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I'm looking to create a floating shelf in an unused corner next to our fridge... The shelf would be 350mm x 500mm with the forces in the longer direction (since that faces in the same direction as the fridge) What's the best way to support? Current thinking is either: a) two 300mm floating...

We are just having our wooden door re-painted and would like to sort out the insulation round the edges while I'm at it At the moment we have a mish mash of foam and rubber strips plastered round the edge that have built up over the years before we built in and they do an okay but not great job...

We've just had our soffits etc painted and there are a few light smears on the brickwork which I'd like to get off while the scaffold is still up It's not caked on, more like where painted hands have leant or a brush has been brushed against it, so not sure that a typical paint remover would do...

We've had to have a section of natural stone tile replaced and, while we knew this was a risk, sadly the new batch is a very different colour to the old batch. Has anyone found a product/sealer/similar for this situation that will even out the colour a bit?

Anyone used any of the above? Having an accumulator put in and tempted to get one of these at the same time - we only really want softening for ease of cleaning so these 'seem' to do the job but frankly I'm a pessimist and a lot of it seems like snake oil... Our plumber said he'd fitted an...

We had a vailant system boiler installed a few months back and it's been bugging me that it seemed to be on when not necessary Now, it's 27 degrees, we have no hot water call since a few hours back, no heating call yet I can still hear it chugging away Screen just shows a timer or nothing when...

My RCD keeps tripping on my electric towel I did have a smart switch (Shelly1) wired in so assumed it was that, but I have now removed that and still tripping This means it's either the socket (a fused flex socket) or the heating element itself Note, it's tripping the RCD and not the MCB How...

This on the face of it seems like a simple thing but please let me explain I have recently had an extension and we have a new landing area. The landing area lights are on the new extension ring main (as I understood from the electrician at the time). On the same switch panel I have a two way...

We've had a new Bifold Door installed and looking from outside under the weather step you can see it's basically propped onto wood and very little else there. I'm concerned that with any heavy rainfall / cleaning of the patio that a lot of water is going to run under this and into the wall...

Anyone using Drayton Wiser with 4 Valves / Zones? I have 3 heating zones (one of which is a simple Under Floor Heating setup) and one is hot water I'm assuming I need to run two hubs - is this even possible in one app?

We purchased a double oval radiator a while back and are just getting around to fitting it - we noticed that one of the columns is actually manufactured incorrectly and at a slight wonk, which throws off the look. The rad does have a labelled back and front, but if I was to fit it with the back...

Hi All, We're in the process of an extension right now and are having a brand new sealed system bolier/cylinder/central heating system installed as part of the work I'm looking for a smart thermostat for the system and was leaning towards Tado, but the builder raised the issue that there is no...

I'm looking to get a switch to help me modify a lightswitch to handle smart lightbulbs I already have the 'smart' setup with a momentary switch which controls the smart bulb via zigbee, but I want to have the ability to hard switch the light, should the zigbee or wifi go down. I'm looking to...

We've just moved into a new house and there is an electric towel rail in the bathroom. I'd like to add a timer to it - i'm not really fussed what kind of timer and how it's set up, just the cheapest possible. At present, it runs to a fused switched spur outside the bathroom - obviously...

I have some damp coming from the top of my chimney breast and took a look and seems the flashing on the back of the chimney may be the cause... Got someone round to give me a quote and said £460, which a) seems a bit pricey to me, but b) I just can't afford at the moment... Been looking...

We have a bathroom extension which is essentially sealed off from the rest of the house. I am unable to find or reach the junction box which serves it - the best thing I can access is the pull switch. I believe that I can run a non timed extractor fan from this without too much difficulty...

The ignitor on our grill has started playing up. It doesnt 'spark' when the grill is off, but when you manually light the gas, it instantly starts sparking again when you press the button. Just wondering if this is a common problem that can be easily rectified? I'm assuming the flow of flame...

When we moved into our house a year ago the survey said that the chimney's needed repointing. With all the wind and adverse weather we've had lately I've decided that it's probably about time we got around to this... I've asked a few local companies for quotes and interestingly have so far...

I've having my fireplace replaced and the wall above it is in a bit of a state. There was previously some mdf boarded above it, presumably due to the previous owners not wanting to plaster, and the mantleshelf cut the wall in half, meaning it wasnt an issue. The new mantleshelf does not, so...

I'm decorating next weekend and need to remove my 2 radiators to paper. We've refilled radiators on a standard system before but can't seem to find clear information on refilling a combi- do I really need to drain the whole system if simply replacing the same radiators? Or can I just refill...