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Found the website with the exact spare part I require. http://www.pagesdiy.com/acatalog/Stanley_Door_Spare_Fittings.html Will let u nice guys see how I get on. :D

I did go back to the supplier, they said it was simply surface rust and they would come up and polish it off. As I can do that my myself, I saw no reason to get them out. Do you think I am wasting my time Stivino by priming and spray painting it?

Yes, says that on the parts.

It's got to the time of year when I will be shortly carrying this work out. I have bought the hammerite smooth silver spray. Read the instructions and it says I should use "Hammerite special metals primmer" as an undercoat for galvanised metals. Should I be using this first before...

I have wheeled wardrope doors. One of the doors is missing a wheel attachment, making it awkward to open and close. Where would I look for a replacement?

Painted my outdoor patio step a year ago with wooden fence paint. This is the result. Can someone tell a better paint to use that won't be in this state one year from now?

Thanks for advice, new switch worked perfectly.

Right will get a 20A double pole from B&Q. Notice they say LOAD and FEED. Is FEED the mains and LOAD the immerser?

Realised this topic is better in this thread. Got an issue with this immersion heater again. It just stopped working, so I bought a new element but still no luck. I checked the voltage at the connections of the element and it read 180V ac. I then traced the immersion cable back 70cm or...

Good idea! just as I was about to do it I noticed that where the mains is connected to the switch, ie red and black, the screw terminals read L out, N out. The screw terminals that connect to the heater read L in, N in. Is this correct?

Got an issue with this immersion heater again. It just stopped working, so I bought a new element but still no luck. I checked the voltage at the connections of the element and it read 180V ac. I then traced the immersion cable back 70cm or so to a switch in the same cupboard...

Am a bit confused by the last few posts. I understand what capilliary action is, it's how trees absorb water up through the roots. Woody, can you give an example or two of where the material would absorb water from the ground and eventually cause dampness?

An associate of mine is thinking of getting the cavity between the outer brick and inner bricks filled. It is a detached house. I have seen them do it with neighbours. They drill holes into the bricks and squirt some sort of material in. My question is. Will this material not sit on the...