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I've been lurking on Plastering and Rendering for months, so I'm thrilled to have a question of my own. Advice appreciated please. Had house re-wired. Chase cutting led to plaster falling off 2 kitchen walls. Cleared walls back to bare brick. Really wanted undercoat and top coat...

I'm trying to charge a flat car battery - never done it before. Exide Japanese WO54SE 35AHR 320 CCA D43W23 showing Discharged (Recharge) off old Nissan Micra. I inherited one of these: SELMAR STAR Battery Charger Input 220/240V AC 50Hz Output 5.6 amps RMS 12V DC, but no instructions. My Dad...

I am replacing my central heating system. I want to have system on all the time and control each room individually using TRVs and do not want to leave one radiator open. Bungalow, sealed system, 11 radiators. Old system was Worcester 28RSF with Danfoss 103E5 timer and TRVs on all radiators...

I built a lean-to shed/greenhouse on to the end of a Marley garage 10 years ago. I'm about to re-felt the roof and read Thermo's advice about using garage grade felt. Two questions: 1. Do I need both garage felt underlay and garage felt top sheet? http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/3223340...

Was Robbie uk named after a paint? And does anyone remember it? (Tin is 50+ years old - waste not want not!).

I'm planting a rose border for the first time. Wanted 'gaudy' so have 12 floribunda roses, different varieties with varying heights and spreads. How far apart should they be planted? (Korresia, English Miss, Evelyn Fison, Baby Bio, Summer Dream, Margaret Merrill, Marlena, Glenfiddich, Pink...

I'm thinking of having double glazed units with integrated venetian blinds. Does anyone have experience of these units and are they problematic? Advice appreciated.

Anyone have any bright ideas about how to deal with builder's merchants' whimsical discount structures on timber prices. Bought 16mm x 150mm timber a fortnight ago £1.52 a metre plus vat. Bought more of the same today - charged £2.43 plus vat. 60% increase. Queried and told it all...

How do I change the rear windscreen wiper unit on a 2005 Nissan Micra? Taken the nut off and thought it would just slip off ready for the replacement. It didn't. Put WD40 on. Is it supposed to wiggle off (more strength needed) or is it fixed on inside the hatch door behind the trim? No...

Am about to fit a door lining or casing. (Now know the difference thanks to --Tom and Woody's earlier post.) Try very hard but don't always get everything 100% plumb/square! 1) Would it be better to use a door lining and fit my own stops (thereby allowing me a bit of leeway for my lack...

First post, advice appreciated. Problem: Stelrad K2 Compact 600 x 1600 radiator, hot at top, no heat bottom or left hand side. (2 new rads in new extension added to system. One hot all over - top mounted TRV on feed, one never hot all over - top mounted TRV on return. Top mounted TRV...