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Hi, Just after some advice. Im considering purchasing a new tumble dryer and am looking at heat pumps as a possibility. I want to keep this in a garage. The garage is connected to the house, is of double bricked construction and has insulation between the two walls. The garage door is a...

Hi, The shower waste insert/plug has become damaged and I am in need of a new one. However, I cant seem to find a one of the correct size and was wondering if anyone can help. The plug hole measures 46mm from side to side ( Shower2.jpg ). From the surface of the shower hole to the bottom is...

Hi, I want to put some sound insulation between the ground and first floor to try and reduce the passage of noise between a living room and bedroom. One of my concerns is that along one of the joists runs the cable to feed the electric cooker. This is a 6mm cable. Has anyone any ideas on how...

Hi, I want to put some sound insulation between the ground and first floor to try and reduce the passage of noise between a living room and bedroom. One of my concerns is that along one of the joists runs the cable to feed the electric cooker. This is a 6mm cable. Has anyone any ideas on how...

Hi, I have a UPVC Bow window and have noticed a very small crack in the roof part of this. If water was to penetrate this is there run outs somewhere ( I cannot see any ) or will it eventually make its way into the house side? Also, what is the best method of repair. The crack is very...

Hi, I have a melamine faced chipboard kitchen door as part of a cupboard in my kitchen. This sits below the sink area. Over the years I imagine water has ran off the bench and onto the top of the cabinet and as a result there is a small amount of swell at the top of it. Can this be repaired...

Hi, I got my house fitted with UPVC double glazing in 2009. Is there any way of telling how efficient they are. I cannot remember getting anything to tell me at the time. I know more recently all windows have had to be C or above but I am not sure when that took affect. Thanks Steve

Hi, I have a Accenta G3 alarm system that was installed prior to me purchasing the house. I have tested it with the electricity supply turned off to see if it still works. The alarm, sensors and keypad all work as expected. However on triggering the alarm, the alarm in the house rings (...

Hi, I got some painting done around 6 years ago and the paint was mixed to match a Dulux colour called luscious lime. This has now been discontinued. Does the picture of the paint have any details on I can use to get the same colour mixed. There is a small amount of paint left but it's...

Hi I have just installed two new basin taps. The cold tap is fine but the hot water tap squeals intermittently when turned on. If I turn down the pressure slightly it goes away. Does anyone have any idea of what this could be and how to resolve it. Thanks Steve

Hi Can anyone identify what type of screw head this is. It looks like a Z shape. It's on a leaf blower. Thanks Steve

Hi, I took some vertical blinds down from our bow window to decorate but after putting them back up they appear a lot more difficut to open. I have taken them back down and cant see anything obvious wrong with them. I have also sprayed silicon on the rail but this hasnt made any noticable...

Hi, I'm going to install a french drain into my garden to help improve drainage. From reading on the net I need to dig holes around 18 inches deep and 8 inches wide. The hole needs to have a slight decline to allow gravity to assist in the drainage. My question is when I put the gravel down...

Hi, I need to shorten some fence posts which are already installed. What is the best way of achieving this. I remember cutting them in a horizontal position was hard enough with a manual saw so any advice would be appreciated. Ive seen the Black and Decker Scorpion and other reciprocating...

Hi, Im just about to install underground drainage beneath my lawn using a 100mm perferated pipe. Is it better to use a Geotextile Filter Sock that just surrounds the pipe or use Geotextile fabric around the trench with the pipe and gravel within it. Thanks Steve

Hi, Im going to install some underground drainage under my lawn. Im looking at using 10cm perferated flexible pipe under the lawn but between the lawn and the outlet I would prefer to use normal underground pipe. Can you get an adaptor to allow you to connect the two. If not is there any...

Hi, I have just purchased a new wooden garden gate which is 98cm wide and 182 cm high. I want to use some Tee Hinges but am unsure whether I should attach these directly to the wall where the gate will be positioned or first attach a frame to the wall and attach the Tee Hinges to this. What...

Hi, I have just been installing a Pan/Tilt IP camera in the landing of our house. The thing I stupidly ignored was that there was a PIR alarm sensor also in that location. The PIR is not directly pointing at the camera as they are on separate corners of the same wall. The PIR is also pointing...

Hi, I would like to replace some of the downlights in my shower room. These are adjustable downlights with 82mm cut outs. The downlights I would like recommend 72mm cut outs ( as they are fixed ). Is there any way that this can be achieved. Could I fit the 72mm downlight in the existing...

Hi, There are a number of nails that are protruding 1-2 inches out of the roof beams. Some of them have been bent over so are safe, however is there any solution to make the ones sticking out any safer. I really dont fancy hitting them with a hammer to bend them over. Can you get anything...