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My extractor hood exhausts directly out onto the kitchen extension roof. It didn't work for years then finding myself on the roof clearing moss I pulled the "mushroom" off the pipe and realised that it was restricting the air flow. Inside the mushroom was plastic mesh, I assume to stop anything...

This is the loft in my small 2 up 2 down 1903 vintage house. Over the last 10 years it seems to have been taken over :( I think I'll counterbatten the existing joists and board over then tackle the birds nests. What size counterbattens should I use? Do I just tuck the insulation...

The OH wants me to sand down the floorboards in the back room of my 1903 house. I have pulled up the carpet to check the quality of the existing floorboards and found these replacements................... Once sanded / sealed / varnished or whatever will the old and new floorboards...

I have been trying to find **something** to finish off the cellar stairs. They are just plain, varnished wood and I would like to put something on the tread to protect the wood and my feet. I went into a large carpet warehouse and the guy looked blank (or should I say blanker) at me...

Some friends of mine have just moved into a house that has stripped pine doors. During warm weather resin seeps from the wood leaving the surface sticky. I don't think that the doors have been waxed or sealed in any other way. 1. How do they clean this off? 2. Is there a way of stopping...

My cellar was "professionally" tanked 8years ago using the drainage membrane method but the area round the window was never finished off. This area of the cellar was not used until recently and now the boss wants it looking good. The membrane just finishes about half an inch short of the upvc...

My DIY project to convert the back cellar to a utility room is nearly finished, however, I have come across a problem. Due to my cock up the waste feed from the Sanivite pump is below the level of the kitchen drain by about 6 inches. I guess I will have to dig up the path and **somehow** tap...

I think this may be a daft question......but......I'm putting a cold water supply into the cellar using 15mm plastic (barrier) pipe which was great running round the back of all the kitchen units as the flexibility helped. Now I'm in the cold-ish cellar and the pipe just stays bent as it...

Is 32 mm COPPER pipe generally available? I have searched on the internet but most suppliers seem to only have plastic. Its for a Sanivite discharge pipe through a duct. I guess plastic would be too flexible and would sag especially as the discharge is hot water. Thanks H

I live in a 2 up 2 down end terrace house. The heating is fine apart from the living room where we have to have some form of supplementary heating on cold nights. This rooms side wall is north facing. The walls are solid, that is no cavity, and consequently quite cold. If I set the stat in the...

The boiler fails to light and after following the fault finding guide (LED 3 not lit) it leads me to the air pressure switch. It is giving off a strange buzzing noise so presumably knackered. Anyway, I took the front off the boiler to check the plastic pipes leading to the switch and half a...

I have a standard lamp that has a foot operated on/off switch. I have seen other lamps that have a dimmer built into the switch (on a halogen uplighter I think). Are they available to buy anywhere? A quick Google didn't come up with anything. The lamp has 3 X 40 watt bulbs btw. Thanks H

This may be a daft question to ask :oops: . I am preparing to paint a wall with a radiator on it. The radiator is the panel type with fins at the back and the top and sides have a cover that finishes the whole thing off. How do you remove the top and sides? The sides have a round plastic...

I am considering installing a Sanivite (Saniflo varient) in the cellar to handle the output from a washing machine. One of the hurdles I would have to get over would be the route the 32mm outlet pipe would take. The back wall of the cellar is the inside wall of the kitchen extension which has a...