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Hi, we have had this problem twice now with our (internal) front door so am wondering if there is anything else we can try? It is a uPVC door, with an Avocet strip lock (9235, 4-hook/roller) - the type where you have to push the handle up vertically before turning the key to lock it. Twice...

Well thanks all, I have now managed to get the bathroom ones working! It just took a bit more force, think I was just being a bit too gentle with them as I was worried about breaking something. The base bit and glass cover was on metal clips and could be pulled out, with the bulb clipped...

I see, thank you! The link does make it a lot clearer. Will have a think then, as we don't strictly need to be able to walk on it (though it would be useful) and you said it is expensive. I might check prices next time we get to a DIY place. Thanks again.

Thanks for replying! Is there one transformer for each bulb then? As the other ones in the same area are still working. (Hall has 4 bulbs I think, at the moment 2 working and 2 not). I will have another look at the bathroom ones later (need to get the ladder out again) and try what...

(Or do you mean that the foam boards replace the existing insulation? - just reread and wondered if that was what you meant!)

Just found this and am interested as we had a similar question after moving into our new house (which also has very thick insulation, completely covering the old joists). JohnD I am interested in what you said, but being a relative DIY novice not totally clear on what you meant, so wondered...

Hi, I have had some good help from people on other boards here before, so wondering if someone can help me with a couple of lighting questions! We moved into a new house a while back, which has halogen spots all over the place, but we don't have much information on the type of bulbs and...

Hi, we have got a built-in microwave which has gone wrong, but we have been given an expensive quote for fixing it, and it seems a new built-in microwave is also very expensive. However we took it out of its hole and actually the one we have looks very much like an ordinary non built-in model...

Oh, interesting! It definitely says "susset" in the survey, must be a typo. I haven't been up there myself and apparently the access is not that great as the loft isn't boarded and has v. thick insulation so you can't see the joists easily... so not that easy to get a pic especially as I am...

Hi, we have been told in our new house survey about the following work that apparently needs to be done, but I know very little about roofs so it is a bit meaningless to me, can someone help? Apparently "the head of the king post roof truss joint has opened up", and they recommended securing...

Thank you both, especially for the detailed info on the soakaway! I think you are right, that is what we will have to do as there is no drain nearby. How big a hole do they need roughly? Hopefully we can fit one in somewhere not too far from the house (tho over the 500mm limit) so we don't...

Hi all! We had a new condensing boiler put in about 5 years ago. It is upstairs, so the drain pipe goes down the outside wall and finishes at the edge of our patio, where it just runs out over the flagstones right by the house wall. When it was installed, the fitters said that as only a small...

Actually think we've managed to fix it a different way. As the hole was almost floor-level we would've had to rip up all the newly-sanded floor to put in a new bit of pipe; but as it was just a small hole Pete got some of that stuff you put in the radiator to seal it from the inside. Made a...

Thanks for the help both of you! The water's nearly stopped coming out now & have got a temporary patch on the hole. So going to head to bed now and then go to the plumbing shop in the morning to get something to fix it properly. Any suggestions for best way to patch the hole are most...

Thank you, that was quick! We found the red doofer and emptied it out, now presumably just need to drain the radiator too and get mending. Will we need to put new rust inhibitor stuff in before filling it up again? (no-longer-quite-so) aargh

Help - can anyone advise how to drain our combi boiler heating system? My bloke got carried away with the floor sander today and holed the radiator pipe, & we got some epoxy but there's a bit too much pressure for it to seal, & can only find instructions for draining a traditional heating...