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As a long-time reader but rare contributor, I'd like to second LMB's comment. My personal favourite of recent times was this little gem: Bang on the money. :lol: :D

You mean, cut the tiles in situ? Never attempted that before so might have to have a practice first. Thanks for the idea.

Morning all, The wife wants a new bath installed but likes the current tiles. The bath fits into the corner of the room and the walls are tiled from floor to ceiling. Ideally, I would install the bath first then tile down to the bath but since the tiles are already in place this is not...

Absolutely agree with the sentiment, however the price of train travel is ridiculous if not booked in advance. Not so long ago, I booked a flight from Heathrow to Shanghai then tried to get a train ticket from Gloucestershire to Heathrow. The train ticket was more expensive than the air fare...

Morning all, The paint on my garage door is flaking quite badly so I wondered what the best method to fix it would be. It's a metal door (I'm assuming aluminium). Some of the paint is so flaky I could scrape it off easily but some is adhered more firmly. Could I use a heat gun to remove...

Thanks very much indeed. I don't want to cast doubt on your advice but what level of confidence do you have that these parts will fit? I guess I have little choice but to try - if I can't get the parts, then it will be an entirely new system :( Thanks again, Nick

Hi all, I'm having trouble finding parts for a Glow Worm Royal 246 gas fire. I need a control knob (GC part number 136062, maker's part number 411651) and a thermocouple (GC part number 391703, maker's part number 411641). Does anyone know where I might be able to locate these parts...

Thanks Thermo. It is topsoil from a very overgrown garden. I think I'll go with the skip option because I don't fancy piling it all up on the driveway prior to collection with a grab lorry. I appreciate the speedy reply :) Nick

Evenin' all, I'm in the planning stage of renovating the back yard. It's a 6m x 12m rectangle and I'm looking at a mixture of paving and gravel (for foot traffic only). I'm intending to dig out the whole area and fill with 75mm of compacted MOT1 with the flagstones laid on a 50mm mortar...

Thanks Tony, Yeah, I'm actually in China, but I've left my location as UK because I want to be associated with this place as little as possible! I should post some pics of the deathtraps that I've seen (electrical installations being the worst in my experience). It makes me cringe. But I...

Yes it's crystal balls all round at the moment. I did get this hint of information though: "...all boilers must now be condensing boilers and this puts water under pressure. All of the companies said that the existing radiators are old and would not take the added pressure so therefore would...

Thanks chaps. I'll have a look for system boilers, just so I know a bit more about it, should I need to get one. I can't remember what make of fire it is, but I'm sure I could find out. Is there anywhere in particular that stocks spares of this type of thing? I'm told that a local firm...

Hi all, My gas fire has packed up after 31 years and I can't get the spare parts required so I'm resigned to replacing it. It's in a 3-bed end of terrace house which I am currently renting out whilst I'm overseas. I've got an estate agent managing it for me who informs me that "...as the...

Hi sutyde, There's probably nothing wrong with the shower itself. As J..M suggests, there's probably a blockage somewhere - either in the pipe work of the water supply or the inlet filter of the shower itself. My guess would be the latter. If your taps are ok and come from the same feed...

I'm told that the general trend is for UK taps to operate one way and US "faucets" to operate the other (whether monobloc and singular design). Although there are many exceptions to that. It doesn't really make a lot of difference as far as I can see - you soon get used to the one you have...

Ok, so if a "circular sector" is 2 dimensional, how's about a "circular sector prism"?

I'd have to agree with doitall on this one. I can't really see any benefit in taking this project on. Good luck if you try it. I don't expect you'll have too many problems, but IMO it will look a bit odd regardless of how you do it. I mean, how do you intend to finish off the edges of the...

Thanks all. It's an open-vented system. And it's only down the road from my parents house, so they go round daily to draw the curtain etc and they've got some lights on timers. I'm fairly comfortable with the risk of burglary as it's in a low-risk area. Besides, there's nothing of value in...

Morning all, Whilst we're waiting for probate on my grandfather's estate to be granted, his house will have to remain unoccupied. During this time (probably another couple of months), what's the best thing to do with the central heating and water system? It's a 1960s bungalow, still...

"I'm Gonna Getcha Good" by Shania Twain. The lyrics fit but not sure about the keyboard bit you mentioned.