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It's the design of the place what more can I say! :( Been here 8 months now and the damp has only just started. The window is on the other side of the kitchen so no way to get a venting kit to the window. The dryer is an old one which simply has a circular outlet for the steam to escape. For...

Thanks guys, we have no fans in the place, bathroom or kitchen and simply resort to opening windows! :( We have a tumble dryer in the kitchen but just open the window to release the steam, its not vented in any other way. Would drilling some holes through the wall behind the wardrobe do any...

Hi I have a middle floor flat (2nd floor out of 3) and the bedroom walls (exterior facing) have started to grow mould on the wallpaper and is beginning to smell bad too! The worst area is behind edge of the wardrobe but also starting around the other corner by the window. My son's wall is also...

I am quite good when it comes to DIY and the hardest part of this install would be fitting the actual box and configuring the sensors etc, but is it possible to buy the same ADT device that they're trying to sell me?

Ok thanks for the replies. The house is a 4 bedroom semi with a flat roof extension to the rear and one flat roof above the garage giving access to one window. The alarm company have offered a wireless ADT system (to minimise cabling disruption) with the following components: Front door...

Hi I'm getting an alarm system fitted for my parents's place and would like to know what to look out for and what/who to avoid. I have so far had 2 quotes from separate companies who suggested an ADT wireless system that is linked to the police and covers both upstairs and downstairs, plus an...

Ok I've been after one of these for a while now and seen two from different suppliers with slight differences in features (hammer action), but most other features are identical - 2.0ah batteries 18V. I have an old corded hammer B&D drill which still serves me well but wanted the portabality of a...

Ok thanks, there is another product which is used on plastic bumpers and allows for flexing but can still be sanded. Should I consider this sort of filler over the P38? I was thinking of doing some temperature testing (in freezer, then microwave), to test for thermal effects on my prototype...

Thanks. It seems that all I need then is to use some good old wet and dry paper and a little patience to get the finish I need. Can I assume that this will also help mask the division between the filler and plastic?

Hi can someone recommend a good filler to use on automotive ABS plastic? I have cut a section out of ABS plastic which is to house a light but I need to fill in the rough edges. I've done a trial run with Isopon P38 filler but found it can leave a fine pitted surface which shows up after...

Thanks guys, that what I was thinking too. I'm pretty good with mitres and have made some really small sections up in the past to get around box sections/pipework, so will try and see how small I can get this one to make a return. :wink: What do the B&Q end pieces look like then? :?:

Hi I am about to cove the downstairs hallway with 127mm plaster coving from B&Q and have awkward section where 1 end of the coving will not terminate in a corner join. Is there a technique of cutting it so the end looks neat? I ask this because normally the ends join together either at an...

Hi Rob, yes its the one with the black panel and green control knobs. We have been stung by rouge traders in the past regarding an older boilers so I know stand on the side of caution whenever it comes to engineers who claim they know everything. Sorry if I treaded on anyones toes but when it...

Hi, got home tonight to find that I've got no hot water coming from the boiler! Aarrrggggghhhhhh :( Its a Vailliant Turbomax Combi and was generating hot water this morning when I had a shower. I came home and switched on the central heating which worked fine, but on turning the hot water taps...

Hi has anyone here fitted an additional terrestrial tv ariel other than to the roof? I want to add another TV to a side too in the house and it isn't possible to extend or split existing cabling because I know you lose quality with splitters (unless proven otherwise?). I have a flat roof...

Well I've got mine working again now. My wife had taken it to her mum's and had stored the cord inside the chamber with the bottles so the plug must have got wet and caused a short. As soon as we got it home, I noticed this and dried it off before testing and it was fine.....so far!! From...

Thanks John, yes I have been sterilising the bottles and not baby! :lol: I've had a chat with some friends who have all said that the steam type of sterlisers all fail often, and despite an offer of an replacement from Avent, I'm going to return it and get a cold water steriliser instead!

Hi can anyone suggest why my baby sterilising machine is causing the circuits to trip in the house? They tripped a couple of times today and now the steriliser is dead, leaving me no option but to run out and buy a new one!! :x Any ideas what's gone wrong?

Thanks for the dewalt link thermo - I'm going to go for that once I can find a store to check how bulky it is compared with the Bosch versions. :)

Hi, seeing as B&Q have a 20% sale on all power tools I wanted to finally get a cordless driver as I'm sick of my tiny cordless screwdriver dying on me after 5 minutes of use, and also get something more powerful! Can anyone recommend one. I have seen a Bosch PSR 14.4VE2 with free accessory...