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Can I get something that sits inside the shower hose on a mixer tap to reduce the pressure?! It's great that the mains pressure at the taps means the bath fills quickly, but it also means the hand held shower head works like a pressure washer! Don't really want to change anything cosmetically...

Hello tilers! I've done quite a lot of DIY tiling, usually to a reasonable standard, but I want to do my new kitchen to a really good standard. The only tricky part is where the wall tiles go into the window recess so I need some edge trim which will go from the top of the wall tiles, 90...

I've got a minor roof leak between two rafters, which I've been unable to find by lifting tiles alone. I need to open a section of membrane from above, lift out the slabs of celotex (plasterboarded on the inside which I don't really want to touch) and track down the leak. If I was to remove...

What's by best option for regulating the hot water temperature in my bathroom, but without turning down the temperature of my cylinder (standard indirect, unvented). I want to keep the water in the cylinder hot for the kitchen and utility room. Could I get some sort of thermostatic valve to add...

Anyone got a recommendation for a mid-range wet tile saw? I chucked out the old "Performance Power" one from Aldi or Lidl so need a replacement, preferably with a bed which is smooth and a guide which doesn't move during cutting. Looking for DeWalt/Makita standard, decent reliable kit but not...

Trying to decide whether to put a washer dryer in my utility room, or a standard washing machine and a dryer in the integral double garage (over the hall). My garage is my workshop and is pretty huge (2.5x the standard size) but I don't like the idea of losing the slightest bit of space. I'm...

Why do some people come on to this DIY forum and not discuss DiY? There are accounts which seem to exist only to start arguments and which never offer any advice or ask any questions on the DIY/trades groups! Can admin please get on top of this... I don't bother posting on some threads because...

Which idiot decided that standard dishwashers would be 550mm+ deep? Did they forget that dishwashers are likely to have pipework behind them?!

I've made a bit of a balls up when prepping the pipework for my new kitchen, I assumed that integrated dishwashers had space behind them for pipes! Apparently I was wrong, so the standpipe type trap has had to come out. I've bought a connector to put the dishwasher waste straight on to a 40mm...

I can't believe I'm having to ask this after so many years of doing building work, but can anyone recommend a plasterboard fixing which actually works properly?! I've given up on the small Fisher Duo plugs, half the time they just mangle themselves to hell and pull out, and don't get me started...

What's the best thing to use for a dishwasher that isn't immediately next to the sink? Does anyone do a push fit type for the hose, like the ones found attached to sink wastes, or are standalone types always the old style washing machine type here the hose is just pushed inside the open...

How on earth do I get one of these to work properly?! My builder says his works perfectly (same Roughneck model as mine) but mine is hopeless! No matter what I do, when I pull the trigger the water just gets squeezed out of the mix and it goes too hard to be pushed through the nozzle... I'm...

As I said on another thread, had a disaster with my kitchen ceiling due to the paint taking ages to dry on Zinsser coated areas. I'm going to sand back the whole area and prime it but want to get a consistent light texture when I repaint. Anyone got any tips for doing this? For a start I'm...

After a nightmare with my kitchen ceiling (rough as anything, multiple holes for downlights and sections removed to access cables) I'd finally finished with the filler and ready to paint. I primed the areas I'd filled with Zinsser Bullseye and sprayed two coats of Leyland Super Leytex, but it...