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Please see the attached images. What is the proper name for the little wedges about half-way up on the hinge side of a UPVC window? I assume they are there to improve the seal of the sash when closed. In my case they don't seem to be doing their job as there is a small gap in the seal...

I need to construct (or more accurately, get someone else to construct) a wall mounted cabinet for my kitchen. I want it to match as closely as possible the existing cabinets that it will be placed next to. It turns out that they are non-standard sizes for UK so can't just by a cabinet...

The door frame for my living room entrance is approx 1960mm high, 1140mm wide, currently occupied by wooden and glazed double doors, each door approx 570mm wide. The problem is at the moment is that they are latched using a couple of magnetic latches at the top of the door stops, as you might...

Thanks to help from the forum (see //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=152680) I partially dug up a concrete floor to re-route pipes for central heating. On top of the screed are vinyl tiles which were under the old carpet, and I had to remove about 9 tiles to do the digging up. I...

Can anyone identify this tap manufacturer? (Click images for larger). About the only useful logo or similar is the G on the body, so I'm assuming the manufacturer name begins with G. Actually, what I'm really trying to do is to source a replacement tap cartridge (quarter turn ceramic...

Hi. I want to move a radiator in my living room from its current position against a blank wall, 90degrees round a corner to under a window (please see first picture). At the moment the radiator blocks a nice wall where I could put furniture or wall-mounted TV or whatever, whereas under the...

I've just changed the syphon in my toilet cistern because I wanted one with an internal overflow so that I could get rid of the external overflow pipe. However, I am now left with a hole in the bottom of the cistern where the 22mm overflow pipe used to be. I asked in one plumber's merchant...

I've been searching and looking at pictures of Fluidmaster bottom-entry valves, like http://www.screwfix.com/prods/84007/Plumbing/Toilet-Fittings/Fluidmaster-Bottom-Entry-Fill-Valve-UK but I'm still not sure - where does the water come out? Is it out of the bottom? People say that they are very...

Hi, first post here. I'm looking for advice on: 1, Whether to buy a syphon or a flapper valve for a toilet cistern. Which is most reliable? Which is most efficient use of water? 2, Dual-flush systems. Whether syphon-based or flapper valve-based, what is available, and how intuitive are...