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Hello everyone I require a new filter (see attached) for my wet & dry vac; however them seem very expensive at £50 give or take £5. Has anyone been able source these (incl. delivery) for a good price? Kind regards, Gordon

Hi all It’s looking like the floor level of an extension is lower than main drainage of property. I would like to avoid Saniflo. Is there any other options. We live in a town rather the countryside and so have neighbouring properties.

Dear Sir / Madam My wife and I live in Glasgow, Scotland. In summary we are looking for a storage facility happy to accept small amounts of boxes when not present and store until my wife can pay a visit and sort into storage. In detail... Previous storage at...

Hi everyone I have a shower floor and the grout seems to keep washing out. It has been re-grouted once and now facing having to do it again. The tiles are white mosaic tiles and quite shallow depth so I think there is a distinct lack of grout in the joins and then are of course joined by a...

Hello everyone My fence has seen better days... in particular the fence posts seem to be the main problem... rotting from the top. They are set in concrete. Would it be possible to remove these and put composite ones in their place and screw normal wood into / onto the composite... the...

Hello everyone I don't know how many garden hoses I have went through... most finding their fate from being dropped or meeting their demise over the winter period when left connected to the hose. I know I should endeavour to disconnect the hose over winter and to even be more gentle with it...

Hello everyone I have a Numatic CVD570 which is a wet and dry vacuum cleaner. It was knocked over on my driveway accidentally whilst in use and when put upright I noticed smoke emanating from the vents that house the motors. It is out of warranty. I contacted the retailer from which I...

Hello everyone I purchased a Hollywood style make-up mirror for my wife at Christmas. https://www.illuminated-mirrors.uk.com/rgb-isabella-hollywood-mirror.html It has an ambient light for the wall in the way of an LED strip. The company supplied it with a RGB light strip which emitted a low...

Evening everyone. I have recently received planning permission for an extension to the rear of my home. However the front of the property looks terrible (it is a 1938 John Lawrence bungalow). See attached image. It currently has white painted pebble dash and has seen better days. I have no...

Good evening all. I have installed a Hollywood type mirror in my bedroom for my wife at a vanity table. It is wall mounted and requires power for the bulbs and ambient backlight. There is a socket directly below the location of the mirror which comes directly off the ring main. I installed...

Hello everyone. I am in the Bearsden area. I have received planning approval for an extension to my home. Whilst we will not have to move out I will need to remove a lot of furniture and belongings... too much to be stored elsewhere within the home. Therefore I need storage. To quantify how...

Hello everyone. I have brick built cupboard in my living room. Within it there is a recess that is shelved and is a convenient home for my home IT - NAS, network switch etc etc. In my living room I have a number of devices... TV, Sky Q Mini, PS4, Google Nest WIFI router etc... some of which...

Hello everyone, I had my bathroom done around 2 or 3 years ago. We have small hexagonal floor tiles laid upon screed (due to electric UFH). The tiles are quite low profile and therefore not much grout down the side of the meshed hexagonal tiles. The cement grout has washed out in small areas...

Hello everyone. I have had an extension designed by an architect. I stay in Bearsden, Glasgow. I advised to the architect at the outset that my budget (including VAT) is £90,000. The house floor area is 150sqm. We are adding 41.1sqm. Totally 191.1sqm I have attached drawings of the existing...

Hello. I am currently in the process of having an extension designed. The external finish will be white render with grey brick at the bottom, zinc and I am looking to add some wooden cladding. I love the look of Western Red Cedar. Have also been thinking about larch. Any...

Hello all. Has anyone come across and tried and tested (even unique on the market) product that will seal a gutter joins. 1_Mastic - almost always fails and too messy 2_Supplied rubber seals - I have replaced the joins and the supplied seals are not a match for my older half round gutters...

Hello all. What is the going hourly rate for a self employed electrician in Glasgow?

Hello all, I have a little fabric stool in my hallway. I tried to clean a mark on the fabric whilst the mark has gone I am left with a horrible watermark. I can I get this looking like new again?

Hi all, I recently smashed out two air bricks on the front of my property with a view to installed LED brick lights. The air bricks I removed are of standard size. If the LED brick lights I source do not fit the newly created aperture then I will use some type of expanding construction form...

Hello all. I live in a chalet Bungalow. The gutters are within easy reach of a small ladder. I have a leaking corner join - the gutters must be at least 10 (if not even 15-20) years old. I am not in a position to redo gutters and soffits quite yet. I have tried replacements however...