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Thanks for the support guys - much appreciated

So you'll be waiting to be stabbed in the gut next time you proposition a woman that doesn't want your advances then.

A friend of mine once described sexuality as a continuum. At one end you have people that are 100% homosexual, at the other 100% heterosexual. Some people are 100% at either end and will not move because they have no inclination to do so. Other people (and I think a majority) are closer to...

Not sure where to put this - please move if there is somewhere more appropriate. In the near future I am planning to upgrade my TV aerial and plan to have an aerial in the roof, distributed through the house via the loft to various points on the house. One point would be in the kitchen. The...

Hi - thanks very much - they are exactly what I need but in the wrong colour - I have seen lots of these but I need them in a slate grey colour - has anyone seen them? I can't believe I am the only one that has fitted this colour of floor.

Thanks big-all but I didn't explain clearly. When I laid the floor I cut a hole in the flooring so that I could lay it round the pipes. What I am looking for are the flat dougnut type covers so that the hole doesn't look so obvious. As I said in my original post the floor is grey slate effect...

I have just fitted some slate grey tile effect laminate from Homebase. I have looked in the DIY stores (including Homebase) and can't find any similar or matching pipe covers. Any idea if any compnay actually makes them or what to if not

I have just installed a ceramic kitchen sink and my question is to do with the plumbers mait around the plugs. I rolled out strips of plumbers mait and wrapped these around the underside of the plug before tighning up the nuts underneath. The plumbers mait has now squeezed out the sides and...

Thanks I can sleep soundly tonight!!!

My mum-in-law has just phoned me as her boiler pilot light has gone out. She has asked whether she can leave it like that and I don't know. She is aware that she will not have any hot water or heating but is 'happy' to wait till the morning. Is it safe to leave it with the pilot light out or...

I am about to tile my kitchen splashbacks and have two questions: Firstly some of the walls were reskimmed but where old tiles were removed along the existing splashbacks the plasterer didnt finish the wall to a smooth pink finish as I just needed a flat surface to tile over. This was left...

Kevin asked me whether I would do it again - probably yes as I now have the tools and have learnt from my mistakes. Would I be allowed to do it again - NO!!! I agree with Paul - the tools did cost quite alot and after purchasing everything that I needed I discovered that I could have paid £75...

An update now the worktops are in. Three days of work and I think perhaps an entry in DIY disasters maybe more appropriate!!! The actual joints themselves are quite good, however I encountered three problems when fitting the U shaped worktops. Firstly, the right hand side - female joint went...

I have just replaced my kitchen sink with a 1 1/2 bowl sink. The traps are 40mm compression fitting but the existing waste pipe is push fit. I am not able slide the compression fitting 'nuts' over the push fit pipe as the outside diameter is too big. Are conversion fitting available to enable...

Thanks for the advice - the hob was there first but will be changed shortly - what are the regulations about switches and hobs and how is the hob defined for any dimensions that apply - ie the entire hob including controls or just the gas rings excluding controls.

I am about to set up a home network using a Windows 98 PC as server and connecting Windows XP laptop as client. Is it essential to have an Ethernet card in the server PC as this doesn't currently have one. My wireless router is connected via USB port at the moment. Have seen Ethernet cards...

Hi guys - thanks for those tips - Kevin I am glad that the worktops went well and you are pleased with it - have also been reading your other posts hope everything else is going just as well. The worktops have now arrived - will be buying the additional bits and pieces over the next week...

Thanks for your response. I would like to do this because the socket is located next to the cooker and immediately above the hob (eye level cooker and separate hob) - it looks odd and the socket will not be used. I will double check the wiring inside.

I would like to change a cooker switch that has an integrated socket into just a cooker switch using a single size switch plate. The socket part is supplied from an adjacent socket. The cooker has a separate cable. Is it OK to remove the cable from each of the sockets, change the back box to...

I would go to John Lewis - I did the same - the cooker was delivered when it should be by polite delivery people. John Lewis gave me the name of a local independant installer who came and fitted it (he had been doing installations for John Lewis for 20 years!!). Phone call from John Lewis...