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I have a kitchen drawer in an Ikea Faktum unti which won't open becuase of one of the utensils inside it has jammed againt the front frame. I can just open it enough one one side to reveal the panel covering the drawer front fixing and I want to remove the front as this will enable me to get...

Hurrah - I got it working again just by fiddling with the thermostat (which I also did yesterday). I think the thermostat is faulty as it seems to work fine now - I wil clean the contacts and see if that makes a difference - otherwise replace. Thanks for help Paul

My Biasi combi (Model M90F.28S fitted 2 years ago) has stopped giving any central heating. The hot water still works normally. I had not changed any settings recently but even if I overide the timer there is no response from the boiler - so it's not even circulating the water and thus I...

I thought £100 was cheap too. However, there is no laminate flooring - I intend to lay it afterwards - and I have already lifted the relevent floorboards to check if it was possible to access the pipe both ends. There is a radiator already in the room and the gas fire would be for...

I know it's not "Central Heating" but it is heating :-) I have a victorian fireplace with a traditional grate for coal/wood and am thinking of replacing it with a gas fired flame effect grate instead. This will require a new gas pipe wtih a run of about 15 ft to be fitted under the...

I have a towel radiator which I would like to have heated electrically to keep the bathroom warm and towels dry when the central heating is off. I have seen that you can buy electric heating elements separately, is it possible to retro-fit these to an existing radiator, or do you have to...

You can get aerators and clear pipes from aquarium suppliers who also supply diffusers and pipes with holes. They also do battery-operated pumps. Get glass cut to size and join it with clear Silicon adhesive -probably best to make the base out of plastic (e.g. acrylic) that you can drill...

Thanks everyone - useful suggestions. - Will post photos when done. Paul

I plan to build a cupboard under the angled stairway in my narrow hall which will have an area behind the shelves for storage. The under-stair recess is sloped to floor level at one end and 2.05M high (ceiling height) at the other. Width 230. Depth 90cm. (see illustrations below - not to scale)...

I plan to build a cupboard under the angled stairway in my narrow hall which (see illustrations below) will have an area behind the shelves for storage. The under-stair recess is sloped to floor level at one end and 2.05M high (ceiling height) at the other. Width 230. Depth 90cm. I had...

I'd suggest Cannon since you can easily fill the ink cartridges from a refill kit and there is no counter in the cartridge to force you to replace it (like Epson, HP) unless you have the kit to reset the counter. Based on a friend's experience I would avoid Brother too as they don't seem to...

Well I have used this solution for my subfloor and it does work - plus you can always inject more foam later (in a different hole) if the floor starts to bounce again. The consistancy of the expanding foam and foam underlay is not that different and the life of the foam should be 5yrs+ if...

I'd suggest you should start again and lay a level subfloor underneath. If this is not practical, then you could try the method below to take up the dips under the floor or subfloor. You could try this solution using expanding foam. It does require you to drill small holes in the floor but...

You could try this solution using expanding foam. It does require you to drill a small hole in the floor but this could be patched up to be amost unoticable. 1. Get a can of expanding foam with a small nozzle (there are two nozzle sizes supplied with some cans) 2. Using a wood bit to fit...

I had a similar problem with the flooring in my hallway and some of the rooms had a few bad floorboards too. One problem is that if the floorboards are victorian original then you cannot get replaecments except from a salvage yard (where it is expensive) since new timber flooring is sold in...

Here's a tip for filling dips when laying a subfloor on an uneven surface using expanding foam - which is much easier than trying to use offcuts or foam underlay to create a level surface. 1. Cut plywood (suggest 4mm min depth) to fill the area, including some of the correct level surface...

I have renovated my bathroom and want to replace the old victorian 4-panel door which looks as if someone has attacked the top edge with an axe! - judging by the 2cm gap at one end and .5cm at the other. However, the door frame is not a regular size at 191cm high x 68.5cm wide (or 74.8in x...

I plan to fit laminate flooring in my hallway. Due to woodworm and poor condition, I have renewed the floorboards with new timber prior to laying a 6mm ply subfloor. However, part of the hallway was tiled on a concrete base (approx 2.5m x 1m). The tiles have been removed, leaving a...

While drilling a hole in a kitchen unit, I accidently left some metal marks from the drill chuck on the raised un-glazed pattern of the tiles. Ansy suggestions as to how I can remove them? I have seen rust remover suggested but in my experience this tends to leave behind un-oxidised...

I share ownership of a large, modern, open plan property in Cornwall which is let most of the year to short-term tenants. The garden is grassed but invariably sand from the beach comes in the house stuck to shoes/feet. The main living space (approx 10m x 15m) has glass on 2 sides and is...