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Hello Any ideas on how to get rid of dried grout on textured porcelain wall tiles please? Thank you in advance

My parents currently control their electric fire on a one gang double pole switch. Do you know where I can buy one of these with a remote fob control please? It is to support a mobility issue. Thank you in advance

We are having our bathroom retiled next week. Is the quality differential between tiles from Wickes or B&Q and a dedicated tile supplier company worth the cost? Wickes currently have tiles at £16 per square metre and Topps have similar looking tiles at £40 per square metre. Thanks in advance

Would you normally run a strip light in a garage width or length ways please? I have a double socket in the way of it being length ways. Thank you in advance

Hello As the title suggests, i need to replace the seat on a closed coupled toilet and cannot get to the nut holding it on. Do you have to turn the water supply off and remove the cistern to get to the nut and thread please? Thank you in advance

Good morning, I have replaced the actuator (top) part of the MA1 but the valve still isnt moving between hot water tank and radiators as requried. The valve on the 3 port doesnt move by turning it by hand or with a spanner. I have a new 3 port and the valve moves easily by hand. I think I...

Our plumber installed our current diverter valve ten months ago but it is now not moving to put the heating on. It was bought from an online plumbing supplier Our previous diverter valves lasted 8 years or so. Have we been unlucky? Thank you

We moved into our house 9 months ago and we would like to re tile the bathroom that was put in by the previous owners. The suite is very good quality but the tiling is not quite our taste. How easy would it be to do this? I have removed tiles before with a club hammer and chisel which can be...

We are thinking getting our kitchen refurbed which includes taking a wall down, fitting a steel etc, refit kitchen and utility room , tiling, flooring. Is it cheaper to project manage it ourselves and deal with individual trades direct rather than let a builder organise the whole project? We...

Our outside LEDs are controlled by a timer in the garage. We would just like to be able to turn them on and off remotely using a fob. How easy is this to do? What is the best way of doing it? Thank you in advance

We moved into our new home six months ago and inherited a 20 year old conservatory. Some of the windows have water ingress. The company that built it has long since gone. Will other conservatory companies be willing to replace all the windows, French doors and roof for us? The windows aren’t...

Hello As the title suggests, should I use fence panel paint on decking? Thanks in advance

Hello My upstairs TV gives me a 10% signal strength but its quality is 90% with a USB booster fitted. Although I can find over 100 channels most of them break up when I try to watch them. How can I sort this out please? Thank you

We are thinking of having an extension built of 8 by 2 metres to increase the size of the kitchen, utility and dining rooms. Any sort of idea what the building work alone will cost please? Thank you in advance

How easy or straightforward is it to convert a conservatory to a proper brick built extension? Thanks in advance TT

We are thinking of a kitchen extension to jazz up our existing kitchen which is 3 by 3 metres and a bit small. The utility room is next to the kitchen so we were thinking of a 5 by 2 metre extension. what would be the approximate cost ? thank you

We are considering buying a house that will need a new system fitting. It is a 4 bed 2 storey house with hallway, downstairs WC, kitchen and large lounge diner with 4 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. Could anyone indicate what sort of budget cost this would be please ? Thanks in advance, Phil

Hello I have just tried replacing the element and I only have one wire with its spade terminal. The other one has disappeared into the back of the oven. However the old element does look like this so I am wondering what has happened. Any ideas ? thanks in advance Phil

I have been quoted £25k to convert my loft into one good sized bedroom with Velux windows and a staircase. My problem is that my house is at the top of its price for the area that we live in. Should I go forward with the project ? Any advice would be more than welcome. Thank you in advance...

I have been quoted £25k to convert my loft into one good sized bedroom with Velux windows and a staircase. My problem is that my house is at the top of its price for the area that we live in. Should I go forward with the project ? Any advice would be more than welcome. Thank you in advance.