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I have a wet UFH system that's connected to a Heatmiser UH8 wiring centre. This is connected to a Heatmiser NeoHub (gen 2 I believe) and a few wireless Heatmiser thermostats. The main issue for me is that sometimes the UFH comes on despite the app/stats not explicitly calling for heat. I find...

So far, I've tried two different types of epoxy grout (Mapie and Kerakoll) both of which I was informed are considerably better than cement based grout. Firstly, they don't hold on to dirt and grime as much, and are far easy to clean when you needed. My experience of these both are not as good...

I've got a classic Ikea 100cm wide cupboard which has a few shelves I'd like to use for some heavy-ish items. The back of the cupboard has the flimsy plywood so it can't be used for support. The shelf is supported by the usual shelf support system (3 shelf shelf supports on each side which can...

I have a really awkward threshold that I'd like to finish. On one side is a bathroom with tiles and on the other side is laminate flooring. Not only is the gap between them varying (i.e. narrow on one side and quite wide on the other) but the height different between them also varies. I've...

My composite front door has a Winkhaus AV3 lock. This is the type of lock that you simply close shut without a key and it engages all the multi point locking. Everything was fine with it up until I needed to share a key with some trades so I temporarily changed out the euro barrel lock for...

I have two Ikea wardrobe cupboards (outside measurements: 50cm width, 60cm depth. Internal measurements about 45cm width, 55cm depth). I'd like to utilise this to storage my various DIY and garden tools. Are there any modular tool storage systems that would allow me to utilise the space? A...

I already know silicone should be used as grout for many reasons but I just spoke to a tiler and he recommends using silicone instead of grout every 20 sqm as this helps to avoid tile cracking. Something about tile movement or tile expansion. It's the first I've heard of this but I'm no expert...

Can anyone confirm if the finish feel of epoxy grout will feel smooth like silicone or will it feel more rough like standard cement grout? Specifically, I was interested in Kerakoll Fugalite Bio 2 Part Epoxy Grout

I landlord a property and the outgoing tenants had a dishwasher installed. If the pipe has an isolation valve, is this sufficiently safe use when the pipe is not used for a long time (e.g. if the next tenants do not want to use a dishwasher)? Or should the pipe be capped off?

I've got a Texecom Premier Elite Series alarm that was already installed when I moved in. I've got a single code that enables me to arm/disarm the whole house or I can part arm/disarm the house in a bedtime mode where the ground floor is armed but the rest of the house is not. Want I need to be...

I have good quality porcelain tiles installed on a concrete sub-floor on the ground floor. One thing I noticed is that many of the tiles that were installed in the doorway end up cracking. I spoke to the tile shop and they said that if you cut a right angle slot out of a tile then the sharp...

I'm a fairly noob DIYer but I'd like to make the inside edge of one of the windows finished. It's the upper part of the window which is about 20cm by 40cm. So a relatively small section. Could I get small tub of polyfilla and cover and smooth it with that and then put on a couple of coats of...

Okay, not quite an unlimited budget but let's call it a generous budget. This is for a residential home with adults and very young kids (no pets and no smoking). Call me boring but I only want pure brilliant white. I asked a similar question a few years ago and a lot of people recommended...

I've got a few pipes and holes that are in the outside brick wall. Two of these are from old pipes that are disconnected now: The others are just messy gaps around existing pipes: What's the best way to fix this? Some of the holes are really big and I wouldn't want birds, rats or any other...

A flexi pipe on the waste pipe of a ground floor toilet seems to have been chewed through by a rat. Turns out this should have been installed with a one way flap to prevent it from getting to the flexi pipe. Something like this...

The bath tub I have should have had a pop up waste something like this: However, the actual plug part is missing so the bathtub drain looks like this: As far as I understand, I think the thing that is missing is plug thing with the stalk (sorry, not sure of the proper name) but something...

I've recently moved into a house which has a very old and damaged garden gate that needs replacing. My previous places I've lived haven't had a garden gate so not entirely sure what's doable for security of the gate. Ideally, I want something that needs a key to unlock from the outside. I was...

I need to replace the window seal on the interior side of a glass door. The old seals were cut at right angles in the corners which didn't look very nice so I was thinking of cutting the new seals at 45 degree angles to make a neater join. But I then found this YouTube video () which shows...

I need to replace some of the seals on my rear door. This is what the cross section profile looks like (camera was not focussing properly so sorry for the blurry photo): Just to show how it fits in case it's not clear (red edge is what gets jammed into the door/glass gap to hold it in place...

I just had a Harvey water softener installed. They left a water hardness test kit which obviously indicates all is okay but the sceptic in me dug out an old TDS meter (Total Dissolved Solid) to check the water. I had the TDS meter from years ago when I had a special deionisation filter to create...