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Can I purchase a new rad tail - A shorter one with ease? The leak at the moment is very monor, so I doubt (tell me if Im wrong) that if I leave it it will collapse. Unless someone tells me otherwise Ill drain the system again on the weekend and add some tape to the olive....oh well :/

Oh.....interesting... There is a reducing set - took me an age to figure it out but it's in there. As for ptfe on the olive - never did that! Was I ment to, currently it's metal on metal so to speak. Maybe that's where it's gone pear shaped!?!?

Defiantly othe ****... Don't know what I can do about it though. Most of our rads in the house are like that. :( I cannot move the rad left or right as both sides the pipe is at an angle.

here you go, hope this makes sense!

Hi all. A couple of weeks ago I emptied the system to change a few faulty, old, rusty, leaking valves.. All went fine, and the heating system works way better than before. But one radiator is causing a problem. Basically I removed the old valve - which basically fell off in my hand...

Hi there, We have a cold water tank in our loft that no longer has a jacket (long dull story, but I had to remove it) Our plastic tank is 1100mmx620mmx600mm For the life of me I cannot find a jacket that will fit - It seems this is quite a large tank. Another small problem, our tank...

Asbestos?!?!?!?!

Hi All, In my house we have 3 loft sections (its a bungalow with multiple extensions). One of the lofts is pretty easy to get too, the other two (which run down the side of a room) are super pains in the rear - Both are around 600cm x 170cm basically, Im 6.1ft, its limited...

Honestly I have no idea. Is there anything special about velux glass opposed to standard double glazzing?! Does anyone know?

Hi all, I have 5 velux windows all around 15 Yeats old. On everyone the vacuum/seal of the double glazed glass has gone and they need replacing (they have fungus/water inside them and there's a build up of condensation on some of them) I called velux and was given a cost of £750ish for...

cheers, chaps - Can anyone recomend a primer and paint to use? Id like to avoid oil based paints idealy, but I heard mention of latex or acrilic paints. Are they hard wearing enough?

Hi, Looking for some tips and advice. Our current house has a lot of dark stained wood doors/skirting, it also has a dark stained staircase. Personally I don't like it, I find it dark and dirty looking and I'm looking to paint them a nice clean White. So....I'm thinking about painting...

Hi, Looking for some advice.... Iv gotten hold of some cheap flooring that Im hoping to install in a small office (about 2x7meters). Now typically this would be simple, but I have a small door frame that Im not sure what to do with - obviously I need to alow a gap around skirting...

Opening will be about 6ft wide. There is one radiator that would need moving, there is no electricals (that I can see) running near the wall. I think the floor is concrete, I live in a bungalow and the wall is solid (not sure what type of brick). We have a sizable drive so thats also not a...

maybe this will help... this is a shot of the single socket, this is the one socket that has a dedicated line. In the house there are about 5 sockets (that are all on the same line) and this one, which the previous owners used as a business line. it is this line that I want to...

Hi, Im looking to knock a interior (brick) wall though to connect two small rooms. I realise this is a how long is a peace of string kinda question but is there anything I should be on the look out for when I get quotes.. Is £500 to little, or is £20,000 too much, would they cut...

Hi All, Im after some advice regarding a (unused) telephone socket in the house. The previous owners installed 2 independant telephone lines - One that was a general line and another that was a buisiness line. Now that we have moved I have a useless phone connection in the office...

Its part of the agreement of the sale unfortunatly...So I have to do it prior to them moving in :( So Ill need to find someone to fit it, havent really the time or the skills to do that myself. More than happy to fit handles though. But anyway....Do you know what kind of tradesman I should...

Hi All... Im selling our house and our buyer as asked me to fix a few things with the house...which is all fine but Im not sure really how to go about it. first thing.. We have a PVC back door that we have cut and installed a cat flap in. The buyer has asked me to replace the panel. Who...

Hi all. I live in a 15 year old semi. While its a pretty nice house its a very cheaply made - thin walls, woodchip floorboards, partition walls etc... heres my problem. We get quite alot of noise from next door, unfortunately for us our bedroom is right next to next doors new born babys...