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Hey all I`m wanting to swap this radiator valve for a trv corner type, i`m completely clueless with this but to me it looks like the radiator fixing is a different size to the 15mm corner valve i want to fit, any ideas if i`d need to replace the radiator insert/tail in order for it to fit the...

Hi all we are having a loft converted currently and have a bathroom in the dormer area. The builders have put in a 100mm hole up through the ceiling , waiting for the ceiling extractor fan to go in. But i`m querying to them where the ducting is as cant see anything apart from obs board above...

Hey All, We had some yellow balau decking put down before christmas, I noticed as the weather has gotten warmer that some of the long boards are warping. I got back the landscaper who put it down and he said some of the screws had snapped. He replaced the problem ones. But then I went to check...

Hi All I`ve just put together a double bin storage unit and it doesnt have a floor and its partly standing on some old plant beds soil (60cm deep by 150cm). Looking for something to use as a base, any suggestions for something cheap and easy to install that would do the job? Thanks P

Hey all We recently moved into a 1930s house that has had full insulation about 10 years ago, it's 30cm thick and then loads of small polystyrene balls filled in between the joists. I'd like to increase the storage as only about 10ft is boarded. What's the best way to go about this. I've seen...

Hey all Just finishing having our landscaper make our garden seating. I'm not sure if I'm just a fussy so and so but looking at the image below of the middle section, it looks messy to me. Screws and joints all over the place. Thoughts? Thanks

We have an old 1930s house with the original lock and would like to update it for something more secure. Is there anything that could go straight in to this without looking a mess, would be nice to keep the brass fittings. it has an 40mm Backset Size. fore end length is about 100mm. It does...

Hey all We've had some decking built in yellow balau boards by a landscaper and they ran out and had to reorder to build some seating. Woke up today to see the seating they've started building is orange compared to a deep brown of the original. Any ideas what can be done? Apart from painitng it...

Hi all I have about 8 small mdf shelves 25cm wide to go in between a plasterboard wall and some bookcases. I probably use them for storing DVDs bblu-ray etc. I'm going to use the Small L shaped push in metal brackets for the bookcase side but wondered what to use for the plasterboard side...

Hi All We had building work done about 4 months ago and whilst our patio gets renovated i noticed the drain looked full. I put my hand in and found full of waste from our sink waste disposal. I queried the fact that the drain goes down and then back up hill with the builders who said it was...

Hey all, We have an L shaped stair case and at then end is currently a small door for storage. I`m wanting to do something like this for shoe storage (without the seat). And wondering where I can get thos kind of rotating hinges from to build a cabinet inside the stairs. Any ideas? thanks

Hi all Just finishing having our garage converted by builders. Had the floor concreted and then a screed over the top to "remove imperfections" last night. Walked in today and felt a bit of a ramp near the end. Checked it with a piece of square MDF and it's like this..... Is that going to be...

Hi All, A few months back with had a refurbishment done on our kitchen/dining,etc, new 18mm plywood subfloor and self leveling compound with underfloor heating and then 15mm floating click together engineered wood flooring ontop of a thin underlay (quicktherm 1.8mm). Over the time the floor has...

Hi We have electric underfloor heating in a dining/shower room area with a floor probe connected. Its been installed a few months but now its getting cold have realised its not working well. I`m noticing the probe floor temperature very quickly exceedes the 28c floor limit its set too. I`ve...

Hey All, We have a new kitchen through lounge living area that is divided by pocket doors but with continuous engineered 16mm thick wood flooring. We are having electric underfloor heating on the kitchen side under a leveling compound screed over 25mm plywood and the lounge area/hallway is just...

Hi all Our kids decided to draw on our oak table and whilst removing with some detergent we`ve removed some of the colour stain. We want to sell the table and just wondered what is the best way of fixing it, would rather not have to rubbed down the whole table. Any ideas, thanks..

Hey all We've come across some porcelain cladding 1500mm X 1000mm X 5mm that we are interested in using as a splash back in our kitchen wall, which is approx 2400mm X 680mm. We need 3 sockets cut in as well. Just wondering if this sounds like a viable option. Just concerned about the cuts...

Hi We had self leveling compound laid about a week ago by our builders in our shower room and through to our kitchen/diner, i`ve been cleaning today and i`ve noticed cracking (5 places) and breaking at the edges near the patio doors. It was laid onto plywood boards (in the kitchen area) ...

Hi all, We`re wanting to add a utility cupboard to an alcove down stairs thats about 1.3m wide for washing machine/dryer and cleaning items. This is the design i`ve come up with. Anyone care to glance over it and see if it would work? I`m going to use cut up kitchen end panels and doors from...

hi all we`ve had a wetroom shower tray installed , the tile onto type. the room had a cement screed by the builders that was about 10mm higher than than the shower tray and with the shower tray incline towards the drain there is now a good 25mm+ from the side to the drain. So now the tiler...