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This may be a pain in the ar5e, but I remember seeing in "what hifi" type mag, a bloke who wanted to sound proof his cinema room, his solution was a little more elegant than the eggboxes... (but a damn site harder!) He screwed batons on the walls, then plasterboarded, him & his son then...

I have had some stainless steel worktops recently, and the chap I got to make them said to remove scratches you need, the backside of those sponges you use for washing up.. you know the ones with a plasticy scratchy green side? work it along the same way as the grain of you stainless steel...

Hi all I need a little advice with regard to my latest project. As we have only a small house, I work from one bedroom and I'm thinking of having a small extension fitted to the back, predominently to work in. It will only be around 10ft sq single story (practically a conservatory), but...

hi slap, when I did my boiler use 22mm retrun and flow and then take 15mm pipes to radiators. if you need anymore help about flow, reply or drop me a mail. wilse

ChrisR.. ..I didn't do any gas pipe, as I did find a CORGI man to do that bit, as I wouldn't to do the gas stuff anyway. ...also I was nice to the water beast, having flushed it properly an added an inhibitor... ...thanks for the advice about the thermostat, how com it's illegal? what...

...the cost is £350+vat each... £1645 in total!! ...Magnet prices while costly, are usually discounted from my previous experience by 50-65% wilse

Hi all Can anyone oblige? I would like 4 sash windows made, approx 1m wide and 1.5 m tall in 4 panes. Are there any joiners out there? I have had quotes from 2 local companies, but at £350+vat for a single glazed window with no glass! I think thats' a bit steep? or am I being a tight...

have you bleed your pump? maybe it might help?? you can do this with a 2 pence in the centre of the pump turn the thing that looks like a big screw. wilse

Hi Folks Just thought I'd briefly share my info about fitting your own combi boiler. I've just fitted a Gloworm 30ci, great boiler looks tidy and has all the features I want ie rear flue, built in filling loop, built in frost protection, built in bypass and you can box it in... and bits...

I too have this problem with an electric shower and sink tap, it makes the fog horn sound until I flush the loo, I then get a slower noise free shower until the cistern has filled, I have now decided to change my boiler to a combi, and am ditching the shower, so hopefully I clear this problem...

Hi Sooty Are you sure, it's not the thermocouple? When I have had the pilot light go out, it has been the thermocouple (a small bullet like copper thing with a copper wire 1ft, connected to a nut) This feels the temp of the pilot and so allows gas to burn, if the thermo doesn't get to...