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I have a two bedroom ex - council house with one bathroom. In the water tank cupboard I installed a 24 v hot water pump but it is giving me nothing but problems, leaks, noise etc. I am thinking to install a new water tank in the loft (the one I got is too high to fit) in order to have enough...

Hi i have been given a double swing for the kids and i am considering ways of anchoring in the ground. The normal way, i read, is to dig in and create a concrete foundation for every leg of the swing and sink the metal rod before it settles. Is there an easier alternative? this morning i saw in...

Thanks for the responses. There was apparently wooden lath on the ceiling and not plasterboards, it is a 1930's house. The first plasterer did just plaster over the artex and the extra weight has taken its tol by cracking in several areas. The plasterer will now plaster board over this bit...

Our ceiling was plastered over to cover the artex last year but a long hair thin crack has appeared and I would like to fix it myself. Apparently the plasterer never re-screwed the ceiling boards to the joists as he promised. So i was thinking if I screw them now nicely and use decorators caulk...

Thanks all, well not all, only those with useful answers!

I am planning to get rid of all the old plaster in the landing and stairs of my three bedrrom house in order to re-plaster over clean brick. What is the cheapest option to get rid of the plaster? I have a place off road for a skip but which company is the cheapest in Southampton?

Hi, We bought recently a 1930's three bedroon house and we want to decorate the stairs and landing. I removed all the wall paper and the plaster seems to be loose in lots of areas. The plasterer has given us two choices: 1)Remove only the loose bits and then plaster & skim over. 2) I would...

OK, Thanks a lot for your help.

Hi John, I would prefer the first option even if the colour of the boards is different. In the case the Hearth is one solid block would it be easy to chisel it out to a depth enough to put boards back?

Hi all, We moved to an 1930 house last year which had the chimney breast removed downstairs and upstairs. Upstairs the gap was covered with new timber (you can see the cuts) but downstairs we still have the concrete base at the same level as the wooden floor which does not look very nice. We...

Thanks all I managed by just swaping the cables around. I also discovered that this particular model does not have a ring which puzzled me . Thanks

Hi i bought an old vintage french phone and i want to connect it to the line at home. I have 4 cables comming out, yellow, blue, white and red. Any one knows how to connect them?

Yes, i heard it is not good but why?

Hi, I have an old camcorder battery (7.6V)which I want to use to power my bike lighting system. I do not have a charger for it and I want to charge it using an old remote control car battery charger which gives me 9V. The problem I have is that I am not sure which connectors to use (see...

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Easy question, i am about to change some of the radiator valves in my house and i would like to know the three or four best makes from best to worst and if it does make much difference going for a cheap make. Thanks

I dont. Dont post stupid replies. Norbert

Hi, I just got a 18V bosh cordless drill from a friend but he did not have the charger. I have a charger for a car vacuum whihc gives me 20v but I am not sure where to connect the cables in the battery as there are 4 connections comming from it. Anyone knows which ones are for charging? Cheers

I see, can i use the card that was already in the box (wihch has not been used for 6 yars)?

Hi, I have sky broadband at home and I have received a second hand sky box.can I get free channels if I connect the sky box to the phone line or do I need subscription?