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I’ve several sliding wardrobe doors on tiled and LVT’d floors, below which is a screed that definitely contains UFH heating pipes. I’ve used Sticks Like on all my tracks instead of mechanical fixings into the screed and not had a single issue with it detaching so far

Might have to get the required info from the horse’s mouth themselves?! Not only does the website say “CH only” it doesn’t specifically state WRAS accredited whereas it does for other products. Toolstation’s ad also says CH only - that TS says WRAS approved wouldn’t, in my mind, override JG not...

Hmm.. I think it’s not really a solution DIYnoob: “Dear DIYnot people, I want to build a wall, how do it do it?” Pro Elite Helpful Person: “well, you just use common sense” DIYnoob: “OK, it seems like I need bricks and mortar. How do I make mortar?” Pro Elite Helpful Person: “well, obviously...

Check out hollow wall anchors But equally we don’t really care if toggle nuts drop inside the wall, just use a new one Aye, missed that Can alternatively multitool a large square out of the wall, fit ply or noggins behind (ply larger than the hole, glued n screwed to plasterboard) and then...

Decide where the hood will go, place it, draw round it, remove that much plasterboard with a multitool or jabsaw, replace the plasterboard with noggins and ply so you have something to easily fix the hood to

Unopened tubes of sealant typically keep for years Regards keeping them usable after opening, I tend to unscrew the nozzle, put a wipe of silicone on the base and then screw it back on, to seal between the nozzle and the cartridge body, and when I’m done using it I make sure the nozzle is well...

1) there shouldn’t be any food waste 2) what do you put in it that wouldn’t reasonably go in a bin (last night’s kebab) or toilet (last night’s soup)? Pointless things IMO

Had some gremlins in my Indesit dishwasher for years; it would switch on only after pulling the plug out for 5 mins and then if you switched it off, it would never switch on again until the plug was pulled again. Right ballache considering where the plug was (it was easier to turn the entire...

Your diesel filler neck has a device fitted to help prevent you filling it with petrol. The nozzles on petrol guns are physically smaller than diesel and cannot easily press on the two little fingers on opposite sides of the hole at the same time. This is what is required to open the filler for...

Nah, that’s how he switches between the immersion and the iron. Just wait til he works out he can plug another 4 gang into it :)

Well, we can’t all be as legendary as you Harry; do have some empathy for the people you’re giving advice to - DIY newcomers that don’t have an innate feel for how to mix cementitious product X to a consistency suitable for a job they’ve never undertaken before

Here we go..

Please use the phrase “plug-in solar”; DIY solar is a different, more encompassing concept

Mate on octopus has just moved to a new house, called em up last week and asked for an isolator to be fitted so he can rip the rest of the shoddy install out, they said no problem and aren’t billing anything for it My last experience of similar was with Eon a few years ago, I provided the...

How big is the bucket? How big are the hands? Honestly, we have containers with measures on these days.. :) Thistle is a brand. Which products do you recommend, specifically?

If you contact your energy supplier they will come and fit an after-meter isolator for you You can do this with a CT clamp based meter that doesn’t involve disconnecting anything. It will be accurate enough to “check on” the enerco’s meter

Doesn’t that mean then that you have the answer? Are we now looking for another construction that will be a saving on what has been decided? Flat roof with simply supported engineered joists that you make yourself?

I’d buy one tbh, very handy.. £32 from screwfix. But yes you can do it by hand; pick up a jab saw for less than a tenner

Once you’ve cut eg a 10 inch square and carefully removed it you’re looking at a neat hole in the plasterboard. When replacement time comes, you find some scraps of wood (local skips can be a good source if you don’t have any lying around) - and it can be a variety, like a bit of 12mm ply or 2x1...

To some extent, I think you might just need to keep a sense of perspective on this; that garage is absolutely whopping. Big stuff costs. How much for the timber to make your own trusses?