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Hi all, I've just seen a second hand Festool DF500 (domino) advertised on a popular auction site, and I'm tempted to put in a bid for it, but one of the photos shows a part that's unfamiliar to me. I've attached a screen grab of it. Anyone know what the part is? I've messaged the seller but...

Hi everyone. I'm looking to replace 2 2-way light switches (one in our hall and the other on the landing) with timer switches, so that they turn off automatically after a set period of time if they aren't manually switched off. I've seen the Elkay range of touch timers (links below) but I'm...

Hi all, I'm looking for ideas and suggestions how to erect a new fence beside our neighbours patio. There was an old panel fence but it's gradually fallen apart over the years and one of the posts which was beside the patio (roughly where the camera is in the first photo below) rotted at...

Hi, We're having a problem with our Baxi 130HE combi boiler. When igniting it makes one hell of a loud bang which in the confines of our driveway sounds like a firework going off. It does ignite however and once lit it works fine, that is until the next time we need hot water, when it might...

Hi, I've nearly finished building a new workshop in the garden, clad with tongue and grooved boards, and the last job is to give it a couple of coats of preservative before the Winter. I've read elsewhere that Cuprinol Ducksback is a good preservative to use, but on the cans it makes a point...

Hi all, A friend of mine is intending to replace some electrics in his garage but when he looked at the cable which comes up to the old fusebox it appears to be some sort of armoured cable. I took 3 photos of a short section of it and I'm wondering if anyone can shed any light on what it is...

Hi everyone, We're planning to get our house repointed this year and as a result we've got some quotes in. One of the quotes includes an item 'applying Siloxane water repellent'. This was included purely as a result of a passing comment I made when he visited to measure up that I had in...

Hi, I was wondering what is considered the best adhesive for bonding concrete to concrete? We have precast concrete decorative panels inset into the brickwork either side of our front door and the corner of one of these panels has broken off. I could use a small amount of mortar to fix...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice if anyone has any to offer :) The project this Summer (assuming we get one of course!) is to reroof our garage, but whilst inspecting it I noticed some of the bricks above the door lintel (which is wooden) had dropped. I removed a wooden plank that...

Hi, We had a Baxi Combi 130 HE boiler installed about 7 years ago and apart from a couple of burner problems over the years all has been well. Lately however I've noticed that although the boiler's on it's Summer setting, the radiators are often warm - not hot, just warm. Is this normal...

Hi all, We're considering fitting some roof windows in order to make the loft space more usable. It won't be an extra room but with some natural daylight it will be more useful. Anyway, I thought I'd throw out the general topic of roof windows; does it have to be Velux? People's experience...

Hi all, I am refitting the bathroom at the moment. I was pondering the pros and cons of tiling behind the radiator. It wouldn't be a problem to do so because the room is currently a blank canvas, I was actually wondering if tiling behind a heat source like a radiator could lead to problems at...

Hi all, A quick question I'd like to run past everyone; Is it better to tile a wall before or after fitting wall cabinets? We're decorating the bathroom and will be fitting base units to house the basin and WC (these of course will be fitted before tiling), above which will be a run of...

Hi all, I'm working on our bathroom and want to remove the old tiles which are only in certain areas of the room (around the basin and bath) and then tile the complete room with new larger tiles. Where I've removed the tiles some of them have also taken off small areas of the finishing coat...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good concealed cistern? I'm completely gutting the bathroom and starting again from scratch so there's no need to worry about needing one of a certain physical size. I've looked at Grohe, Geberit and Dudley so far but I can't decide...

Hi folks, We're thinking about giving our bathroom an extensive makeover and were wondering about replacing the bath with a really excellent high quality walk-in shower (we haven't got room for both). Now I know that all the estate agents say that removing the bath will lower the resale...

Hi all, I'm considering fitting a couple of Velux windows into the roof of our two story house, and was wondering if this is a project that a fairly experienced DIY'er could manage (with a couple of willing helpers)? The main issue is that access to the exterior of the roof is difficult on...