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Fitting an L shaped kitchen 3m x 3.3m. Oak door and drawers, looked at Duropal worktops, not sure whether to go for Oak or something opposite in colour as the worktop is clearly laminate and not oak? Not much light in the room so light colour. Advice on this please. Also what is the opinion of...

In changing the oil flexi pipes to the Danfoss oil pump for the burner I undid the P screw to bleed air, and it now leaks slightly. It has an O ring which looks flattened. Anyone know how to get a replacement? Could use PTFE tape on the thread if sensible? thread is 9.5mm dia OD of O ring is...

My thoughts on cabinets have evolved: >>Buy MFC units from Howdens or Magnet and fit. >>Buy flat pack Birch ply units from one of two sellers on ebay. >> Get a local joinery workshop to do the same. >>Get a local timber merchant to cut the blanks from sheets of Birch ply and finish them myself...

L shaped kitchen approx 3.5m sq. 1. Worktop: Solid laminate or chipboard laminate. Solid is hard to cut from what I have read? Is DIY realistic. Butt joints seem to be recommended for solid? Toying with cutting a curve at one end of the worktop, again is that realistic with solid laminate? If...

I contacted the Dewalt number and the voice said, Black and Decker and Stanley, so I was not too sure if this was the right one. But it was. It is covered by the years guarrantee and will be picked up tomorrow. Thanks for all your comments

Reset to the shipping condition and this restored functionality. thanks for your advice.

I will try manual tune as you suggest and I get 32=C4 etc, but the DVB_T menu screen remains on top of the TV picture for one minute then blank screen. the screen message is no channel in the list. If I exit the menu when C4 is running then C4 disappears and the message on screen is no channel...

Panasonic TX-L24XM6B 24" VIERA LED TV About 6 years old. Was watching it and pressed a button and then no channels. The error message is please scan to retune which i did but no channels were identified by the TV. Tried it on another aerial in another property and same problem. Only used for TV...

I'll ring Dewalt and see about the warranty. Thanks for the info on spares, I would not know otherwise.

I bought the above drill driver from Amazon in June 2018 to use on a self build project. The chuck now ratchets and does not tighten. A Dewalt service centre advised me that chucks are wearing parts and not covered by the three year warranty to which I subscribed. Is the chuck replaceable? Any...

3mm decoupling membrane+ 3-4mm adhesive =7mm Make one from 6mm tile backerboard?

Floor that I intend to tile over has a manhole cover flush with the screed. I am not sure of the best way to tile it. 1. Tile directly onto the existing cover and cut tiles to suit. And leave lose the tile sections over the access levers which lever out. although I am not sure how I will be able...

Lounge floor 4.5m x 4.7m plus allowance for French Doors. The floor construction is this: 45mm scree-100mm concrete-DPM-75mm celotex- hardcore. Boards are 20mm thick Oak 240mm wide t & g. Lengths vary from 3m to 1m. Scree was laid in January 2018, external doors fitted a week later. Concrete...

As I am building an extension I replaced the Mk 8 way consumer unit with a 16 way Hager split load 17th edition as I wanted to get some plasterboards skimmed in the same room. The MK board never tripped, the rings and cooker spurs were on the RCD side. The CU is on a board above the meter. On...

For a single storey property I need to fit three extractor fans, cooker hood, utility room and shower. The tiles are clay double roman. The plan is an in line fan and lead tile for each duct, which should be vertical from the ceiling to the roof. I am unsure of the following: 1. Do I need a...

Thank you for your comments, I had no idea about the motor unit. I'll contact them to see what they say...

Metabo powermax BS Basic This is just under two years old, July 2016. So pretty well used for a 50m sq extension, 70 sheets of plasterboard etc. Today it intermittently starts and over runs as well, instead of braking to a stop. Not sure if it wear and tear or the brushes? Charged battery...

Fitting a ground floor shower room. Shower tray is 1200 x 800 with four upstands, tray is recessed into scree by 30mm. Studding on three sides. The studding was installed before the tray so 20mm thickness of wall is required to overlap the upstands as I could not cut the scree flush with the...

I have been building an extension and so I need to consider the heating design and layout. Single storey, existing was 60m sq new is 110 m sq. The existing has a bathroom with a shower and bath. The new has a shower so two showers. The existing heating was oil WB 12-14 combi heatslave. 12 years...

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