Recent content by hounslowluddite

Don't bother replying to this query. I've just re-attacked the problem; clamping the roller mech in a vice. With a pair of long-nosed pliers I've found that this is a push fit, which was my original impression. I'd tried releasing it this way earlier, but without the vice in use I'd not been...

Hi I've got a roller blind at our kitchen window. The mounting to the wall has come loose causing the blind chain to slip out. The chain is one-piece with no joining link in it. I need to fix the chain back in place, but there is no visible way to dismantle the roller mechanism: the bit that...

Thank you all for your contributions, especially the warping of wave form, the reference to TCP’s website and their FAQ’s and the reference to Varilight. Sorting this is beginning to appear do-able. As it happens, I thought after posting this to DIYnot to make an enquiry via the manufacturer’s...

Hi all I have bought some of dimmable LED bulbs for two wall lights made by a company called TCP. Each light has two bulbs. They work fine if I fit one bulb, but flicker rapidly if I fit a second bulb in either light, unless they are turned right up or right down. Each light is connected to a...

Hi Come the dry weather I need to repaint woodwork that is at roof level on a piece of apex above a bedroom window. So it's high; but how high? If I'm hiring a scaffold tower, how can I calculate the height I need, in order to start a conversation about the kit I want? Is it all standard...

Thanks to both of those for the suggestions. Really useful to be reminded to look on Ebay, I always tend to forget that it's the source of almost everything these days! Kay's do have a 3/4" screw, and I've ordered from them. Great job.

Hi I'm fitting some shelves into a front room alcove and used slotted domed brass screws to fix wooden battens onto the wall in order to create a 'retro' look for decorative effect. I'd like to use the same sort of screw to fix the shelves down onto the battens in order to match, but I'd like a...

dont know about the shower, but is there not isolating valves feeding it that you can isolate it on its own to get your water back on elswhere? As this is my partner's house am still learning and have since found a stop cock for the shower, so panic partly over. Thx. Reading on the web I've...

Hi After using our shower, the on/off control on our has stopped working. The water is still flowing, even when it’s turned fully off. I’ve had to turn off the water supply at at the stop cock for the shower in order to stop the flow. I’ve read that they have an O ring at the back. I think...

Hi there all Can anyone offer advice on the following? My partner and I already have a conservatory that’s old and insecure (it’s of a type where the sealed units can be removed if the beading is pulled out). We need an extra room as a result of changed circumstances, and are thinking of a...

Elkato Thanks! Your advice is brilliant, as I've realised after looking at the Shower Doctor website, that I have one of these cartridges to hand. This is my partner's house and I found it in her garage some time ago, but didn't know what it was (neither did she). From the handbook for the...

Hi there guys Can any of you help me with the following problem? In my bathroom I have a shower with a mixer tap that is built into the wall. It is leaking water really badly but I can't see any way to access the interior of it. I assume that inside there must be a washer that needs to be...