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Hi I've decided to have my old radiators replaced with brand new ones, but not sure where to start apart from having to pay a plumber to change the pipes. The current radiators are from the 70's, i think - 2 metres long by about half metre tall- None of the radiators i've seen are this...

hi am just about to start this project with no woodwork experience apart from the usual school stuff. It seems straight forward. plane the wood, screw the boards together, then wax to give it an antique effect. I wont be adding a door as i have a feeling that the frame wont handle the...

Hi I've been told by my plumber that i have a choice of 2 boilers - a Baxi or a Vokera. Which one is more likely to not cause me much trouble in the future. I didnt understand much of the description he gave me about each boiler. All i remember is that they are bothe combi condensing and...

Hello I am having my old boiler replaced and relocated with additional pipework boxed in. I have had 4 quotes for the job, ranging from £1750 to £3200. The 1750 man has said that the boiler he will use is the Eden CX.... combi condensing by Halstead. I have heard that there are a lot of...

hi - i have a damp patch in my extension. the wall paper is wet all the time. There is a gutter on the other side of the damp patch, next to the this is the door with a rotten looking ledge. The brick underneath the ledge looks very crumbly, so i assume that it needs replacing. Is this a...

Hi - My boiler is a gloworm spacesaver 22-30 the problem- the oldest radiators are lukewarm so it takes ages for the house to warm up. The boiler was serviced 6 months ago. All radiators were bled a month ago. I have 6 radiators - 2 of which get quite hot (they also look much newer) but...

hiya my right wing mirror was yanked off. The car is a 1988 citroen ax. a beautiful lil thing but its blinded. :cry: anyway, I bought a wing mirror with all the plastic casing but seem to prise the the old one off. Can anyone suggest how i can sort it out? cheers

I have just moved to my end terraced house. I went into the loft today and saw holes in the roof. I saw some information saying that it could be normal for the holes to be there. Some of the holes seem to be about 1cm wide, is this normal. Should i 'patch' these holes up? I am quite...