Search results

Hi, I'm only getting lukewarm water from my shower mixer tap even when the temp knob is turned to the max. The water from the basin tap is fine. Here's a couple of photos: The top valve turns the shower on and the bottom valve controls the temp. Does this look like a thermostatically...

Hi all, my loft currently has 100mm of fibreglass insulation that has been there for 32 yrs+. I have heard that 270mm is the new standard depth and was gonna just top it up to that level but wanna ask a couole of questions first: Should I first replace the old insulation or will it be OK not to...

Hi all, as the title says. Here are some pics. Only on 2 walls but those walls were the most stained. I guess I shd use another coat of Zinsser and two more coats of emulsion. Could that work? Anything stronger than Zinsser I shd try? Thanjs, Chris.

Hi all, I have a house which has had tarmac laid around the outside with an 8" wide gully cut to allow the air bricks to breathe. The problem I have is that weeds are continually growing in the gully. How can I permanantly get rid of this problem? Chris.

Hi all, I need to replace a door to an outside loo that is now used for storage. The current door is 6ft tall by 70 cm wide but I can only find 90cm wide doors, so I thought I'd make one. What kind of wood shd I use to do this? I'm thinking tounge and groove in a gate style. Any tips relating to...

I got a badly chipped banister which I want to restore. I like the brown colour but am unsure about what to use to get it back to looking good. Should I just undercoat and use a brown paint or would I be better off using a coloured varnish or maybe a paint with a top coat of clear varnish?

Hi, I've got a 2 bed house to carpet. 4 rooms, a hall and stairs. I reckon 68M (4M x 17M) of carpet will do it. I have posted the job on MyBuilder and specified the following: Carpet - Fantastic Plus-Mottle or similar...

Hi, I need to replace my woòden backdoor and frame. Should I stick wit wood or go UPVC? Thanks

Hi, I need to replace my woòden backdoor and frame. Should I stick wit wood or go UPVC? Thanks

Hi all, I have a doorstep as pictured which requires some repair. Is there something I could use to fill the broken areas. I also have a (much less damaged) window cill that needs some filler. What should I be using? Thanks, Chris.

Hi all, I got a wc that is not holding water. All the water from the fill valve goes straight diwn the pan. I took the gubbins (is it called a syphon?) out and maybe it is down to a seal not sealing (see pics below). The third pic shows a seal which perhaps should be attatched to something but...

Hi all, I have a redundant outside loo soil stack opening (4" or 102mm), which I would like to utilise in order to drain a washing machine (40mm) waste pipe. I note that i could get a soil pipe plug from Screwfix and cut a suitable hole in it but the only plugs available are 110mm. Will a110...

Hi all, There's probably a very good reason why not but could I run a 1.5m extension to a washing machine waste water hose straight through the wall and straight into a 40mm wastepipe? The hose would at all times be above the level of the top of the washing machine drum and have a slight...

Hi I have a Remeha Advanta boiler which is not switching on in CH mode. HW is fine. I've switched off/on at the spur and the 'cycle up' thing happens. The 3 min purge happens but then it stops and no further stages of the 'cycle up' happen as the manual describes (and as I've seen in the past)...

HI all, I've got an obsolete extractor (Premium Appliance Brand Cat no. HDG620SS) which is not vented to the outside The carbon filter is blocked and seemingly unavailable but there are a couple of screws which, when undone allow you to remove 3 gauze a one felt (carbon?) filter. My question is...

Hi, I gotta Attersall Coronation 1902 tap which I like a lot but it has developed a drip. I habe changed thevwashers twice. The second time, I found the cold (rubber) washer that i had fitted had been destroyed. Do I need a specialist, more hardwearing washer for this tap?

Hi, I just bought a filler valve from screwfix and the 'spout where the water should come out is blocked off by design. The cistern only fills up very slowly, seemingly seeping out of the top. Have they changed the design in an effort to save water?

Hi all, i'm trying to find a close match to this blown vinyl on order to make some repairs rather than re paper the whole room. Anyone got an idea where I'd find this stuff?

I've pressed both buttons independently, pressed them together prrsses and held each individually and together and all I get is a backlight come on but nothing in the display. Anyone got an idea what I should do?

Hi, I have a tenanted one bed flat with old style (30yr old) economy 7 heaters. The tenant is due to move out soon so I was thinking, what would be the best replacement system. Any ideas?