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hi-im after fitting new velux in my kitchen ceiling and have noticed that they now do remote controlled ones with rain sensors built in. are these of good quality does anyone no. are there any problems that these have. can these get blinds built into them and can blinds be remote aswell...

hi im after refitting my full bathroom from top to toe taking it back to the bare brick and starting from scratch. im after fitting a 1200x700 shower cubicle aswell as a bath. can aquaboard be dot and dabbed onto bare brick the same as normal plasterboard.. can aquaboard come in 8foot x4foot...

hi-im after fitting a brand new system to my property being a worcester 30cdi greenstar and now am after rads as the old ones are single convectors and approx 30 years old-so thinking of renewing for all double convectors. just wondering if there are any radiators better made than others as...

in the process of thinking about refitting bathroom floor and tiling it but in the past when ive done it always regretted not fitting underfloor heating-so this time im gonna have a go. just after some info as ive seen the matting stuff in the tile centres and wondered if its anygood-if so...

hi im after building a new stud wall upstairs in a house im getting as at the moment it has a seperate toilet and loo-so what im looking at doing is nocking through existing wall from toilet to bathroom and making 1 big room. are the uprights of the new studwork best fixed to a piece of...

im after getting my conventional boiler taken out which is a floor standing boiler(ideal mexico 2) with a tank in the bathroom and getting a combi boiler fitted thus doing away with the tank in the bathroom and freeing up some space.. im after fitting a decent branded boiler upto a 1000 pounds...

ive seen a lot of new buildings with sto render applied to them. ive noticed that it comes in buckets i need 2 external walls of a house i own to be rerendered over existig render which has cracks and looks unsightly. im just after something that is relatively low maintenace once it is...

ive recently bought a hitachi nr90gc first fix nail gun from a guy in work which he says was left out in rain and since then wouldnt work-so he says it is a clean gun with a good battery and gas is full. the light on trigger blinks green as if its ready to fire but it will not. i have tested...

you want to use paint called super leytex-i used this to paint a full house i got replastered and its very good-apparenly thats what its made for-bare plaster and i was impressed. i gave it 1 coat of this and then normal emulsion over it. it costs slightly more than conventional paint but well...

they move freely when bypass the hydraulic via a rectangular key. this was the first think i checked ...and also oiled the top hinge as a precaution anyway.. thanx

have a property with bft make sub system(underground) motors-also being hydraulic. firstly are these a good bit of kit. scondly how often should they be serviced/maintained these operate 2 gates at the moment and the first gate doesnt travel all the way to its stop in the ground-its about...

recently bought a 2005 model renault kangoo from the auction and the battery was dead thus stereo code needs to be re entered-i think its a philips ??.its the original fitment renault stereo the model number is 22dc279/62. the serial number is 7700433948tr317 any help much appreciated

ive got a newish apt and the toilet has a weep constantly coming down the back of the toilet,im guesssing this is the internal overflow. can it be adjusted ie via lowering or raising the float mechanism or could it be a washer gone........ its awkward to get to cistern as the only thing you...

recently bought a property with an existing worcester combi boiler model 28i rsf. first of all-are these good boilers. secondly when did they come out and when did they finish as im trying to suss out the age of it roughly. thirdly can i fit a chronotherm wireless honeywell remote stat(cm...

im after refitting my kitchen and thinking of using miele appliances as in oven,wash machine,dishwasher. just wondering how good these are as ive been told they are good-just after a bit more feedback.......... thanx

my renault kangoo clutch is slipping especially under load, is this a straight forward job or are these easier or harder than a normal clutch to replace. could a competent d.i yer do it as im quite mechanically good and roughly how long would it take........ its the 1.5 diesel dci model. is...

recently bought a house converted into 2 apts at auction after a so called developer has refurbished both apts. went for a viewing and the house is approx 1930s construction with subfloor and noticed all of downstairs floors have been boarded over with ply. someone has prised up the plyboard...

on my way to refitting out 2 apartments so require 2 new boilers. got to run approx 5-6 radiators and 1 thermostatic shower each apt. any recommendations as to what is a suitable size kw boiler and also what make condensing boilers are reputable. have had fitted in the past a couple of main...

hi-recently renovating a house and im going to renew soil pipe outside(existing one is cast) and the toilet connection is lead,so im going to renew all waste connections, the toilet is to bereplaced and repositioned so im starting from scratch.....i guess you can get solvent weld and pushfit...

hi-just wondering what is the best method to paint new plastered walls. been told by acouple of people different methods-any advice helpful. firstly got told to use p.v.a to seal paint. secondly got told to use cheap emulsion straight onto plaster because obviosly it is cheap and it will...