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Hi all, asking for some advice after reading around a bit please My parents have a 5 bedroom (2900 sq ft) house with 3 bathrooms. The boiler is in the original part of the house (so it is situated on one side of the house). We found several problems with the system over the years. They built a...

Hi all, I have a Victorian era terrace house with some damp patches that have come up in the last 2 years, mild initially. Now the wall destruction seems to be accelerating, causing rising flakiness! The outside aspect of this bit of wall doesn't get wet (it is sheltered). I've read a bit about...

Hi, I've cut through the wire that supplies my flat's video intercom. It was a chunky wire with quite a few small individual wires within. I was hoping to create a bit of slack on the wire, then join the ends together using a ?mini-junction box ?? Could I ask what is the best and sleekest...

Dear all, I'm trying to work with some old looking, industrial (?galvanised) steel pipe. Does anyone know where I can get custom lengths of the piping/fittings as in the pictures below? I've look everywhere, including plumbing stores/wholesalers to no avail. I believe some people use recycled...

Dear all, I've got a wood pallet that has obviously some raw wood on it. Its been pretty knocked about during deliveries etc. I would like to make some rustic shelves from the wood. I would like to pick your experienced brains about how to treat the wood, then stain and seal them. I'm...

Hi all I've got a new Siemens HB13AB.23B built-in oven. I'm looking to change the cooker switch to match the rest of the switches in the flat. Online, they seem to mostly be 45amps. Would this oven be the standard 45A and if it may not be, then how do I check? Thanks a lot

Dear all I have a CW1308 (I think its 6p) wire running from one room to another and would like to ask if its possible to wire this up as a CAT6 (or CAT5) cable please with RJ45 ends? Could I ask anyone for a wiring diagram or explanation? Thank you very much!

Hi, I've got a newbuild flat and the hardwood floor looks untreated. I wonder if you can tell from the picture Is there a consensus as to what is the best way to treat real wood flooring? Thanks

Hi, I need to treat a wooden door with preservative. I've looked around a lot and not found one that's been reputed to be good AND available readily in the UK. Apparently Cabot products are very good, but it's very scarcely available here as far as I know. And I've heard that Cuprinol isn't...

Hi, I have a front drive that's pretty roughed up after 4-5 yrs. It was laid badly by someone of course, but would now like to re-do it properly with crazy/block paving. The thing is, I have a large tree as you can see, and I'm suspecting that the roots are upheaving the concrete/surface...

I have an outdoor covered walkway (could be called a long porch) and some guy pulled off the roof on top due to some misunderstanding... another story, another time... So basically we need to re-do the darn roof. I've included some pictures of the damage it has taken due to the rain and a...

Hi! I have a small building in my garden that was built, unfortunately, by some rubbish builders. It currently has a few problems... The one I'd like to ask about is the fact that there is often mould and damp on the walls. I realise the best way is probably just to knock it down and do it...

Hi, I have a small 'building' in my garden that requires a door that is a little smaller than the usual dimensions you can buy in stores. So the solution, I think, is just to buy a solid wood door, cut to shape and somehow treat it to be waterproof and weather resistant. Could someone please...