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    USB cables

    Hi everyone. I need to connect a desktop computer to a TV to retrieve photos that weren't transferred to my laptop so i can put them on disc.. (the old monitor is broken). Which double ended cable do i need to get. Alternately can i connect the desktop directly to the laptop and again which...
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    Aerial problems

    I have recently had my kitchen refitted including sockets etc. Previously i had a sky box which is used as a digibox but could receive whatever channel is on in the lounge on my Sky + box... I have now brought a new Freeview telly but i'm not receiving a signal so i connected the Sky box back...
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    Shower not heating up

    Thanks I thought that might be the case .
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    Shower not heating up

    Hope someone can help....I have had to turn off the power to replace light fittings and now the shower won't heat up.. Is this just a coincidence, because the power was off or something unrelated?
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    uploading or downloading pics....

    Cheers, will give it a go
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    uploading or downloading pics....

    Tried to upload a photo onto the forum and got message it was too big. help
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    lights in fire surround

    I agree but the pic was apparently too big.....any suggestions
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    lights in fire surround

    Hi, I have bought a wooden fire surround second hand, the chrome rings with clips are in the underside of the mantle and i have the wire with transformer and connectors but there doesn't appear to be a way of fastening the bulbs into the chrome rings, can anyone tell me whats missing......
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    Re-chargeable drill/driver

    What is the best make to buy. will only be for occasional DIY
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    Mobile -V- Water

    I dropped a Samsung Europa mobile on my mop bucket, tried drying it out on the radiator but it's not working. Is there any point in taking it to the phone shop... :oops:
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    Moss in block paving

    I am trying to revive a lot of block paving which has moss and weeds in the joints. The area is too big to use a crevise tool 'thingy' whats the best weed killer for the job? :)
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    Wasps

    I have been packing the joists under some 'bouncy' floorboards and have found a wasp nest which is about 3 feet long. It being the off season now will the wasps return next year or is it now a dead nest?
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    Downlights

    I have just bought a second hand wooden fire surround that is fitted with 2 downlights under the mantel. There are no fittings to connect to the electrics. Can i buy the neccesary fittings so that i can plug the lights in? Thanks
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    Plaster/Skirting

    Can anyone tell me why my walls weren't re-plastered straight to the floor. Skirting has to go on yet.
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    Plugs

    I need to fix a small metal box weighing about 1kg to an MDF cupboard which are the best sort of pugs to use?
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    Tiling

    Hi, Possibly a silly question but should I tile first to avoid a lot of cutting and then fit bath, toilet and basin or the other way around...
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    Short shower screen

    Hi, I am planning to replace my straight bath with a P shaped shower bath but because of a sloping roof the screen has to be 1500mm not 1700mm high. Anyone know any stockists???
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    Tap Washer

    I have just replaced a tap washer on a basin tap exactly as the Homeserve.com video. I reassembled the tap and turned the water supply back on. When i tested the tap, the water runs but i cant turn it off, what have i done wrong?????
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    FAULTY WASHER???

    I have started to get minor shocks from my washing machine. I have tested the earth wire with an electric screw driver and there seems to be a current running through it.. i may be stupid but this can't be right, can it????? HELP!!!!
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