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Hiya, We bought some wooden fence posts, met posts and some postfix mix to erect a fence. We followed the met post and postfix instructions and it hasn't worked. The met posts are the ones where the metal attaches to the wooden pole and then has as much metal again that goes into the concrete -...

Thanks everyone, I think I'll have a go with the door.

The whole central panel of the door is one, so to change it makes buying a new door better. I'm sure I could scuplt the edges of the panelling to fit a flap, but wasn't sure what the internal constructions was. Is it just UPVC? Would a jigsaw do it?

Thanks for the advice. I've got another post up about putting it through the door. It's a UPVC one with moulding on the outside, so I guessing not as easy as cutting a hole in one with flat plastic. I might just buy a new door!

What is the internal construction of a upvc back door with some moulding on it? Can I just cut though it with a jigsaw and sculpt the moulding so that the cat flap frame will fit? Am I better trying to go through the wall instead?

We have a 1930's semi and want to fit a cat flap through the outside wall of the house. What is the construction of the wall - is it just brick, is there a cavity? Also what tools would I need to make enough space in the wall, do I just chisel the bricks out? Any advice would be gratefully...

We tried again 24 hours later and it worked! Wierd but I'm v.v. happy as we're moving out next week!

My query is how are UPVC front doors attached to the brickwork? I am buying a 1930's semi detatched where a UPVC front door has been installed into the archway, we want to remove it and put a front door back into it's original recess. I want to know if we try and do this is the brickwork on the...

Yesterday my oven decided not to work. I think we had a powercut and then when the electric came back on the circuit with the oven on kept tripping, the only way to get the house OK is to keep the oven circuit turned off. My boyfriend thinks the oven blew and tripped the circuit rather than a...

Hiya, My brother just got given a second hand whirpool washing machine. He's in a new flat and when we connected the pipes to the hot and cold feeds it drips at the connectors when they're turned on, even though we turned them as tight as possible with our hands. I suggested tape or paste...

Hiya, I need to fix a curtain rail in my bedroom. It's a fairly new house. :?: What is behind the plaster above the window - is it concrete? :?: I was wondering what type of drill bit I'd need and what to expect. I'm a girl and if it needs brute strength I'd rather delegate before I...

I called Potterton/Baxi this morning re: my boiler. They're offering 28 days labour guarantee and 1 year parts guarantee. Therefore I guess you'd have to pay a call out charge to get them to look at it again. No idea how much £ that would be.

Hiya, Thanks for the advice. Called someone out to look at it (luckily didn't cost) on Thurs. Funnily enough it behaved itself all Fri, Sat and Sun! The guy came out on Mon and couldn't find anything wrong at all. So last night it decided not to work again and this morning too.... typical...

Graham: Did you use a brush or a roller?

Thermo: I guess they're made of plastic as the house is only 7 years old. The house isn't that high - I think basic ladders from B&Q would cover it.

Hello, Just bought a new house - a small tree appears to be growing out of the gutter on the front of the house so I though I should look at getting them cleaned! We share the gutters with the 2 adjoing houses and although I want to clean them out I also don't want to break other peoples...

Hello, Just bought a house with an eight year old kitchen in a style even my 60 year old mother would consider dated! I was thinking of painting over the tiles and using tile transfers to glam it up a bit. :?: Does anyone think this is a bad idea? (No-one I've spoken to seems to think it...

Hello, I have just bought a house approx. 7 years old with a Potterton Suprima that has been there since the house was built. We've been there about a month and at first it worked OK, but now when on running both the HW and CH it keeps cutting out and going to Reset. When we hit reset sometimes...