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I have had a cedar wood roof build & fitted on top of my summer house (underneath is the standard ply/felt so waterproofing is not an issue) What is best to 'show off' & protect the cedar? Do I need to wax it with something or paint it with something, if so whats best? See picture for style of...

Hi Not too sure if this should be posted in the gardening bit but it a wood question so... I have had a cedar wood roof build & fitted on top of my summer house (underneath is the standard ply/felt so waterproofing is not an issue) What is best to 'show off' & protect the cedar? Do I need to...

Hi A bit difficult to describe but here goes (with pictures) Ive stripped out a spare bedroom (upstairs) with a view to re-skim/decorate etc. When I ripped out the skirting board I punched a small hole in the plaster board & thought nothing of it apart from the rush of freezing cold air...

Hi Im trying to squeeze in my new kitchen extractor hood chimney in place but I need to shave off about 2 - 3mm in order for it to fit in. :? Does anyone know a way to do this? I have various Dremmel type tools but when a try it leaves a burn mark as it heats up. See phots...

Hi All my rads in my house are obscure widths and I need to replace 3 of them but can I find replacement sizes anywhere - can I heck. Rad 1 - 750mm width Rad 2 - 1760mm Rad 3 - 1360mm height is not an issue (all 700mm) Does anyone know where I can get them? My only...

Hi Im replacing the flush syphon in my toilet cistern which means the removal of the cistern from the pan. This is no problem but will have to turn off the supply to the whole house while Im dong it as there is no stop cock/valve etc that I can find. While Im doing this I may as well...

Hi I’m trying to find somewhere I can buy (online) wooden window boards/sills. The bottom picture in the photograph is the type I’m after. The only ones I can find anywhere (BQ/Wickes) have square edges - I’m after rounded ones as the are exposed and not hidden behind curtains etc. Does...

Im installing a new cooker extractor unit in my kitchen that comes with a 100mm venting kit. Unfortunately the drilled bore hole in the wall is 100mm and its just impossible to squeeze the ducting thru this. Is there an easier way? Drilling another bore hole is out the question or is there...

Hi Ive just fitted a new sink with 1.5 bowl and Im looking for a waste trap that will allow me to fit a waste from my dishwasher & washing machine so I only have one waste pipe for everything going outside. Something like this from Screwfix...

Hi What would be the best way of filling in this cooker extraction fan hole so it makes it easier for the plasterer? Its single brick - cavity - single brick. The cable you see is dead, which is just as well for the person who drilled it originally! I will be removing this as well...

Hi Im looking around the cupboard where my hot water tank is and have found some dodgy looking cables joined together. They are in an awkward location out of sight. Two cables go into a 'connector' from somewhere downstairs (boiler / CU ?) and one cable looks as if it goes into a control...

Hi Im about to replace my kitchen sink/units etc and will be turning off water supply. The taps are connected to standard 15mm copper piping via flexible hoses. Is there anything that I can 'cap off' the copper pipes while I work so I can restore the supply? Or is it easier to fit a...

Hi Im jiggling around my cooker hood and need a couple of feet of extra cable. I have a drum of "3 Core 6 amp" cable that states "For extension leads & domestic appliances up to 1440 watts". It looks pretty much identical to the cable that was already there so is it okay to use...

I have 'chased' a cable down from a back box through about an inch of plaster and want to cover it some metal trunking (my word) but don't know the best way to sticking to the brick wall. i've tried masonry nail & small screws but they either bend or the screws are too close the edge of the...

Hi I have probably the simplist kitchen 'ring' and want to add a couple of double sockets to it. Below is my Van Gogh picture effort to show what I have. Its pretty simple, one cable comes out of the fuse box, runs along the wall under the kitchen units and terminates inside a double...

Hi I want to put in an extractor fan on the wall in my kitchen that Im completely re-fitting. I roughly know where I want it but Im struggling where to get the power from. Please see the photo. My options are (in this order) Can I use the cable that is coming from an...

Hi Looking at the pics of my kitchen ceiling can it be skimmed? At some point I will get my walls skimmed over & patched here & there but I don't know what to do with the ceiling. It looks like it has some sort of wallpaper or something on it and has several coats of paint. Some of the...

Hi Im ripping out all of my kitchen and amongst many odd things Im discovering, this is one of them. A big hole in the floor directly under the kitchen sink unit. Coming out of it is the water supply pipe that bends out the top and appears to be made of a tough hard plastic. Its then...

Hi Im ripping out my kitchen and have found these two capped pipes sticking out the wall about an inch. Both are about 10" from the floor. There is nothing on the other side of each wall that service them (outside wall and living room) House built in the 1950's

Hi Im ripping out my kitchen & have pulled down what was boxing in an ugly toilet soil pipe. Its revealed these two air vents that I want to fill in when I re-box the pipe but was wondering the best way how and what with. I was thinking of either stuffing it with spongy foam...