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I’m replacing a ceiling light with this Alani one. I’ve removed the old one & this is the wiring that it had. Am I right in thinking I take off that connector block & connect the neutral & live into that little white box & do the wires have to go through that long black sleeve? Also as the new...

Been asked to replace this shower mixer so apologies if the photos don’t show much as this is all I’ve been sent. I know the connections are flex pipes & I’ve only ever replaced ones with copper pipes coming out of the wall, so is it just the same as undoing those nuts & taking off & what type...

I need to change this toilet syphon which I’m aware that I will need to remove the cistern to replace. I believe this may be a Thomas Dudley syphon & some of these can be taken apart & replaced without removing the whole cistern. Does anyone recognise this one or know whether I can take it apart...

I’m replacing a siphon on a non close coupled toilet & the new washer that goes inside the cistern has a ribbed side & a smooth side, which way round should this go?

I’m fitting a new float valve but it was too short to reach the water connection so I’m attaching a 1/2 inch tap extension onto it. This red washer came with the tap extension, the black rubber one is the one that was there before (where I’ve put the red one on the pipe coming out of the wall...

What size bolts do I use on a concrete repair spur?

What fixings/size should I use for a steel post support into a concrete floor to secure a fence post?

Can anyone recommend which combi boiler to go for, it is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom property which will be a rental so I'm not looking to go for anything too expensive. I'm currently looking at the Worcester Bosch Greenstar 2000 25kw but obviously the Worcester Bosch have the aluminium heat...

I'm going to lay some vinyl flooring in a bathroom which I have boarded with ply, is double sided tape the way to go & do I just need to put it around the edges only?

I'm attaching a bath panel & have got some 4mm screws, what size drill bit for the pilot hole should I use for the plastic panel?

I’ve got this fence that has fallen due to the recent winds, simply put how do I go about repairing it?

I’m going to add a plug onto these wires for my kitchen extractor, are these ok to go straight into the plug as they are? Just asking as the wires look like they go from the bottom into these cap looking things, do I have to remove them?

I've got an empty radiator which I'm going to add some inhibitor to before filling. I'm going to add it through the blanking plug side, what size are these blanking plugs as I want to put on an elbow where the plug was with it going up to a piece of pipe then a funnel to fill it through? Also...

I’m hanging a kitchen extractor back which has fallen off the wall. It’s come away from the bottom where the two screws & plugs have come clean out. Whoever has put it on has used brown plugs which haven’t even opened up. So checking the holes one side is completely hollow & the other hole seems...

I’m replacing an unswitched socket for a flat plate switched which I will also replace the back box to a 35mm for. I haven’t fully taken off the old one yet just unscrewed it so I can take a look at the wiring. Not the greatest pic I know but does this wiring look ok, seems to be two red & two...

For a toilet seat fitting where can I buy just a replacement rubber washer like the one at the top around the chrome bit?

Ducting out a kitchen extractor, which type of vents are best on an outside wall, louvre, flap or cowl?

I've got a kitchen extractor which I need to duct out. For the outside vent is there any specific type of silicone I should use, an outdoor one or something like that?

I’m hanging a radiator onto a dot & dab wall so I’ve used corefix fixings. I’ve got a total of 4 fixings, 2 fixings each side. 3 of these have gone in fine but when hammering in the metal core on the last one it seems to have loosened it to the point where I can just put out the whole thing...

I’m hanging a double radiator onto a dot & dab wall & will be using corefix fixings for the brackets. I’ve drilled one side where there was a hollow spot on the dot & dab & so I could see where the board ended & masonry began, it was about 45-50mm of a gap. The other side I’m drilling right into...