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Could someone please confirm the big “screws” on either side of the thermostatic valve are the hot/cold isolation valves? I have these concealed mixers in all 3 showers in the house. One of them is dripping from the thermostatic valve. I can shut off the mains supply. But if there’s a problem...

I have some bedside lamps which are double insulated (plastic moulded plug with plastic earth pin). Can I cut these off and replace with standard plugs leaving earth NC? I’ve installed some cable grommets to tidy up the cables (chargers/etc). But the structure of the bedside tables (fixed to...

I’m contemplating getting a Waterpik (teeth are starting to give me problems, my own fault), but from what I’ve read the wired versions are much more effective. Being a plonker I didn’t install any shaver sockets when we refurbed the house 12y ago :/ So I have nowhere to plug the damn thing in...

I have an 80A 30mA (WRS80/2) RCD protecting the supply to my open plan kitchen/living room area. Last year it started tripping if I used my main oven in Fan cooking above 200c. Normal cooking worked fine at all temps. As did my Combi Micro/Oven which also has fan cooking mode. I figured it was...

As with most problems, mine comes from a woman :) My wife has been moaning she wants to grow veggies/etc for a few years, but we have a smallish garden as we live very close to town. The other day I spotted a lean to green house and we have space for that in the side alley which is quite wide...

Probably a stupid question, but can you get a tubular latch that could be used on a garden gate? I have modern town garden and am struggling to find a suitable latch (they all seem to be victorian rose style). I have a spare front door handles, which would go well aesthetically. So I was...

We have quite a large uPVC Bi-Fold door (2.4m x 1.9m) which was supposed to open outwards. The builder screwed up and ordered it inward opening. At the time they were more expensive then now. So rather then jeopardise the rest of the job (he may well have tried to find a way to make up his...

I installed an Accenta G4 in my home 10 years ago. Whilst I'm largely happy with it, in recent years we've started suffering power cuts in our area. This triggers the alarm and if we're not home someone has to head over to disarm it. I have CCTV setup, with UPS backup for the router and server...

Recently I appear to be having issue after issue with my house :( Now its the roof. It was changed 5 years ago, the neighbour was having theirs done and the roofer was prepared to offer a competitive quote if both houses were done at the same time. Unfortunately he's since shut his company and...

My concealed mixer has developed a drip so I figured it was time to change the cartridge. I took the controls and panel off and the tiler had only cutout for the 3 controls, so I had to use a holesaw to expose what I presume are the stop valves either side of the mixer control. (I mention this...

I have an 8m (l) x 2m (w) raised frame with joists at 400 centres. I plan to lay artificial grass on most of it (some stones/plant pots to break it up). The idea is to scatter cushions on it in summer so it can be used as a bench/area to lay down under the tree branches above. I'm unsure what...

As per title has anyone found a reliable/cheap GSM dialer? As per my other thread I’m intending to swtich out a monitored ADT alarm with a Premier Elite. I’ll be getting COMIP, so will have acces via App. But need a way to alert other key holders or if I don’t have internet on my phone. It...

Hi, As per the title we currently have an ADT monitored Alarm (installed 12 years ago) which we are planning to replace (no longer need monitoring, so cost not worthwhile). Same keypad as here: https://www.diynot.com/diy/media/ademco-accord-xpc-icon-rkp.34007/ From initial research Texicom...

I'm having a "shed" built in the garden which will have a beam and block roof. The garden is a lot lower then the house so I've got permission to raise to ground floor level. The shed would sit below this level, with artificial grass on top (rest of garden is to be decked to same level). I'm a...

I have a small garden (rest was sold off before I bought the property) which is 8m x 8m. It is also several feet below the ground floor of the property (there's a 1m high basement underneath the house), with a slope falling away to the rear of the garden. I got planning to raise the entire...

I'm working through the issues for a garden project, where the garden is several feet below the ground floor of the house. The design involves decking/planters/walls around the boundary. With artificial grass in the centre. Decking and grass at the same level. The artificial grass will be...

I've got a ~70/sqm town garden which is 6 ft below the first floor of my house. Having got planning permission to raise and deck the garden with some storage underneath part of it, I've been mulling over the options for a couple of years. Now with the planning nearing its 3 year expiry I have to...

I have a smallish rear garden ~9m/9m which is significantly below the ground floor of the house (slope from front to back of property). Due to other building developments around my property I've managed to get planning permission to deck the entire rear garden to my properties ground floor...

I have a composite front door with a Multipoint locking system. My builders managed to break the door handle that came with it and replaced it with another handle. Unfortunately they couldn't get the bottom screw in, but got the middle and top screws in. So it worked, but was slightly loose...

The several deluges we've had since Christmas have played havoc with one of my walls which takes the most weathering. I've attached a picture of the wall and an example of the damp finding its way inside. But below are some brief details: Construction: Old/London Yellow stock bricks & some...