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Thanks for the replies, I had the following email reply from Rentokil: The active will stay active for the shelf life of the product, but it contains only a small amount of insecticide, so its safe to sweep it up or remove it from the area once the wasps are gone. Any excess powder can be put...

I had a wasp nest in the bank of my garden and have killed them all by spraying rentokil psw99 powder on the wasp entrance. But how long does it now take for the rentokil powder that I have sprayed to become safe to touch ? the information with the product only says it is toxic etc and is not...

I have a fence at the back of the garden which is up on a bank. It consists of nine slotted concrete posts (which I believe were around nine feet in height when they were put in) and the distance between each post is 6 feet. Also between the posts are cement blocks 17*8.5*8.5 inches . Panels...

Thanks for the replies and I take note of care required. Dugit

I am about to replace an ordinary bathroom radiator with a towel radiator. My question is I have to wrap ptfe around the thread of the radiator tap valve and then tighten with a 13mm key into the radiator inlet (1/2inch bsp), how do you judge how much ptfe to use to make a good watertight seal?

Although we have an immersion heater but so far have never used it as we rely on the Central Heating boiler to heat the water tank, so from replies it would seem to be ok to ad a spur. Many thanks for all the replies morphboy

The immersion heater is wired from a consumer unit and would use the socket for vacuum cleaner.

Is it ok to ad a spur socket from immersion heater wiring?

Thanks for the reply will try what you suggest Morphboy

In the bathroom I am covering boxing in plumbing pipes with wood and I need to lay wood piece over the pipes and so affix a ledge to the ceramic wall tiles for the wood piece to lay on. Can I glue a ledge to ceramic wall tile and what sort of glue would do the job ? (as it is it would be very...

Thanks for the reply regards dugit

The T8 pin connectors are they the same width apart as on the T12?

I have 4 foot tubes so I can look for a T8 warm white and starter. Very many thanks for your reply it is most helpful. regards dugit

In my kitchen one of the two fluorescent tubes has gone, it is a philips mcfe 40w/35, I so far have been unable to find a replacement localy I wondered if there were other brand type equivalents?

Am using ceramic wall tiles 25 by 20 cm. Have just finished bathroom using 2mm spacers OK. Am just about to start tiling the toilet next to the bathroom and I find that the width is to wide using 2mm spacers but if I use 3mm I could just make it . My question is would 3mm spacer make the...

I have a piece of 3.6mm thick and 607mm by 1220mm wbp ext plywood and need a hand saw to cut the whole length accurately. I have read about splintering but never had the need to cut plywood accurately before, any advice on the type of hand saw required for 3.6mm plywood and what care I need to...

I have 7mm thick tiles 20/25 and will have the cut edge around the bathroom window. I have seen in Wickes and B&Q(homelux) 9mm pvc trim which a 7mm tile will fit in the "overhang" ie the cut edge would be hidden, is this the way these trims can/should be used?

Many thanks for the reply. I will have to rethink what I am going to do. Regards Dugit

Can anyone tell me how to buff up ie bring back a shine to sawn pvc fascia/window boards.? I'm asking because I'm using white pvc fascia on inside bathroom window and sides and cannot shine up the edges which I have sawn ?

I have just bought a 15mm by 1/2inch by 300mm flexible connector with valve which I am going to connect to my wc system. I am a little concerned as it is the first time I have used a pushfit connector to copper pipe. A rather silly question I'm sure do you just push the copper pipe in softly...