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Hi The screen has gone on my underfloor heating thermstat (seems to be a common problem - tried a fix that was unsucessfull). Someone on another thread said the Honeywell T4 replaces it although both are available at very similar prices (T4 is very slightly cheaper!). Is there any reason not to...

I've got loads of little nails and pins in the floorboards and staircase that I want to remove without damaging the wood too much. I've got a little pry bar thing and some nail pincers but take quite a lot of time and can damage the wood a fair bit, is there a better tool to have for doing...

we have a 2.4m wide folding sliding door. I'm looking at putting some sort of clear perspex canopy over it to help protect it a bit from the weather. Hs anyone got any advise/ideas/links/have something similar? All the stuff I've seen on the web is for a single door Thanks Jim

I've got my shower and bath waste on the same pipe. The pipe is currently 1.5" but I am upgrading this to 2". The pipe runs from the shower, after 1 meter the bath waste joins it, another meter and there is a 90 degree bend and then it runs for 2.5 meters out of the wall and into the soil...

There is a partition wall in our 1903 victorian semi-detached house that is approx 2" thick and appears to be made of compressed straw and plaster blocks. I am about to start removing this wall and I am a bit concerened that it might contain some nasties eg asbestos. Anyone familiar with this...

Using caulk on the top of the skirting but should I use something else more robust between UFH porcelain tiles and the bottom of the skirting: frame sealant, silicone, something else or is caulk good enough for the job? Thanks

My random orbit sander just spins at high speed now, start it of on the wood with pressure and the motor just hums because it just wants to spin quickly. I have stripped it down and cleaned all the dust out but it is still the same. It was working fine this morning. Is it for the scrap heap...

I'm looking to buy a track saw primarily for fitting a new kitchen but will also be needed for lots of other DIY around the house. Is a track saw worth buying? Can you get a decent one around the £250 mark? Any recomendation please? Many thanks

I'm about 1/4 the way through tiling the kitchen dinner floor (30m2) and the old corded drill I'm using with a paddle mixer on has nearly burnt out. I need to use something to mix the rest of the tile adhesive with(4 or 5x20kg bags) and then the grout and then use very occasionally for the odd...

I am looking to buy a good quality spirit level(s) to help me tile our new kitchen floor (30m2) with large porcelain tile (90cm x 45cm). What size(s) would be most useful and can you recomend a particular level(s). Thanks

Do I need to prime or seal the screed before I tile onto it and what do I prime or seal it with? Anything else that could be done to ensure the job can be done properly? Thanks

I am about to tile our new ensuite shower(8m2) with 600x300mm ceramic tiles approx 8mm thich. I will also be tiling our new kitchen floor when its ready in 2 months (30m2) with porcelain tiles that I think will be 900x450mm approx 8-10mm thick. Currently I have no tile cutter worthy of...

I am struggling to find a few different companies to get quotes from. Can anyone recomend someone to screed over our ufh in the Stockport/Manchester area, preferably localish firms. We are after the sand/cement/fibre type. Thanks

Hi I need to join a chrome plated brass 32mm basin waste to 32mm solvent weld pipe. Do I have to use a compression joint or is there another way of doing it with a slimmer profile as the join will be in a cavity wall. thanks Jim

I've got a number of basin/bath/sink and shower wastes to drill through victorian brick walls in the next 6 months or so and was thinking of getting a 52mm core bit as I could put 32mm or 40mm pipe through it. My current SDS is probably on its last legs and is not the best and was thinking of...

I am building the shower part of our new ensuite room, it is sitting in the end of the room surrounded by 3 wall which will be tiled with a glass sliding door to the front. One wall is solid brick with victorian plaster on it. One wall is victorian stud wall (lathe & plaster) and the other I am...

We have a saniplus macerator in the en-suite of the attic bedroom. Who-ever installed it did a bad job of it. I have unkinked the outflow pipe and straightened the pipe work up (yes I know it shouldn't be 25mm MDPE pipe but I'm stuck with it untill I rip it all out next year) see picture below...

Appologies if this has been covered before, but couldn't find anything. I want to know the pro's and cons of traditional screed vs liquid screed over my UFH. The make up is DPM, 100mm concrete slab, 75mm kingspan type insulation (with 25mm round the outside walls), thin vapour barrier with...

Can I achieve rounded corners on plasterboard which will be skimmed over and then painted? I don't like the modern straight edge beading and would rather have a finish on the corners like the victorians use to (ie rounded) Thanks Jim

After hammering our upright vacuum for years with cleaning up after DIY, I've finally decided to get a cylinder vacuum cleaner justfor cleaning up after diy and for attatching to power tools to (and for cleaning the car). I haven't done much research but was looking at something like a numatic...