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Hi there, our house has 1 room at the front which , the way the roof runs in that section, means that the room has a dormer window in the sape of a traingle. The end result is restricted head space inside the room on either side and above the window. The problem i am having at the...

I have a euro Monobloc tap in my bathroom and the other day the foil filter inside the spout decided to drop out. As a result when i run the taps the water goes everywhere. It looks as if the end of the spout unscrews which would allow this part to be replaced. Can anyone tell me if this is...

My central heating upstairs is starting to drive me nuts. Previously i had an old oil fired boiler in the utility and the flue ran up the back of the house. The noise from it was horrendous so it being on its last legs i ripped it out and set up a new warmflow cabin pack outside with its own...

can someone help... i am looking for a ball park figure of what it would cost me to get someone to replaster a house. its an average 3 bed semi so there are 7 rooms requiring plastering both walls and ceilings. I know its a lot to ask as you really need to see the size of rooms etc but...

I have a 3 bed semi which requires new roof and gutters. can someone give me a ball park figure of the cost to get someone to put a new roof on and gutters. i know its difficult without seeing the size of the property or me choosing materials but i am only trying to get a rough idea as to...

could somoene give me an idea of the cost i would be looking at to put a complete new heating system into a house. Its a 3 bed semi with 2 receptions, kitchen and 1 bathroom. therefore 7 radiators. new oil fired boiler required and new oil tank. I am looking for the most basic of...

I know people aren't keen to give ideas of costs as they need to see the job to get an idea but i am really looking for the roughest ball park figure here. Have a 3 bedroom semi which was not wired since 1950. Needs completely rewired/ comsumer unit/ sitches/ plugs/ ceiling roses. Can...

i have a raised deck and i want to clsoe off the gap underneath. The gap is only 10" in height and I am hoping to run a couple of deck boards horizontally flush with the edge of my deck. My problem is - what do i attach the boards to. I could attach the top board to the outside of the frame...

Problem with my 2 way light switch. 2 light switches to control the kitchen light one on either side of the room. Switch no. 1 turns the kitchen light on and off. When switch no. 1 is at on position switch no. 2 is able to turn the light on and off. When switch no. 1 is at the off...

I have removed 2 2 way light switches in my kitchen to replace with new. I wasn't able to label the wires connected to the original switch or see where they were connected becuase there was no slack on the wires. Haven't a clue how the ever got it wired up. Problem is that all the wires are...

Quick question. I am about to lay a deck using 6" X 2" joists for the frame sitting on equally spaced paving stones to give it a solid level base. The size of the deck is roughly 25' X 23' and the joists are 16' in length. Can anyone give me pointers as to the best way to construct the...

I have a utility room which i am wanting to put my washing machine and tumble drier into. I have recently got a new kitchen and have an end panel and some worktop left over. What I am hoping to do is have a piece of worktop the width of the washing machine and an end panel fitted and slide the...

I have a 47 " single panel radiator to be installed and my problem is that it was a 49" radiator there previously and the pipesfeeding the radiator are bedded in concrete. I was planning to get a couple of radiator extension tubes and fitting them to save any hassle. On looking at these...

I have just removed a door frame from between two rooms and am the 2 walls need filled in to make the walls of the 2 rooms become one. My problem is the header.... There is a large space - approx 4 inches between the header in either room where the door frame used to be. Also the header on one...

I am about to lay new pipe work from my new boiler outside my house. With regards the 22mm feed to and from and to the boiler, I am lagging it with 28mm insulation before laying it under ground. Question 1 is: How deep into the ground should i lay it. Secondly I am digging up my...

I am about to lay new pipe work from my new boiler outside my house. With regards the 22mm feed to and from and to the boiler, I am lagging it with 28mm insulation before laying it under ground. Question 1 is: How deep into the ground should i lay it. Secondly I am digging up my concrete...

Finally about to convert my single skinned utility room to be part of my kitchen and remove the doors and frames which currently divif=de the two rooms. Here are my plans and questions if someone can give me a few pointers it would be appreciated. 1. line the walls with a PVC membrane. 2...

I am interested in becomming a plumber but can not afford to give up my day job and work as an apprentice. I had thought about doing the OFT 101 course in order to allow me to start working on my own in this field and slowly increase my skills as i go along. Ideally doing an NVQ part time...

I have a utility room that was built on the back of the kitchen at the same time the house was built. The only problem is is that it looks like the builders where lazy or else had a shortage of materials and only used single skin and did not bother to frame the inside and add any insulation. The...

I have acquired a new french door frame and set of doors which i am hoping to use to replace my old rotting ones. The old ones are wood and the new ones are double glazed Upvc. The width of the frames are identical but the height of the new doors and frame are 2 inches less than the original...