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Thanks guys for your help, much appreciated. Please can I just clarify: The gap between the two brick sides is 730 mm The closest fitting door I can find is 686 wide (Travis Perkins) So I am thinking I will put a baton on the hinged wall side of say 30 mm and a another on the latch side of...

Hi, I need to fit a replacement single external door to a small brick outbuilding attached to my properly. The door needs to open outwards. I am planning on buying a ledged and braced door. Is it bad practice to attach t hinges to the front face of a ledged and braced door that opens...

Thank you for all the information. I may well try and get a fuel pump assembly from a scrapyard and try that. Re. the access panel mentioned, you say it is behind the rear seats, I only have 2 front seats in the van. Would it be under the seats at the front or on the floor at the back of the van?

Many thanks for the comprehensive replies, very interesting and much appreciated. The van year is 2006. Parking on a hill does not affect the reading on the gauge, nor does going round sharp corners, driving down hill/up hill, etc. Also, once the level starts showing as low (almost empty), it...

Thanks for the reply. No other problems at all with the dashboard. Everything else working as it should. We have the problem for a long time now but would be nice to fix it. Garage suggested it could be the fuel sender but weren't sure and could be costly. The gauge is always showing something...

Hi All, I have a problem with an erratic fuel gauge on our Citroen Berlingo. If I fill up with fuel (unleaded), generally the gauge will show full. Then after driving a few times the gauge will show an incorrect low level of fuel. It never shows empty, but will generally show much less fuel...

Good ideas, thanks!

Thanks Tigercubrider. Sounds a good idea. Without wanting to sound too penny pinching, I have used the last piece of felt to try and cover the ridge but as I have used lots of felt pins I would prefer to cover this rather than put something under the felt. I think if I had known an before...

Thanks for the suggestion. The shed is fairly old and I agree ideally I would correct the roof but afraid that overall it may not be stable enough. Also, as I have tried to lay the centre piece of felt along the bowed ridge, I have used quite a few felt pins to try and 'mould' it into shape but...

I have a Hotpoint dishwasher, approx 3 years old. The machine is used infrequently, approx 2 or 3 times per month. I am getting error code H2O on the digital display when starting a program. The machine runs for a minute or two, before the error appears, along with a picture of a red tap. I...

I am trying to replace the roof felt on a 8' x 6' apex timber garden shed. The shed is rather old and the main centre ridge dips a bit in the middle as the roof has sagged. I have successfully laid 2 horizontal strips of roof felt along both lower sides but am having trouble with the upper...

That's an excellent summary and conclusion, thank you! We have checked the pressure on the boiler and that is fine. We have not had to adjust it since moving in. ......so it's got to be the dog pee (or possibly too much water when the previous owner cleaned the carpets) and the carpet/underlay...

Thanks again, that's very helpful. It is a combi boiler, closed system, no hot water tank. Would that change any suggestions? It is a ground floor, Victorian conversion, wooden floorboards with no basement. There are various air bricks outside, all look to be clear, although one at the back of...

Thanks for your suggestions sircerebus666 We have now lifted the carpets and underlay in one room, covered the floorboards in newspaper and have put the central heating on to see if any dampness shows in the next week or so. We moved in 6 months ago. Do you think that the underlay could still...

Hi, We have recently bought a Victorian ground floor flat conversion. Previous owner had a dog which apparently peed on the carpets in all rooms, so they had the carpets professionally cleaned about a year ago. The carpet is old and stains seem to be reappearing so we have lifted the carpet in...

Looking for some advice please. I have a concrete/cement interior door step. I have filled a few holes with Polyfilla and then covered with 2 coats of Ronseal satin door step paint. The paint goes on fine and looks good while wet, but when it dries, you can see the the Polyfilla still...

Thanks terryplumb, it is so helpful to have people like you around to ask advice, very much appreciated. I will do as you suggest regarding re-sealing. I did notice the white backplate was not screwed on overly tight (as recommended on the original fitting instructions) so that could be a...

Thank you for answering. The water is definitely getting in behind the back plate/control knob. I have access to the rear of this from an access panel in an adjoining cupboard. I can also see water dripping down from the rear of the back plate/control knob. I just can't understand how water...

My Mira Excel shower (15 years old) has a leak. It is a concealed installation on a partitioned stud wall. Water is getting behind the back plate and/or in behind the control knobs and running down the stud wall behind the tiles. This must have been happening for some time now as I can see that...

Thanks again for your advice. Seems strange to me that there could be another stop cock as it is only a one-bedroom ground floor flat (converted victorian house). But as you say, as closing this stop cock off doesn't shut off the water in the bathroom, there must be another source. I have seen...