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I did that and the bushes moved freely, however I have stopped the nagging and bought her a new one. :cry: It was 5 years old and has had a lot of use so maybe it was ready for a change. Come to think of it I have been with my wife five years, maybe I should change her. :lol:

We have a Hotpoint washer - dryer and it fills with water, empties water but does not rotate the drum, I can hear the timer clicking. Looked on the forum and found this type of problem is mainly down to worn brushes, so I changed those (and they were badly worn) but it still does not work. ...

Thanks Masona, Looks like its down on the knees and get scraping. :(

Hi I have just removed the floor tiles from the kitchen and underneath are vinyl floor tiles stuck to a bitumen floor, they are stuck well and as the kitchen floor is not level I want to screed it. Do I need to get the vinyl tiles up or can I screed on top of them, the tiles came up really...

I have an archway which I have removed the arches to make square and I want to put wood pillasters or some kind of moulding around the top and edges to make a feature of it, I can find plaster ones on the net but no wood, anyone with ideas or know where I can get some. The nearest I have found...

Thank you :) I will do that.

Hello I am removing three radiators as I am installing underfloor heating to the whole downstairs of the house. Question 1 is, do I join the two radiator pipes together to form a loop or just cap both ends, I have access to the pipes from under the bedroom floor. I know you can turn off a...

I used barley extract from a guy selling on ebay, cleared the pond very quickly. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57230&item=3984561396&rd=1 It stinks though so do not sniff it or get it on your hands! :lol:

Thanks for the replies you have been a great help. I feel a lot better now I am armed with some info. :D

Hello I am about to have double glazing fitted, my question is do I require planning permission or any other permissions to a) make a window deeper, currently I have a bathroom window thats 46" x 22" and I want to make it 46" x 40" b) install a window into a bedroom that has very...

Hi, I have a Randall 102E7 central heating / water programmer that has died. the "dead programmer" was only ever used to switch between hot water and heating we used to keep it on constantly, the truth is we could never be bothered to programme it!. I was going to change the thermostat...

The downstairs slopes in different direction to the top, I think its just shoddy workmanship rather than anything else. The main slope on the upstairs seems to be from the top of the stairs, its my guess that the main support beam ? for the stairs is higher than the beams for the floor, if I...

I have just moved into a property that is 20 years old and built by Bellway which explains a lot! The upstairs floors are very uneven particuarly the landing which has a 1/4 inch slope, the bedrooms also have uneven floors, I checked with my neighbour and it seems its a "feature" of other...

The heating is driving me mad. The boiler is an Apollo The original problem was it blew a fuse and would not light, I was away at the time so parents got in gas man and he changed the gas valve, hi / lo thermos and possibly the pump overun thermo and then spent hours going up and down...

Thanks for that would be interested in the parts Regards Chris

I have just moved into a house with a Thorn Apollo boiler and the gas pressure valve has been changed recently as well as hi and lo stats and the pump replaced in 2001. My problem is, when its switched to hot water only, the radiators are on and the pump is on all the time, if I switch to...