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    Hinge identity

    Hello Can anyone help me identify this hinge arrangement on a cantilever basin & cupboard please ? It is damaged and I think on the way out I’ve tried magnet and my local builders merchants in my town Cheers Tez
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    Shower enquiry

    Would anyone be so good as to recognise this shower please? I’m hoping a response will point me in the right direction and make a replacement to make the job easier Thanks in advance
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    Ruling on an angle

    i have a bathroom to refurb for my niece and there are a couple of tiling issues that I would like an opinion or advice about please The issues are the underside of the wing walls and the vertical sides leading to the window They are going to be tiled, whether I like it or not, onto...
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    Qashqai spare wheel ( follow on space saver post)

    can someone offer me some advice please about obtaining a spare wheel for my daughters qashqai , 65 plate car . I was concerned before reading the space saver post but now I realise the effect of not having a good proper spare is more worrying than before It seems to me that the only safe answer...
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    Planning permission for 1985 extension

    a member of my family is purchasing a house that is a Victorian semi detached terrace. The vendor has lived there for approximately 30/35 years ago. He had a single storey kitchen extension in 1985 ish and a lean to on the side of that at a later date. On the house questionnaire/ property...
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    Woodchip again

    hi guys/gals I have a house full of old woodchip to remove .i have done my searching son here and google and have an idea what methods I'm going to use e.g. Perforate with paper tiger Soak paper Steamer What I'm asking about this morning is the use of products like zinger dif to soak the paper...
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    IKEA dishwasher door

    Does anyone have any experience of ikea dishwashers and in particular how the door fits I have an ikea kitchen and fitted the original door to the first dishwasher using the template The dishwasher failed and a replacement was sent out but another model, a skinande, which was an upgrade, I...
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    Rangemaster Toledo 90 ffd

    Toledo 90 stainless 6894 At a customers house with this cooker Main oven stays on low flame and Phial is not out of place. Looking at ffd s on two sites , there is different info about the part 1) Rangemaster site shows diamond h gsd 225 kit £70 2) gas appliance spares shows ffd/sol diamond kit...
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    Brittania element

    Britannia cooker model si 10 t 6 hrs ch You can see that the old element is worn through but the new one based on the model is slightly different e, g . The electrical connections are straight as opposed to the right angle version on the older element and the new one had s double connection as...
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    Tiles on plasterboard/ dot & dab

    Just starting a bathroom and after removing the existing tiles half of the plaster has fallen off.some of it is on brick and some on lath/ plaster, which I haven't come across before. My question is on the brick work ,is it ok to fix plasterboard using dot& dab. And then tile on the plasterboard...
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    Mosaics on floor

    I'm in the middle of a wet room job at home I would like to use a mosaic on the floor to help with my fall into the gully/drain rather than cut larger tiles Swmbo has chosen emperador mixage mosaic 50/50 on a 300 mm sq sheet , they are 8 mm thick But are classed as a wall sheet Is this a...
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    Help to identify taps/ update

    Does anyone know the name of this mixer tap? It is fitted on a vernon tutbury sink but the receipt my son has mentions a domina tap set The problem with the tap is a serious drip on the hot side,I've not come across many of these so any advice/ help / instructions would help. Tia
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    Jeremy Kyle last Friday (radio)

    On Fridays show on radio 2 there was a chat about a children's newspaper that the subscribers were very impressed with. Does anyone know the name of the newspaper ? Tried catch up and not really found anything out Tia
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    Rising damp ,possibly

    This is a mates house and he has a damp problem It's ex council stock,the bit at the front is an extension. Not sure when it was rendered but has been painted in the last 4 years ,( externally) The gable on the l/ h side of the front door has 3 bricks high to doc but the front wall on the...
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    New computer currys

    I am going to currys to purchase a computer and wanted to know if anyone would be good enough to offer any advice on a recommendation or maybe ones to avoid I will be looking for something to surf the net and carry out some limited office work e.g. Quote prints etc My grandsons are advising me...
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    Flat roof on shed

    That shed has a plywood flat roof that needs to be weatherproofed I have been awarded the contract on the basis I am married to the shed owners daughter,you can't believe how lucky I am ,eh? On a more practical note I know sweet fa about roofs apart from watching people cover them over the...
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    Three, international roaming

    After some advice lads/lasses Going abroad tomorrow to the USA I have been advised to turn off international roaming because of costs But then three have a deal called feel at home that is tied into 16 counties including the USA Confused is what I am Can anyone offer a bit of advice please...
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    Peugeot partner van

    Peugeot partner 850 se hdi 90 1.6 panel van The white part to the right of the oil filler cap in the photos is not attached properly and I need to identify it Can someone tell me what it is and do I need a complete section to repair it? Thanks in advance
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    Concealed cistern

    Anyone recognise this cistern/ flush valve please? The valve will not operate by the buton but by using down on a part below the bellows it will flush Assume the bellows has gone, either in the push button or at the top of the valce
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    Torbeck valves

    Are these considered unreliable? I have a customer with these on a saniflo and it is 5 years old The valve whistles after filling up Un less the float cup is raised with your finger It also causes a bit of water hammer next door on the small bore plastic pipework to the fridge /freezer ,for...
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