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Best thing to do is leave them there and tile over them. Old ceramic tiles are considered the best surface to tile on to and you will only loose a quarter of an inch in room size. Just make sure that you wash them well with sugar soap and rinse well.

There are many plants that like a clay soil and a trip to the library will find them for you, as for `normal` plants I have had the same problem in my garden with clay soil. What I did was to dig out a hole much larger (approx 2-3 ft round) hole and fill with nice topsoil, compost and...

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Thing is with gas, you might think you have a gas tight seal and you can test it with soapy water or whatever but the only sure way to tell that you have a leak is when your house blows up, is it worth it? A gas fitter will have pressure drop equipment that can detect a leak from the meter...

Before adding permanant heating to your conservatory you should read this: http://www.conservatoriesonline.com/planperm.htm PS, I won`t tell anyone if you don`t but it might not help when you come to sell the house.

Use scaffold boards top and bottom.

Should be Ok to remove as staircases are rarely if ever structural.

Ply would probably be OK, I used a double layer of chipboard glued and screwed together with the joints staggered for strength and give a coat of oil based paint to seal the surface, you can then tile the front edge or use a hardwood or whatever moulding. If done correctly no moisture should get...

Bending springs are not ideal for the job, you need to overbend by about 10-20 degrees and then bend back just to be able to remove the spring and then you will have a job on your hands, much better to get the proper tool and there not that expensive if you are going to be doing a fair bit of...

....as long as its not the switched live........

They have them here: http://www.ss-diy.com/acatalog/S_S_Products_Series_2_27.html and you can order online, they even do 4 gang [Edited by Jimmy on 04-01-2003 at 21:42 PM GMT]

Check the security of the pipe fixings as this can cause the problem, if still no good a slight reduction in water pressure achieved by closing the stop valve supplying the shower a fraction may do the job

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If pipe is iron then it must be very old. Iron pipe tends to corrode from the inside causing restricted flow which may be causing your problem, I have removed iron pipe in the past to find only a pin hole sized bore due to the build up of rust. Have a good look for the valve but I think it may...

First, look for the gate or it may be a stop valve supplying the cystern from the cold water storage tank (it may be in the loft) and check that it`s fully open (turn back one quarter turn when it stops, if you can find one) also check the ball valve in the cystern, the outlet may be gummed up...

Plunger`s exist, get one.

Better to use a circular saw

Thompsons water seal