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I have bought a heavy mirror (20kg) and want to hang it on a plasterboard wall - will it take the weight? If so, can you recommend types of fixing / plugs. Thanks, in advance.

When I first use the shower in the morning, there is a clicking or dripping noise. This is quite rapid at first, then say 30 seconds later, has slowed down significantly and finally stops completely, even though the shower is still on. I assume this cannot be water dripping, as it would carry...

Due to the onset of arthritis, I recently changed my bathroom sink taps (many thanks to all who advised me on this), from bog-standard Bristan taps (rubber washers) to ones with levers (Prism, with ceramic discs). Everything went well and there are no leaks. The one thing I have noticed is that...

I have a small downstairs WC and just today the toilet and sink do not empty. Whenever we flush an upstairs toilet both the loo and sink downstairs gurgle and splutter like a bad case of indigestion, but the level of water never goes down (always half-ish full). The upstairs toilets have no...

I am about to change the taps on a bathroom sink - the copper piping is connected to the taps by a Yorkshire joint. I am planning to cut the pie low down and connect the taps via a flexible joint (maybe push-fit onto the cut pipe) My question is, firstly, to unscrew the tap joint will the...

I am about to change the taps on a bathroom sink - the copper piping is connected to the taps by a Yorkshire joint. I am planning to cut the pie low down and connect the taps via a flexible joint (maybe push-fit onto the cut pipe) My question is, firstly, to unscrew the tap joint will the...