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Hello, we are having some storage built for understairs cupboard. Now that it's been opened up you can see the gas meter flex hose sticks out a which will interfere with the new drawers. I wonder if I could loosen the bolts and rotate that hose and regulator 90 degrees so it's parallel with the...

Hello, I can't find any advice anywhere. I have new 1.8m wide fence panels to put in the back garden. The panels are exactly 1.8 meters wide but the gravel boards are 1.83. should I pack out panels to 1.83 or cut gravel boards down to 1.8? I am using durapost system so could easily cut down the...

Hello, We just moved into a new house that has a Siemens therm installed on a Glow worm combi boiler. It works fine but I find it really complicated to programme so want to switch to a Hive as the prices are down for 'black Friday' sales. Before I install I just want to doublecheck the wiring...

I really want to put an outdoor hose union bib tap on the wall outside the kitchen and wish I'd done it when I renovated. There is an existing hole through the wall from an old drain that I cut off at both ends and filled with expanding foam. This seems like an easy place to pass a 15mm copper...

We live in a conversion flat - the building was built in the late 1800s and was converted into flats 30+ years ago. Apparently our flat and flat upstairs had back boilers in the fireplaces. Ours must have been removed well before we bought and we have just a normal fireplace that we were told...

Hey everybody, I'm back to fixing up the flat again now that Christmas is over. I am replacing some skirting boards, and was wondering where on earth I can source 150mm rounded skirting boards. They do not carry anything this big at Wickes, B&Q, etc. I have found it online but nowhere with a...

Hello, I know this can't be answered without you knowing exactly what's wrong with the boiler, but I was wondering if my boiler was starting to fail, if it was worth repairing or if I should just go ahead with a replacement which I would need at some point soon anyway. The current boiler...

Hello, Here's some background on our setup - 2 bed split-level flat with indirect system upstairs, boiler downstairs. The motorised valve is stuck open so the CH comes on whenever HW is switched on. Motorised valve is 3 port (mid position) British Gas with the blue plastic cover (think it's...

Hello, I got a really good deal on a replacement for my knackered old extractor fan the other day, and picked one up that has all the features including run-on timer and humidistat. Only thing is it has a pullcord and I am trying to use it with an external light switch instead. I tried to get...