I intend to use a grey grout. What are the options to achieve an attractive finish where the tiles meet each other on the edge of the window ledge? My tiles are 5mm thick. I was in B&Q today and saw some edging strip...

Hi, I'm fitting a new kitchen. The current incoming cold water feed is in the 'wrong' place as it will come up through the floor of the sink unit and will mean cutting a hole / slot. It's preferable for all the pipe work to be at the rear with just the stop tap handle poking through the rear...

Hi, Where can I get some of these? For securing predrilled / csk kitchen panels. Thanks very much in advance for any help.

Hi, I am about to fit a new kitchen. Presently there is a conventional hood as you can see in the pic. Will I still be able to use the existing vent outlet if I fit the new built in hood or will it be neccessary to make a new hole through the wall? I have emailed Neff but have not had a...

Hi, Would you apply a grouping factor if running a new cable with these? Cables run for about 5m under flooring. Thanks in advance for any help.

Hello, Presently I have a CCU unit with intergral single socket oultet, fed via 6mm FT&E and protcted by 40A mcb. If I replace the CCU with one that doesn't have a socket, is it permissable to spur of the CCU to a twin gang 13A skt and also a single fused spur to supply a dishwasher...

Hello, Just had a B&Q kitchen designer / consultant around to measure up and give me a quote for a new kitchen. He seemed a pleasent enough guy but he did talk fast and I couldn't take in everything he was saying / pointing out (and I'm a bit of a doofus anyway). I'm sure he said that my...

Hello, This drain keeps overflowing when there is anything more than a little light rain. I've tried to push a length of flexible pipe into the orrifice at the bottom but it will only go a couple of inches. Don't know anything about drains so not sure what path the pipe takes. I have to pay...

Hello, I want to lay some new vinyl on the kitchen floor (in preperation for selling the house). My kitchen floor has a sharp declevity over half it's length and also many depressions. I want to fill in the depressions - the worst approx 10mm deep. Also the depressions 'run down' the slope so...

Hi, Can anyone point me to an online supplier who may have something the same as or similar to this? Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi, This is my varnished kitchen ceiling. It's been cladded for longer than the eight years I've lived here. I'm planning to paint it white. After I've sanded it do you think I should still treat the knots or are they 'exhausted' after this long? Should I sand back to the bare wood or will...

Hi, I intend to paint my cladded kitchen ceiling white. It is varnished at the moment. I don't want to sand by hand so will buy an electric sander but I'm not sure what type to get. Do you think an orbital or a belt sander would be best? The varnish is not very thick. Thanks...

Hi, How can I get rid of stains caused by untreated knots on a door frame fitted three years ago? Will I have to sand back to the knots and treat or will it be OK just to re-gloss?

Hi, Forgive me if this is a daft question but is it necessary or advantageous to have tiles over a concrete floor before laying carpets? Look at my photo: A lot of the original tiles broke when pulled up to re-route CH pipes and also many are broken where the carpet grippers have been...

Hello, Is there a filler available that is suitable for filling gaps between chipboards? The fillers at DIY stores all say that they're not suitable for filling gaps in floors. I am about to lay new carpet and don't want the gaps (some approx 1/8", 2mm ish wide) to telegraph through.

Hi, I have a towel rad in my kitchen and it has an electric heating element fitted (the rad is also fed by ch). I want to get rid of the element but then the rad valve/pipe would need to be moved (new hole through wall etc - lot of mess) because its offset to the inside of the rad...