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..mmm strange,,,,I'm sure I;ve seen oval headed screws for sale......maybe I'm wrong.....thanks anyway...have a good xmas :D JT

Thanks for that helpful link.....but still doesn't give me the answer to my question JT

HI Its just to screw a blanking/faceplate directly to the wall (using wallplugs) with no back box ( I have a cable coming through the wall and thought a faceplate would look neater) JT

Anybody know the standard (Head diam.etc) of the machined screws that come with face plates, so I can get oval headed wood screws in the right size? Ta JT

...thanks for all replies..has given me a few ideas JT

Hi I have my Virgin cable coming directly through my wall into the living room from outside. I'm thinking of buying a blanking plate and drilling a hole in the middle to feed the cable through and then fixing this plate directly to my wall to look neater(without using a back box). Would the...

Would I water the eggshell paint down for the mist coat or use 'normal' emulsion watered down? Ta JohnyT

Hi Have done a search and am a little confused about the best paint for a bathroom ceiling. I understand I've to do an initial mist coat with emulsion. For the top coat some people say use oil based eggshell, some water based eggshell, some a matt oil based paint (surely thats oil based...

Hi I am looking for this border tile as my bathroom has just been extended. Anyone know where I can buy these or recognise it even. Thanks in advance (hopefully) 20cm x 7cm JohnyT

Hi Sorry if this is a stupid question(s). On some of my internal windows the sides/top is plastered square with just a window board at the bottom. These look to be recently done. On a few of my other windows they have both sides panelled with, I presume, plwood and then painted over...

Hi Just took up my laminate flooring and noticed that the person that had previously fitted it had used an underlay that was foam on one side and plastic/waterproof material on the other side. It was laid with the shiny(waterproof material) on the top side...is this the correct way round.?. It...

HI I have a radiator thats 840mm (33") wide but can't seem to find one to replace it. Someone said I need a pipe extender? and then go for a 800mm radiator.Is this correct? Ta JohnyT

Hi Have just had a 6" fan fitted in my kitchen, before this was fitted we used to open the window when cooking/washing up etc. but my wife always complained about "letting all the heat out". Anyway now the fans fitted the windows still steam up but eventually the fan clears it, is this normal...

Sorry but I'm not very clued up on this...is the inlet one the one with the lever that I can turn off? If so theres no room to just swivel it so that one s just connected JohnyT

Hi Not sure if this is in the correct forum so Mods please move if you need to. Basically I have my gas meter in a cupboard with 2 doors (one at the front of the meter and one at the back of it). I want to close off and panel the door facing the front of the meter 'ccos its in my vestibule and...

Thanks but what does ".....the display is 2.5 digit...... mean"? JohnyT

Hi I have a Honeywell 927 controlling my c/h. When I set the target temp. to, say, 21c , after a while it reads .5 over. I have been into the user settings and altered the prop. bandwidth a few points at a time and have eventually reached its max. of 3.0. Still its showing .5 over at room...

Hi Thanks again for the reply. When I said turning it off I meant by setting the temperature low it will effectively not come on (unless it drops below that temperature). Got it now (hopefully) :) JohnyT