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    Under sink heater

    Can I get some advice please. 10 litre under sink heater. I have had an under sink water heater for the last year or so and all has been fine, then one day the pressure relief valve kicked in and started releasing the water. I thought it might be the valve that was broken so I replaced it, but...
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    DIY carport

    Hi Does anyone know of a similar product to this http://www.canopyproducts.co.uk/product.php?hdnProductID=206 I'm building a carport and would like something like this to support the front posts the posts are going to be 6x6 Thanks for any help
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    Building carport/ garage

    Hi, last year i build a largeish timber framed building with office in my garden. I now have a friend who want me to build something the same with him in his garden to store his cars in. They are both going to be about the same size 16ftx20ft. with the front open on his one. my...
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    smoothing underlayment

    Hi, im going to lay a karndean in my living room, which has a concrete floor with some vinyl tiles stick down which are going to be very hard to get up. what i want to know is can i put a smoothing underlayment on top of these tiles then put the karendean down please see photo also is...
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    bitumen roof

    Hi, im going to be doing a large roof in my shed workship with the corrugated bitumen roof. ive installed it a couple of times before and found it very good but when installing it found it a right pain to get the nails in the right places. so i was thinking about laying sheets of ply wood...
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    Black Pipe?

    Hi, can anyone help me please? the Main cold water feed to my house is a black hard (but flexible) pipe which then goes into the stop cock. I need to replace this stop cock. i know you cant see the pipe but is it a normal size, like would a 22mm stop cock fit on it? or is it some odd...
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    inside lights not working!

    Hi, can anyone help? since sunday all the celing lights all over the house have stopped working, no new lights have been added to the system and nothing has been changed. the house is about 15-20 years old, I have change the lights Main fuse cartrige in the fuse box, and still ever time i...
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    Block Paving on slope

    Hi, ive just block paved my drive (first time doing it), part of the drive is on a slope, as we had some very very heavy rain a few days ago, and it seems to have washed a lot of the dry sand (between the blocks) away, none are moving or have any other proplems does anyone have any ideals what...
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    Block Paving advise

    HI, can anyone help me. im block paving my drive and have taken up the tarmac, and under the tarmac theres the hardcore see pic, is it ok to compact this and put the 50mm of sand on it. i only ask becuase it seems really lose (but then i have not compacted it yet) just wanted to make sure...
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    Block Paving advise

    HI, can anyone help me. im block paving my drive and have taken up the tarmac, and under the tarmac theres the hardcore see pic, is it ok to compact this and put the 50mm of sand on it. i only ask becuase it seems really lose (but then i have not compacted it yet) just wanted to make sure...
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    Pointing limestone paving

    Hi, i have just brought some limestone paving slabs from a reck yard. they are very light in colour yellow/cream. What type of pointing mix would be best to use do you use lime in it? as I want something thats light in colour like the slabs. thanks for any help
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    Paving

    Hi, can anyone help me, im looking at laying some paving. what type of mix goes between the slaps. when ive had paving layed before concrete has been used but it seemed to break up in just a few years. thanks for any help
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    boiler noise

    Hi, has anyone used Fernox Boiler Noise Silencer (link below) and if you have did it work?. there is a review for screw fix own brand one saying its a waste of money. thanks for any help...
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    combi boilers

    hi, can anyone tell me does the hot and cold water from a combi boiler use a pump or does it just use the mains pressure, also does the cold water (for the cold taps) from the mains touch the boiler at all. does this make sence thanks for any help
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    no water up stairs

    Hi, can anyone help me, i have a combi boiler and when i got up this morning i had no water up stairs (hot or cold) and only mains water down stairs. all pipes are inside the house and i dont think they have frozen. one thing i did try was to hold my finger over the cold tap down stairs and open...
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