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I have recently had the insulation in my loft upgraded and now there is a lot of condensation forming on the roof felt. I have not noticed this before the upgrade, is it normal.

Does anyone know what the running costs for this heater are. Its a Redring Suntube 180W.

Does anyone know how to lubricate this basin mixer tap. Ive had it for about 14 months, its the tpye were the top swivels. Ive noticed that of late if i run hot water the top becomes stiff to turn as does the hot turn on side. The tap is fitted with quarter turn ceramic valves. Here,s a couple...

When i tiled my bathroom i wasnt to keen on tiling over the paint on the skimmed plasterboards, they were heavy tiles i was using. I used a wallpaper steamer, this took the paint off really easy.

I have four fittings using triphospher tubes as under kitchen cabinet illumination. Anyone know the life expectancy of the tubes and the fittings. Ive had to replace two of these fittings already. There only about 18 months old and are used sparingly. Today one i only bought 6 months ago has...

I have a mono-block basin tap and it tightens up using one of those "for want of a better description" horseshoe brass washers. The problem is if you tighten the nut up to much on this brass washer it just bends. Is there anything available i can use instead or in conjunction with this washer.

What you want to do requires a technique called packet writing, i believe. This is supported by nero. There is also another system to do the same thing but i cant remember its name. As far as i know windows burning software doesnt support this form of writing to cd-rw,s. I would go the nero route.

Problem solved with a bios flash.

I have an Asus m2ne mobo about 6 weeks old and i am having problems with rescue disks and mouse support.Here,s the problem i have used Partition Magic rescue disks in the past and also whilst first setting up this mobo when new. The trouble now is i tried to use the disks to do some work on a...

Ive used Kaspersky in the past and its a nice piece of kit, nothing got past it. I had adaware and spybot installed but when i ran them there was never anything found. I think i had use extended defenitions selected in Kaspersky which covered the ad ware crap. The only gripe i had with it was it...

When i tiled my bathroom i invested in one of those electric tile cutters with a diamond wheel, about £30 from one of the diy places, i never broke a single tile. Maybe worth your while investing in one.

That spoon things definetly a keeper. Neat trick for when you dont have any nails. :lol:

Thanks, HandyHands. I will have a look at those links.

I can see the problems with these doors locking systems, what with them being reliant on the handle having to be raised to engage the locking bolts. Im not impressed with the security of these doors either but a hardwood door is not an option at the moment. So tell me more about this you...

Has anyone come across replacement locks for double glazed doors that work similar to the old Yale type. So that when you close the door it locks without having to use the key. and if you dont want it to lock you can put the snip on. It seems strange to me that in these times of increased crime...

Here are the weight limits as posted in a reply to one of my questions Plaster 20kg sq/m Plasterboard 32kg sq/m Aquapanel 50kg sq/m I know that both British Gypsum and Knauf recommend 12.5mm board for tiling on or they did when i spoke to them last year. Builders had put up 9.5 board...

You may find that even if the two toothbrushes could be plugged in using an adapter, not that ive seen one, that the transformer cannot supply sufficient current to do the job.

Moz i will bear that in mind, if i can be encouraged to go near a tiling job ever again :lol: mikeybowler,im well pleased with it. As for the internal corners it was nothing special, i just put tiles on one wall and brought the tiles on the joining wall up to them and left a gap for the...

Its a bedroom, ceiling size 13ft by 9ft. There wasnt a problem with the paint before the decorator. Thanks for the pricing info, gives me a point to work from.

Thanks for the replies, Here,s a bit more info. The ceiling has been in place since 1981 so has the artex, its been painted before, originally by the builders. I last painted it about 12 months ago with crown vinyl silk. It hasnt been painted as often as the other ceilings in the house but ive...