Recent content by diceboy1

Thanks all for your insight - you saved us from probably accidentally dismantling the radiator pipes! We'll get a pro in next year. Cheers

I'm a bit of a DIY novice, so was hoping that some of you may be able to help! We have old skirting radiators (fitted in the 1960s) which are lukewarm, so I figured a bleed was probably the best place to start. I've attached a pic of what must be the bleed valve, as the other end of each...

Thanks John - I was hoping that wasn't the answer but kind of expecting it!! We've wasted plenty of time on it already! (n)

Our kitchen mixer tap is leaking from the hot tap. We have replaced the tap head and cartridge so can rule those out now. We have just tried reseating the tap and you can see the before and after photos enclosed, there appears to be 2 spots which may be cracks we can't tell but it's still...

Thanks for the reply! - you were right. I managed to get the tap head off through force and am now faced with what looks like a pretty standard but corroded tap glands underneath. Of course, not being knowledgeable they all look the same to me so I'll take a photo to post here and see if anyone...

Hello all, I have enclosed a couple of photos of our leaking wall mounted bath mixer tap. We've fixed the downstairs sink taps by replacing the tap glands and was intending on doing much the same for the bath, although it's a curious old chassis it all sits inside. The particular difficulty I...

Thanks for the advice John, this makes good sense. I'm going to be trying to put the blind up this weekend, I'll let you know how it goes! (y)(y)(y)

Ok- thanks this is really useful stuff!:D Can I run a couple of other questions by you both... 1) I read somewhere that when drilling metal you should make a preliminary indentation with a pointed tool to help stop the drill bit 'walking'. Do you think this is a necessary step? 2) Is a 4mm...

Thanks John. Are you suggesting that we first pre-drill the hole to a size marginally smaller than that of the self tapping screw shaft using a toughened drill bit? Are self tapping screws the same as self fitting or self drilling screws? And I assume plastic rawl plugs aren't needed as part of...

Hi I've got 2 blinds which need to fix directly to (new) window frames (aluminium). There is no room to drill the bracket fitting into the wall or the ceiling (we have coving) so the only option is to drill into the frame. I've been looking at various websites and would appreciate some tips on...