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Hi Our monoblock driveway was particularly grubby so we used a pressure washer to clean it up and it looks OK now. Obviously some of the sand in the joints will have been washed away in the process. Will any kiln dried sand do the job or is there some better suited, or better quality...

Thanks for the suggestion - I'll try this when I get the chance. May be a couple of days as I'm home late next few days. I'm assuming disconnecting one of the wires isn't likely to kill anything, including myself (I'll cut the power before doing anything !!) ? I know, stupid question but just...

seco services - I'll check when they've both been off (or meant to be) for a while. I switched the heating timer off a couple of hours ago but unfortunately the water timer kicked in which I'd forgotten to switch to off. I've now switched this off as well but I'll need to try this again at a...

Guys - thanks for the responses. seco services - yes, there appear to be 2 devices like these under the water tank shelf. They're in an enclosed area and facing the wrong way to get part numbers etc from them. gaspro1981 - sorry, didn't mention the boiler because I assumed it would be a...

Hi Heating and water controlled by Danfoss timer (PP715 I think). Boiler in airing cupboard. Recently, either the heating or the water continues to heat even when the timer has switched off. Timer lights are off but the boiler continues to kick on/off as it would when timer is on. We...

Thanks guys for the info.

I've just been up in our loft to put back some chairs we had down for Christmas and noticed that the lining of the roof (the felt stuff) is wet and there are some drips on the floor of the loft. It is very frosty at the moment and I would imagine some heat is going out through the roof...

Hi Thanks for the info. I didn't deliberately buy a water based paint but when I discovered it was, I thought that would be good as it would be easier to clean up afterwards. Little did I know !! What you say makes sense but I wasn't leaving any area for very long, literally a minute or...

Painting some woodwork at home and I've run into a couple of problems. "Trying" to do things properly I sanded down the old paintwork and applied a coat of undercoat. So far so good. When I was applying the first main coat of paint (Dulux Quick Dry Satinwood) I was finding that some areas...

Thanks - I'll try that.

Thanks for your response. The leak might have stopped for now - I'll wait and see if it lasts !! Problem I have now, though, is a bit of a lack of water pressure, especially on the cold side. When turning the temperature control in either direction the pressure seems to drop completely...

I had a drip from our Mira Excel showerhead and, on the advice of several web searches, I replaced the cartridge - 903.33 I discovered after removing the old cartridge that the hot water will not shut off completely - looks like the valve doesn't completely close, no matter how much I try to...

Thanks guys. I might just double up with the Araldite AND some duck tape just to be safe - I hope !! Cheers

I have a tile at the bottom of our shower cubicle which has cracked and I think it may be leaking through. It is on the bottom row of tiles (so has sealant on the bottom) and is behind the shower door frame. To replace this will be a complete nightmare but I know it will have to be done...

I have had to fit a new bi-fold shower door in a small cubicle. The front of the door is flush with the external tiles (or actually those plastic tile edging strips) of the cubicle which makes using sealant on the outside not possible. The one page installation leaflet which came with the...

Due to a crack in our plastic shower tray I need to replace it. I thought this would be "reasonably" straightforward - ha !!! I've now discovered that the design of the shower tray has a (1/2 - 3/4 ")ridge or lip at the sides and back (doing a bit of searching it looks like it's called an...

Guys Sorry for jumping in. I was hoping to fit a light in our loft, hopefully by tapping into an existing light switch - changing from a single to a double switch. How would this affect this kind of work ?

Slight correction I don't think it's plasterboard after all. What other materials are wall boards made from - could it be gypsum or is that the same as plasterboard ? It's a 10 year old house so it's not that old.

I'm in the process of stripping a plasterboard wall with a view to painting. In a couple of places the top coating of the platerboard has stripped off as well - it's the paper-like stuff on the top. Don't know if it is actually paper or not ?? Don't think it's anything wrong with the wall...

third_eye I appreciate your advice - it's just that on the small area of wall I tested with just the water, the paint didn't seem to absorb much of the water to let it soften to be scraped off. BUT - I obviously don't want to make matters worse by using a product that may actually dissolve...