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They came round and quoted and supplied everything. Out of the 10 doors 3 are around 2000mm high so non standard. Which we didnt know at the time and they never told us . After goggling You cant get the higher doors in standard widths , hence the packing out. If they had any brains , I would of...

My Daughter has had a few doors fitted and the 3 downstairs ones seemed to of been bodged The original doors I would say were standard size 33" /2'9" /840mm but they've added a big strip of MDF to the frame to pack it out. Im not sure if theyve ordered the wrong doors or cut one to short and...

My daughter bought a flat with a troublesome Shower that i keep patching up but keeps leaking a few months later. We've ve bit the bullet and bought a new tray, Enclosure and 2 of 1mx2.4m Shower panels. Im sticking the Shower panels over the existing tiles , can I just butt the 2 panels together...

Ive had Hive heat with standard TRV's for a while now . My son has changed jobs and now gets up around 5am so Hive heating schedule heat goes on at 4.30am for 30 mins then goes off until we get up around 7am. The problem for me is , im waking up in bed boiling hot , I dont mind heating the house...

Looking to replace a old leaky shower . I seen a new Mira Flight shower tray on Ebay ,quite cheap and local but it has 4 upstands . I thought the whole point of the upstand was you tile over the upstand for a better seal . I can see how it works for 2 upstands tile 2 sides + Door and side panel...

Bought some Ideal connectors from SF rather than the Wago ones . But can only find 16A rated junction boxes ie IN-SURE 30-4000 , guess ok for lighting but i need it for a ring main . I see a electrician on youtube use the Quickfix JB-3 (blue) with ideal connectors but i can only find ones for...

As i mentioned they are and look very old . Single rads with no fins and going by the Stelrad chart undersized for the room . 1... Taking a rough guide from the stelrad chart they are under sized by about 400-800 BTU depending on which room 3... Adjusting the pipe work not a problem .. I have...

My daughter just bought a house and the majority of the rads are very old . when replacing is a large single or smaller double radiator better. Or is it the BTU rating is the BTU rating . Im thinking the more of the outside/window wall you can heat the better ie: a larger single ?? Also if a...

I want to fix these railings on of my garden wall . I’m a bit worried if I fix it to just the top brick it will come loose over time , so was thinking of drilling down 2-3 bricks 150-250mm + . Are there alternatives to rawl bolts as they seem expensive for the long ones , ie long stud and resin...

Bought some second-hand railings They are in pretty good condition with the odd bit of flaky paint which i will rub down . Can any one recommended a good primer ( if required?? ) and paint for Galvanised railings. Smooth black thanks

Where can i find this information to show them , obviously saying someone said on a forum might not cut it :)??

Our garden slopes left to right . I have a 6ft fence ( panels ) on the right which im responsible for which im about to renew , so it 6ft my side but nearer 8ft his side due to the step/slope . They requested lowering the fence as im renewing it ,but I prefer to keep it as it is . Ive always...

Im going to have a front wall built and want to match it up with the Extension brick work . I know they come from Jewsons around 9/10 years ago,they were a stock brick not special order .The local jewsons shut down ,so i thought ill ask on here first. The annoying thing is i had a clear out...

My kitchen was so poorly lit i had trouble see the keys on my laptop ,hence lots of spelling mistakes. Anyway...I went into B&Q and found these reduced to £10 each so bought 4 of them ..one nice bright kitchen