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Hi Guys, I've given a contract of my garden renovation to a recommended landscaper by neighbours. He has started the work but now changing things from what we agreed at the time of quote, for e.g. - We agreed that he'll build a small retaining wall of concrete blocks to separate trees from...

Hi Guys, Do we've alternatives similar to Harvey/Kinectico they're both very good but very expensive. Both are charging £1700+ to fit one. I even tried local installers of Harvey/Kinectico but they're charging similar amount. I'm looking for an alternative which is bit cheaper but don't wana...

Hi guys, Attached are the photos of the screws/nuts already on our wall, now i'm struggling to find a right swivel and tilt tv bracket (37-55) for it. Does someone got any idea? Thanks Faraz

Hi Guys, I've got Vaillant Ecomax combi boiler and it's giving us problems since we've got 2 new basins installed in our toilets. It cuts off hot water intermittently especially when heating is on, some times it doesn't give any error, most of the time it gives f.20 and very rarely it gives...

Hi Guys, We're struggling to get the right colour/effect on our stairs. We've already done lot of hard work to get to bare wood but it's still not getting what we want. I've attached the photo of what we want and what we're getting at the moment. Basically we've removed the old paint, sanded...

I'm also thinking to paint my stairs spindles, they're not many so i'm thinking to paint them via spray with water based gloss paint and primer/undercoat as it's bare wood at the moment but i'm struggling to find any good water based primer and gloss paint. The only paint i've found so far with...

I'm having a condensation problem on my bathroom ceiling it mainly happens when someone takes long hot shower, as i can see water sticks to the ceiling though we do have extractor fan installed and we open the window too after shower but the water on ceiling is so much that it takes hours to...

I've got up to £200 budget for single ended bath, been looking around but couldn't find any bath with good reviews. Here's the only one i found on quite a few online sites with 5mm acrylic: http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/moods-cascade-single-ended-2459-24963 could someone advice if there's...

I'm going to install one of following thermostatic shower in my gravity fed system: http://www.bathempire.com/8-round-shower-with-multifunction-hand-held-and-bracket_p4030376.htm http://www.bathempire.com/87-star-shower-with-multifunction-hand-held-and-bracket_p4030373.htm I've got 96...

My boarded loft is hardly 3 inch insulated with very old insulation and there is a black thick paper on the roof stapled on rafters but it's loose at many places that i can see tiles. Its really cold upstairs compared to downstairs, so i'm thinking to do insulation in two phases: First Phase...

Based on advise from experts here i replaced my old timer with the honeywell sundial pack 2 via plumber. He installed this particular model for the first time so he couldn't advise me clearly how it works. Could someone clear following for me: - Does thermostate always overide timer programes...

Currently i've to insulate my loft while keeping the storage area which needs raise of joists and then doing insulation. In couple of months time i'll be doing two more jobs in my bathroom: - getting spot lights installed (electrical - wiring for lights) - getting shower pump installed...

We had horrible winters last year moved to the new house, found it gets cold very quickly and still end up paying very high gas bills. I've to sort this out fully before winter and according to my research I think I’ve to do following: 1) Insulate Loft: because I noticed upstairs gets cold...

Just installed the intruder alarm (Visonic powermax+) in my house and let me tell you, the noise of the alarm really annoyed me. I'm really worrying about neighbours in case the alarm goes off though I’ve already tried my best to get the reliable brand and install the PIRs where sunlight and...

I've just installed Visonic powermax+ with 3 PIRs and 2 door contacts successfully, it was quite straight forward stuff. The only thing i couldn't get working is the kitchen door contact, which is saying TAMPER OPEN in the control panel all the time. It was the same which gave me lot of...

Been searching for a while now for a good wireless security system, i've come accross many (like Yale, Infinity etc) but thinking to go for "Friedland SL6 Response". It's bit pricy (around £300) but i like the following features: - solar powered Siren - 833 Mhz operating frequency - main...

I want to paint my living room skirting boards/Stair rail with satin walnut varnish. It looks bare wood to me but it has little bit gloss if i look very close to it. So I'm not sure if its wood stain or clear varnish, how can i find this? If its a varnish could you recommend any decent sander up...

I brought a plumber who straight away said there's no solution other than changing basin but after doing some online search looks like there're some two hole basin mixer taps available. I don't wana spend too much as i'll replacing my whole bathroom later on, does some one know any two hole...

Finally decided to change my whole suite to white (thought just to get single hole basin), the only suite i've found so far is from B&Q called Barcelona 1 Tap Hole Suite With Taps (£349). Does some one know how's the quality of it and is there similar option available some where else? Many...