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Hi guys after some advice please. I have an old garden wall which has been left exposed the elements for a few years allowing moisture to penetrate and weeds to grow. I’m currently relaying the top course of stone with the aim of laying slabs on top to seal it. The wall about 375mm wide. A few...

Hi guys I’ve just picked up 4 steelies from the scrappy and dropped them off for shot blasting. I’m then going to hand paint them. I’ve been advised to wash them down with cheap thinners prior to priming and painting. Question is can I use any wood/metal primer or does it need a special primer?

Good morning guys looking for some assistance please. Dishwasher is throwing an i30 error indicating it’s flooded. Trying to remove the dishwasher but struggling to undo the cold water inlet. Please see attached photos. I am unable to unscrew the red plastic female portion from the stop valve...

Good morning guys after some advice as usual. I intend putting up a 6 foot garden fence and gate at the end of the driveway to the house. The main reason is to ensure a secure place to leave our new puppy (German Wire Haired Pointer) who appears able to escape from anywhere. The construction...

Evening guys could do with some advice please. We have just replaced our Shark cordless Hoover with a Levolt one. The charger for the Shark is routed to the rear of a cabinet and is a pain to replace. Added to which our new puppy has managed to “nick” the cable of the new charger with his sharp...

Morning all I would appreciate some advice. Having recently retired I’m busying myself with painting the cast iron gutters, wooden soffits & barge boards and the stone reveals around the windows. The 3 Johnstones paints all say to apply a 2nd coat within 2-4 hours, which I’ve done. This is...

Good morning guys this seems to be a relatively common problem. We bought a shed off the internet (Dunster House) had it delivered and I’ve assembled it on a solid base of mot and flags. Since assembling it we have had consistent problems with driven rain penetration, being in the North West we...

Hi guys sorry for starting yet another thread on shed bases but I guess we all have our own problems to overcome. I’m erecting a 10’x8’ shed in between 2 large trees at the bottom of the garden. This has always been a “dead” area due to the tree shading and roots. To overcome the root problem...

Hi there the highest radiator in my central heating system was cold so i knew it needed bleeding. The system is powered by a Valiant Combi boiler and the pressure was low (0.5), so i topped it up as recommendedon several posts, to about 1.4, whilst bleeding the radiator. Now when the boiler runs...

Guys hope you can help out as the weather turns colder I really need to get this fixed! I have a 2002 Galaxy 2.3 Zetec that has been a brilliant workhorse and has served us proud. As it nears the end of it's uselful life i'm trying to eke out yet another winter. Several weeks ago the old bus...

Hi guys i've got a desktop with Windows 7 on it (installed recently by a mate who knows about these things!) and it has been working perfectly for the past few months. Started it up this morning and all was well until the internet froze - so I switched it off by the "big button". The machine...

Hi there i've previously posted about a noisy boiler after fitment of a couple of new radiators and it ended with me saying I was going to call out a CORGI registered plumber to identify the problem. Well he duly came out and informed me that both heat exchangers were blocked causing a...

Hi there i've just had a couple of new radiators fitted (by my nephew who was up from London for the weekend!) to my central heating system which is powered by a Valiant combi boiler. So the system had to be drained down, new rads fitted, system refilled and all working OK - until it came time...

Hello i've a valiant combi boiler feeding both central heating and hot water system. The CH system On/Off is controlled by selecting the thermostat temp. Obviously this is less than good in that we have to get out of bed to get the heating on - no fun with this cold snap! I'd like to replace...

Hi there this is my first post here but i've tried all the excellent advice i've seen posted in response to other members queries. My dishwasher has stopped working, regardless of what I try with respect resetting it I always end up with a flashing light at the far right hand (No 5?)...

Hi there after as much advice as possible guys. We bought a house that had been allowed to go to rack and ruin and we have sorted out the interior but ran out of money before the exterior was done so i'm now looking at a DiY job. The external surface is rendered and it has been patched in...