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My existing wardrobe is built into the wall and in order to install a shelf, I assumed we need to drill some sort of anchor to the wall. I want the shelves to withstand reasonably heavy weights i.e., usual household wardrobe stuff (clothes, extra luggage etc.)

I read somewhere in the forum that it is always best to retain the brand as the 'universal' hoses might not fit properly and might start leaking down the time! I visited my local B&Q last sunday but unformatunately they ran out of Chrome ones. Do you know of any superior quality brand that makes...

Hi all, I want to install additional shelves to my existing wardrobes. I live in a London flat and the wardrobe is white finish. Can someone advise me of my list activities that I need to be doing in accomplisihng this task? Upon Googling, I found out that there are various types of...

Hi all I have Vent-Axia extractor fan in my bathroom and it does not seem to work well in extracting the bath-steam. my attached bathroom does not have any ventilation due to which I am forced to open the windows in the room to let the steam out! I tried to open the outer grille of the...

Hi, I would like to buy a replacement chrome shower hose for my shower mixer but I am not able to find the brand name. Can some one help me in identifying it please? Attached is the photograph of my mixer shower. Thanks

thank you guys... one last question though.... do I need to turn off the water supply to unscrew this? I feel its not necessary but dont want to risk !

Hi All I have noticed a hole in my shower hose due to which the water is leaking.... Upon searching hte internet, although I could find the shower hose as a spare part, I could not figure out how to ascertain which one to buy. I think I have a thermostatic inbuilt shower mixer but I may be...

thank you very much for all your replies. Sounds like its not a straight forward job! wonder why builders wants to complicate things... how easy to have them all in one place or inside the flat where it it visible to the naked eye may be with small closet! :x even if i get a plumber...

Can we identify stopcock covers by any etchings or marking or text ?

Thanks for your quick reply Tony. In such cases do we have any 'standard procedures' to locate the valve? I checked with my neighbours with no luck! To be frank i was under the impression that ThamesWater people would know but i was wrong! Any suggestions?

Hello I live in a ground floor apartment in wimbledon. I am in need of locating my flat's main water supply valve. I had a hefty water bill and upon investigating with ThamesWater technician at my flat, we found that my flat's water meter (which is located on the street) is still running...