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I don't know why he fitted it in the end I have left him a message asking him why so should know soon, I think though it was a mistake and he thought I wanted it I just wasn't clear enough in saying 'no'. Another thing he did was on one of the radiators he replaced the old one had a valve...

Just had some rads fitted one was in the hall where my main house thermostat is. My plumber told me that he couldn't fit a thermostatic valve on the rad in the hall which I was fine with, however some mis-communication later and me not being there to keep an eye on the job he fitted a...

Hi, I need to fit a new fireplace mantel to replace an existing one. When they fitted the existing mantel they cut the skirting so it fit flush but the new mantal is slightly wider and I need to trim off about an inch of skirting each side. I have already had the wall replastered and...

Hi, I am having a new fireplace fitted including, marble hearth, mantel, I am also having wood flooring fitted in the same room. My question is should I put the hearth in first and then put the flooring in, so I lay the flooring around the hearth, or should I do all the flooring first...

Cheers thanks for clarifying

Hi, I'm replacing my lights switchs in my house but I noticed that on the single switches there is a standard 10AX option and a 10AX Intermediate Switch option, what is the difference ? One of the switchs I am replacing is in the downstairs hall and the light that one controls can also be...

I want to replace a intergrated washing machine and dishwasher in my kitchen with free standing appliances. The problem I have is that the intergrated units I currently have both have a width of 59.6cm but the free standing appliances I want are 60cm each so I am 0.8cm short :( Even though...

Hi, I am having my hall, landing, living & dinning room decorated, alls rooms were plastered and dried out now. I had already done upstairs and had all 3 bed room done in the same colour dulux natural calico. I've never decorated a complete house so I was wondering what tends to look...

Thanks Bernard Green its working now :P after I put the bulb in the fitting, I thought I had tried it before with the bulb in but may be not. It hadnt crossed my mind at all that I needed a bulb in the light fitting to power the switch. Thanks again :)

Thanks for the reply. I tried it with a standard bulb but its still not working, by putting a energy saving lamp in do you think I would damaged the the timer or only blown the fuse ? The fuse in the MK switch was a 2A I only had a 3A to hand and tried it with that but still dead does using at...

I had a lght timer that was programmable for 7 days to turn my outside light off and on. It was this model, but an older version the difference being my older version doesnt have the fuse in the unit. http://www.greenbrook.co.uk/pdf/T40S-new.pdf The switch could be turned on and off...

I had all the door replaced internally with White Oak ones, all of them except 1 were varnished by the decorator with clear varnish and look great. I decided to do the last one myself without the decorator around but it looks sh*t :lol: :lol: and doesnt match the other doors in colour shade...

Hi, I want to replace my Satchwell TLX 2356 thermostat but not sure what I can replace it with, I checked the back of my current thermostat and two wires come out of the wall to it, a blue one to terminal 1 and brown one to termal 3, I can see a red wire in the unit but its not comming from...

Hi, The blue cold water feed pipe to my washing machine is leaking, I can't seem to loosen it from the washing machine. First question to loosen it should I be turning it clockwise or anti-clockwise ? Also is there any tool I can use to loosen it, I tried a adjustable wrench and spanners...

Hi, I want a false ceiling in put in my kitchen size 3.2m x 2.3m, I also want spot lights put in. I've found it diffcult to find someone who do the complete job, so found a guy who was a plasterer who would lay the boards and skim, who knew an electician for the wiring who would do6 lights...

I got burgled a month or so back they got in through old french doors at the back and made a real mess of them. The insurance company people came around and are happy to replace the doors with new ones but they said they won't replace the frame. The frame is a dark coloured wood, I think...

I was broken into yesterday and want to get an alarm fitted asap, I've not bought an alarm before. I am a bit worried the companies who I find when I google have the same approach of selling as double glazing firms, or do they tend to be ok. I just want a simple, reliable system, any...

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I went to wipe down my step this morning, its a combo of bricks and tiles, see link for pic. http://bp3.blogger.com/_KkENWICasYc/RwjeNrKDLCI/AAAAAAAAAAU/jkMeXI7GNXo/s1600-h/image-upload-106-709832.jpe I was only using 'water' on a cloth and noticed the paint was just comming off on to...

Hi, I have a render strip put round the front of the bottom of my house, its about 8 - 9inchs in height and I have a few questions. It looks like the person who did it used those metal mesh things used for plastering, as I can see the metal edge at the top of the render where it changes...