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I've got a kitchen extractor which I need to duct out. For the outside vent is there any specific type of silicone I should use, an outdoor one or something like that?

I’ve never used resin, which do I use & do I just fill the hole in the masonry with it & how long before I put the plug back in?

I have drilled through to the masonry behind hence the using of the corefix fixing to bridge the gap between plasterboard & wall. It’s not too bad just the the one fixing that’s slightly not holding & able to pull out, is there any other way?

I’m hanging a radiator onto a dot & dab wall so I’ve used corefix fixings. I’ve got a total of 4 fixings, 2 fixings each side. 3 of these have gone in fine but when hammering in the metal core on the last one it seems to have loosened it to the point where I can just put out the whole thing...

I’m hanging a double radiator onto a dot & dab wall & will be using corefix fixings for the brackets. I’ve drilled one side where there was a hollow spot on the dot & dab & so I could see where the board ended & masonry began, it was about 45-50mm of a gap. The other side I’m drilling right into...

Did you use a 10mm bit for them or smaller?

Is that the only option as they are a bit pricey?

I’m hanging a double radiator onto a dot & dab wall. I’m going to drill through the plasterboard & knock the brown plugs through to the masonry behind for a solid fixing, would this be ok?

Which adhesive are you using?

Which tile adhesive should I use for 60x60cm porcelain floor tiles? The floor is concrete that has an area that has been self levelled & there is a small section that has been boarded? I was thinking to use a flexible adhesive? Also which size trowel would be better for this large of a tile?

I’ve removed some tiles in the kitchen & a section of the floor is like this. I will be tiling back over this surface with the new tiles but I’m going to cut out this part that’s rotten. Been told to use ply but what exactly should I be using? Any in particular?

I recently had my wall & a patch of the ceiling plastered & waited until it was dry to mist coat. As I was applying the mist coat on the wall most of it went on fine but for the two sides (the larger patches in the pics) where it flaked off so I scraped all the loose bits off. Also when painting...

I’ve got this prv valve which is leaking & needs replacing. Do I just undo the big nuts for that SYR 016 prv valve because on my one there's a part where there's that little nut with the tape in between it & the body of the valve whereas it doesn't have that in the pics of it when searching online.

On the TRV valve I have is it the big nut am I undoing or do I have to undo any of the others towards the left to the radiator? Also which cap & size do I need after I the rad is off & do I cap both sides or just the TRV?

So that won't drain the whole system as terry has said it may above?

I need to remove a radiator to take tiles off behind it & then re-board, plaster & paint the wall. It has a drain valve, would it be ok to empty the radiator through that? The radiator will be taken off for about a week so after taking it off would it be ok to cap the thermostatic valve & still...

Here’s what it looks like coming out of the wall.

I’ve got a combi boiler

I’ve got this pipe outside which is always making a sort of hissing noise so I’ve had a look & water is constantly coming out of the copper pipe. I’ve tried turning that blue fitting but all it does is make the water come out faster & then if I turn it back to how it was it’s still coming out...