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I bought one of those sliding door kits so I could replace a curtain with a door that I can slide out of the way rather than hang the door and lose some space. I need to put a batten up first as the holes do not marry up on the door frames. In the pic attached I've drawn in the batten (wont be...

When I switch my TV to terrestrial channels i get no signal. I have a powered 'amp' or something in the loft where 3 internal tv cables come in and then the aerial cable from outside comes in. Then on my aerial pole outside I have the internal cable going into a box and the box has a cable...

Hi, I am going to replace some wooden fence posts but probably will only remove the concreate thats directly in front of the post and use those concrete spurs to attach new posts too. Just wandering what tool i need to hire, as in what is it called and what power. I'll probably use HSS as...

Hi all, I've just replaced a cistern, not an easy feet for me but seemed to go ok. I swapped a Dudley for a Dudley Vantage. No leaks but when I flush the water fills really slowly, like it would probably take 10 minutes to fill or longer. But if I knock the assembly on the left (the bits with...

I have a franke kitchen tap and its dripping from the spout, not the top but where the spout goes into the body of the tap. i bought an o-ring and washer kit but have a problem fitting. I can unscrew the part where the spout meets the body and can then wiggle the spout up about an inch so its...

I've read various posts from here and elsewhere, just like to jot down what I'm doing to see if it sounds ok. I am going to purchase a 12ft by 8ft shed but do not want to put down a concreate base in case we sell up in a few years. (plus I'm on a budget !) I am going to dig out the 12ft x 8ft...

Hi, with my heating / water system I have to have the HW and CH on for my rads to heat up. Is this normal - been asking around and people have said they can get their rads on by just turning their CH on. My hot water is fine when just the HW is on and the boiler light comes on. If I switch...

Hi, is there any particular type of wood I should use for my stairs. I have just got the type that has 2 'planks' of wood going up stairs - not the spindles. Most wood I can see in diy stores is either not as thick as the wood currently in place or is sharp on the edges unlike the wood in...

Hi my garage has a side door which is a hollow door and rather tatty as its been used as a goal for a fair few years !! My problem is I'm searching on google for doors but not sure what to look for, doors seem to be solid if they're exterior and this one is hollow, not panelled or anything...

Hi all, I decided to take up loads of paving slabs in my garden and whilst doing this decided to get rid of a water butt that had been installed on my extention. I have dug the hole, dug the trench for the pipe and purchased the pipes. What I'm not sure of is how to seal the pipes. I have...

My internal walls are concrete or brick...or at least they are not hollow anyway. Where they meet the door frames the walls need to be rubbed down as it looks awful. Do I just use sandpaper ? Or is there something else i should use to make the walls smooth. Thanks

Hi, I installed a new wc and cistern a couple of months ago and have noticed that when the toilet is flushed the force of the water coming into the pan causing splashing out of the towl. Is there usually a setting on the cistern that can control how quick the water is forced into the bowl ...

I have just gutted and re-fitted my downstairs loo and one of the things I did was to put replace the rad with a towell rad and hid the pipes by boxing them in with aquapanel and tiling over. I also put some service valves on the rad tails but.....now I come to put another rad in my kitchen I...

I have just purchaed 2 panels to put in my bathroom that are going to go around my toilet which I will then tile onto. Do I really need to purchase aquapanel screws ? Or can i just use drywall screws that I would use with plasterboard. Also I am cutting the board into 3 and butting them...

I have just purchased a rad and where the radiator valves screw into, there are plug in the rad that I think may be transit plugs from the instructions. Do these just screw out ? I dont want to do any damage ot it, the transit plug has a very large cross that none of my scewdrivers are large...

I have just purchased a Lapis mono tap and it has come with 2 tap tails, I want to buy some different tails that are push fit but I have two options, M10 or M12 connectors on the tap end. How do i work out which I need, does the 10 and 12 stand for mm ? as the connector does look about 10mm...

I've just put up some plasterboard on my ceiling as it was looking quite aged and I'm getting a plasterer to do the walls anyway soon. When putting the new boards up (only very small room, some of the edges when butted up, are not 100% level, it look like the joists may not be 100% flat. So...

I'm gutting my wc room downstairs which is also where the cold water supply to the house comes in. If I want to replace these pipes and move them slightly, I've read up on the speedfit site and sourced the PE_Copper Coupler that I will need to put on the pipe that enters the floor, then a...

I am about to call in a plasterer to plaster my ceiling, and walls. The room is my cloakroom/wc room which is only 1m by 2m. I have scrapped all the paint from the walls leaving the original grey plaster walls. Should I do anything to the walls to prepare them for the plasterer ? Thanks

I've pulled up some old vinyl floor tiles from my small bathroom and will be puttng dow ceramic tiles instead. The floors is dirty and dusty still, is there a floor paint i should put down first before i start my floor tiling ? I'll be putting down some underfloor heating - the wire type...