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Front of the house is very accessible to the local chavs, which concerns me. Plus, I'm concerned about running the hose through the house - leaks when in use, leaks when rolling up, kids tripping over it etc. It seems no matter how hard you try and how much thought you put into it, you can't...

Hi I want to put a tap in my garden. Problem is that all of our plumbing is at the front of the house and we live in a mid-terrace. So, I'm assuming that the normal approach would be to take the supply from the loft where the cold main feeds one of the header tanks. But, without having...

Surely somebody has some advice, even if it is "get a professional to do it". No?

I could possibly use one or two of these as temporary support. Though I'd need to get the job finished in one hit or the local chavs might nick it :roll:

Hi folks Our house is in a terrace. Outside our front door we have a small covered area provided by a sloped tile roof. This is supported by 2 wooden pillars, but the timber is both old and of small proportions. As such, it has begun to rot away at the base. Incidentally, the wood doesn't...

That's great, cheers. I haven't got round to doing it yet, partly because of the torrential rain we've had and also because my mate is going to lend me a digging bar to help get a deep hole. Was that ready mixed concrete something like Postcrete? I used that for wooden fence posts and was...

Thanks folks. Fortunately, the pole is a bit more than 6ft. More like 8 or 9 I would guess. Also fortunately, where I'm planning to put it would allow a guy rope to aid it without being a trippnig hazard. Any suggestions on what type of concrete mix and what dimensions of hole to dig?

Hi people Managed to get a free washing line pole from a friend. It's a pretty hefty lump of metal like a scaffolding pole. I want to secure it very firmly in my garden so that I can hang a few metres worth of damp washing on it, and being as it is already heavy I know this is going to...

I think the walls are stud-partitioned. I don't think it's a viable option to use the timber as an anchor point because I want to put 3 guitars up - therefore the positioning options will be too limited. The guitars need to be easy to access, not "on show". I'll continue to look into various...

OK, not exactly a "disaster" but I did get frustrated and I do have a small problem to overcome. I bought some hangers for my guitars. It's basically a wooden block which fits to the wall with 2 screws (1 top, 1 bottom). There's a hand-like bracket that the guitar dangles from. My guitars...

Thanks. I found the manual over at PartsArena and followed the instructions. It scared me a bit, but the main burner is currently firing. That saves me a callout charge at least. We've got some plumbers coming to do other work (refitting the radiators) so if I choose a Corgi registered...

Hi We've got no heating just now because the radiators are off for decorating. All I've done is shut off the local valves for each radiator. However, our hot water was running fine but has recently turned cold. On investigation, I've noticed that the pilot light has gone out. Here's 2...

Thanks. I didn't know that the type of boiler would be important :oops: I'm not entirely sure what is meant by "boiler type". All I know is that it is gas powered, and it heats up water for the central heating system and for the hot water system. I'll give them a thorough flush and use...

We've been refurbishing our house. We removed the radiators in good weather, fully intending to do the decorating, clean them up, then put them back on. However, time has beaten us and the rads have been out in the elements for 3 months (oops!). Just wondering if they might still be usable -...

Zinc castings? I guess they are inferior quality. I hate screw bits that get chewed up.....on the other hand, I hate it when they chew up the screw heads even more :twisted: I found the exact same image that you posted so I think I know where the set is from. £2.99 is good value.

A set is ideal, because we're unlikely to be fixing the hedge trimmer again, unless Dad is careless :roll: Toll merchant - that's not a shop is it? You mean, somewhere that sells many tools, right?

Hi My Dad's Bosch hedge trimmer was involved in an accident - he put it down while it was slowing and the blades damaged the cable. As the damage is near to the end of the cable we figured it would be simple enough to remove the wire and shorten it. However, we need to open up the casing...

Thanks, I guessed it would be simple enough.

Dishwasher sits about 1.5m from the existing drain so the supplied drain is not long enough to reach. What can I do? 1. Extend the pipe by joining another onto it? If so, how best to make the join? 2. Buy a longer drain pipe? If so, where from as Screwfix only do 1.5m - which isn't enough...

Hello Around my windows there was some wooden trim. It was ugly and badly painted, so I removed it. Underneath was the timber frame of the house, and some rough brick edges etc. I intend to get a reasonably neat finish to this as we are painting the walls. I have a plan and I'd like...