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Well i cannot find any more excuses, its either spend £15k on new windows and doors or try and paint our brown ones to black. Done it before for someone else using Zinsser grey primer and 2 coats of fortress matt. Been 4yrs since i last did them and they are still in good nick. Only problem I...

Can someone give me some guidance on which drain should be installed externally ? I am sure the wrong drain has been fitted prior to us buying this house. We get really strong sewage smells coming from it, so I am thinking that it has either been fitted wrongly or it is the wrong type. I am also...

Anyone have any experience with one of these ??? I have read they have a johnson motor which are generally very reliable, but have never heard of this make. Einhell TE-CD 18-2 18V Li-Ion Cordless Combi Drill 1 x 1.5Ah

I bought 3 lights from screwfix, one of which I wired up to the wiring of a light that was there previously, which works fine. The other 2 I have linked together and run them through bedroom wall by way of a plug going into a socket. The first one of the 2 linked stays on constant - is there...

I have just taken down an old security light that was here when we moved in. It was a switched light but if you tried switching it on or off it would trip the electrics. I noticed they had a terminal block inside the light which had the 3 lives, 3 neutrals and 3 earths together. My thinking is...

We had this boiler fitted november 2009 it works absolutely fine. When we had a cold snap early 2010 we were getting a slight drip from below the boiler. We called the plumber out he told us this happens with condensing boilers and he said if your lucky the pipes wont freeze on you at the back...

I have had an electric shower taken out and the 10mm wire is coiled in the attic turned off at the fuse board. Can i run this into my workshop that i have built next to the house and use it for my lights and sockets ? I have bought a garage consumer unit which looks easy enough to wire up.

I have been told that i should not silicone and seal the inside of my shower enclosure - only the outside. Is this correct as it seems bonkers to me and they can offer no valid reason why. ???

I have just bought 2 under cupboard strip lights. They are both meant to be plugged in as they obviously have plugs. As i have wiring already in place when i fitted the kitchen what would i have to do for these to run off my lighting ring circuit ?? I am presuming it is a fuse spur or something...

Saw these at my local paint sellers and decided it would be just the job as we were completely gutting our bungalow. The only problem i have with it is trying to remember which brush is for undercoat, which one for gloss, eggshell etc etc. Anyone else on here use one of these give me an idea on...

I live in a large bungalow, above our front door in our hallway we have the doorbell chime connected to a transformer, and wired to the electrics. When we are in the kitchen, bathroom or living room we hear the doorbell fine, however if we are in any of the bedrooms it is totally inaudible. I...

Well if anything can go wrong, it usually does where we are concerned. My wife and i were supposed to have started work rennovating our bungalow at the begining of november, but work commitments meant we did not get a free opening untill december 7th so we decided to go for it. B&Q lost half...

We have one master socket in our entrance hall, which i have connected up my livewire router from orange and i have connected a telelphone to my router for free calls to my family in cyprus as well as calling friends on their orange mobiles for free. we had until today a 2nd line which was run...

Recently had cavity wall insulation done, as well as putting 8 inches of loft insulation on top of that orrible itchy yellow stuff - but now i am starting to get condensation in my attic. I have put in a new kitchen and an integrated tumble dryer with a vent pipe through the wall. as i live...

I am purely a DIY enthusiast, however when i need a cordless drill i want it to work. I need to do quite a bit of screwing over the next couple of weeks :oops: so could also do with a spare battery - i honestly do not know weather i should buy a 14v or 18v cordless drill ? could someone...

my daughter bought a house with an attic conversion - which there is no way legal and in my opinion dangerous so i have told ger not to use it. unfortunately she could smell damp coming from up there and asked me to take a look. there are 3 velux windows up there, 2 of which seemed fine, the...

I have been given £100 of b&q vouchers for my birthday, so my purchase will have to be from there. Firstly i do not know if i should go for petrol or electric. I only need a chainsaw to deal with a number of trees in my parents garden, and some small trees in our garden may need chopping...

We have just purchased a bungalow which has a bathroom suite which is 21 years old and discontinued. We have contacted the makers "Villeroy and Boch" who have told us they cannot supply us with a seat for our toilet. The one on there at present is a pine one made by previous owners...

I am having problems with rads not coming on or having airlocks which i have to constantly bleed out. Each one of my rads has a thermostat valve attached, how easy is it for someone with no plumbing experience to remove everyone of these and to take the rads off and wash out with a hose pipe...

I am putting down a laminate floor in my kitchen (last job to be done) ass backwards i know, would have probably been so much easier to lay b4 all the units were put in..... :oops: Anyway as i said first time i have ever done this - i am not a novice at DIY so appreciate i do not lay boards...