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I bought one from WH Smith about a year ago. It was their own brand - Level 5 (I think) - well it is the cross cut one. Cost around £25 and will cut upto around 5 sheets. It also has a shredder for old credit cards. Still going strong after regular use :)

Dont know how the professionals would do it but I did my side panel a couple of years ago. I built a wooden frame secured to the bath and the floor. I then cut two pieces of plywood to fit along the side of the bath side by side. These were sized so that the join came between two tiles. Note...

The Ikea ones are made of veneered plywood only a couple of mil thick and are supported by a cantilever type bracket fixed to the wall. There is a weight restriction on them - cant remember if it was in the catalogue or on the packaging itself. Depends how heavy the kitchen things are that...

I know the ones you mean - seen them in Ikea and Homebase and they do have a weight restriction. Cant remember what it is but its not much! I built my own in the kitchen - timber frame with 6mm plywood top and bottom and a strip of wood across the front to hide the edges of the plywood. They...

How do I know if its a bypass valve or an isolating valve? Yeah - seems to be standard 22mm and is reasonably accessible. Unfortunately I'm not sure what I'm doing hence the questions on the forum. Are you saying it is a job for a plumber?

Thanks for that ChrisR. Have had a look this morning and there is no pimple on the top of the 3 port - just my luck :( There is however an isolating valve between the 3 port and the HW tank (at least I think its an isolating valve - it has a square square shaft at the top the same as on...

I have a Stelrad Ideal W RS430 boiler, a wall mounted Honeywell thermostat and a tank mounted Honeywell L641A1005 thermostat. The system is controlled by a Landis and Gyr timer which has separate switches for the CH and HW (on, once, twice, off) although central heating only can not be selected...

Sorry to sound thick but I really haven't a clue here :oops: If I understand correctly you are saying: * move the lever to the mid-position which will put the valve in the mid-position. * remove the actuator (the grey box on top of the pipes). Presumably this prises off as I couldn't...

Thanks for the quick response Kevplumb. How do we know if it is the valve or the actuator and how do we go about fixing it? Can the valve be operated manually by moving the lever and what position should the lever be in to switch the heating off?

We have a gas powered hot water and central heating system comprising of a Stelrad Ideal W RS430 boiler, a wall mounted Honeywell thermostat for controlling the room temperature and a tank mounted Honeywell L641A1005 thermostat for controlling the hot water temperature. The system is...

I have it on good authority that 2.5mm2 mains cable will give much better results than any cheap speaker wire.

Problem is that what I want to secure does not have a very large surface area so I could not use much adhesive. Thanks for the advice on the depth on screed. I will have a think about it over the weekend. To misquote Clint, I suppose the question is - "Do I feel lucky???" Davey

Not sure if this question should be in this section, in building or in plumbing but here goes: Our flat is built over a car park and it has a concrete floor. This is presumably a screed laid over a series of concrete beams that are butted together (like floorboards) and visible from the car...

I used B&Qs own brand paint which was called "Ever white" (or something like that) around 12 months ago for the architrave and skirting in the bedroom. It is still pure white today. Advantages - low (almost nil) odour, clean brushes in water, quick drying (about 4 hours between coats if I...

Linda, Thanks for your help - you seem to be much better with plants than I am :) I gave it a drink the other day as it was really dry but I will leave it now till Spring. Fingers crossed - watch this space! Love and compost :) David

Thanks Linda and Thermo. The plant is still looking a bit unwell but doesn't appear to be getting any worse. I suspect that over-watering is the problem and I have purchased some moisture indicators from Q&B although I haven't used them yet. Is it okay to feed the plant at this time of...

I will give it a try. Thanks for your help :)

Can somebody please help me? I have a Yucca plant indoors - I believe it is called a spineless yucca and it is about five years old. The plant is in front of a window. Recently the ends of several leaves have turned brown - what is causing this? The problem occurs mainly on the top leaves...

I've said it before and I will say it again - Servis appliances are C**P!!! My Servis fridge failed after 13 months and my Servis w/m failed after about 2 years. It cost me £300 for a new fridge but I managed to get the w/m repaired for about £90 :( Is it possible that there is an...

Everything you helped me with is still standing so thanks for all your help Breezer :lol: Good luck - hope to see you back soon...