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Hi All, Could someone help me to identify this on/off valve ? I have tried National Shower Spares and unfortunately we not much help. The diameter of the base of the valve is 20mm. 20 splines. shaft 80mm Thanks in advance.

Hi, I am planning to render an internal brick wall approx 10 x 10 foot area. Can anyone advise me on whether I can render this just using one coat of sand and cement and if so what ratio should I use ? I was thinking 4 : 1 or 5 : 1 would this be ok ? Any advise is much appreciated.

Hi All, I would like to share with you my painting nightmare. After recently having had skimmed my ceiling I thought I would get on with the easy task of emulsioning it.... but how wrong I was. I read somewhere on this site that PVA can be added to the emulsion to act as a primer, so I used...

Hi there, I have just skimmed my kitchen ceiling and being that i'm no proffessional Plasterer there are ovbviously small indentations in the plaster and light trowel marks. Can anyone recommend a method on how to remove these marks? (The indentations are about 1mm thick. I was planning to...

Hi, I would be grateful if anyone can shed some light on which is the correct rated cable for a 6kw hob. I am planning to instal it on a radial circuit and the manufature ( Teba) states 2.5mm twin and earth cable. Can this be right ? Given that the max current would be 25amps. I just wanted to...

Hi all, I am planning to instal a washing machine under the sink but I am unsure on the cofiguration of the sockets. I want to be sure about saftey regarding the installation of a socket under the sink. Is it possible to fit a three ping socket ? or should I instal a low level unswitched...

Hi all, I am planning to instal a new ring main for the kitchen, but I don't have a spare supply from the exsisting consumer unit, this does however have a dedicated radial for the cooker. So my question is will I have to instal a 2-way consumer unit ? I intend to instal four double sockets...

Hi all, I am about to embark on replastering my kitchen walls but I am not sure whether to use sand and cement or thistle hard wall bonding plaster for an undercoat. The condition of one of the walls already has a sand and cement render with large areas bare brick where I have had to cut back...

Hi there, as I am a diy novice I would like some advise on how to fit 2" 1" battons to my kitchen wall, would masonry screws 75mm be sufficient to secure the battons ? as I intend mount plasterboard and fit plasterboard electrical sockets. What I'm not sure of is whether there will be enough...

Hi, I am planning to instal dry wall in front of an exsisting wall mounted on one inch battens,mainly to obscure pipes and the poor condition of the wall.I plan to instal 3 double sockets mounted in the dry wall.Can anyone best advise me how to mount or route the cable, or will it be ok just to...