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My son has put a dent in the plastic rear bumper on his Nissan Qashqai. I've been looking on eBay for a used replacement but they are all as bad as his and / or the wrong colour. Do you think the bumper is repairable if I took it off, pushed the dent out, filled it and got someone to respray it...

When connecting radiator valves to the radiator do you a) use PTFE tape on the threads b) use Plumbers Mait paste on the threads c) use nothing just screw them together d) use LS-X or similar I've refitted loads of radiators DIY over the years and never really thought .. am I doing it the way...

My 1980's bungalow has bitumen solid floors throughout. Does anyone know if the original builders would have put insulation in the slab when it was first built ? And a DPM ? Was it a requirement in the '80's I'm thinking of overlaying the floor with insulation sheets similar to the electric...

The kitchen in my mothers 1980's bungalow was extended about 20 years ago. The original floor is bitumen with red bitumen floor tiles, the extension floor is concrete. They have had a carpet fitted over thin underlay for many years which we had removed earlier this year when the house was...

I've inherited a small 1980's 2 bed detached bungalow with a detached single garage and am considering converting the garage into a master bedroom with en-suite and attaching it to the main building making it a 3 bedroom detached bungalow. I attach a photo of the property as it is currently...

20+ years ago my late father ran some twin and earth from the house to the detached garage, the distance being about 2m. He tied the cable to a tensioned wire which was bolted at each end to brickwork. I have just had the Electrics tested for a Landlords Certificate and he said not only has the...

I'm doing a quick refresh of a house before letting it out. It has Artex ceilings and embossed wallpaper so I'm just going to go over the lot with white matt emulsion on walls and ceiling. Which type of 9" roller should I use, preferably from either Screwfix or Toolstation ? thanks

This is a question for the professional driveway guys. I've had the driveway dug out and stoned up but he dug a bit too much out so I need to put more on it to get to the finished level. I can either top the crusherun with a) more Crush and then 30mm grit sand or b) just use a thicker layer of...

My mum has oil central heating in her bungalow but we have recently arranged for a new gas supply to be run to the house from the street in readiness for replacing the old boiler with a gas Combi CH boiler. I wasn't there when Cadent visited the house but they suggested if I could fit the new...

My Mums 1980's bungalow has an old 4 way Fuse box so it's about time it was swapped out for a new Consumer Unit. I've had a look around and there is no earth from the Fuse box to the water pipes or the oil feed pipe for the Oil Central heating so those would need earth straps too. She had a...

Hi, I have an Ariston 27 MFFI combi boiler, with only DHW running when I turn the Hot tap full on and the DHW Temp dial set at Max the temperature LED's on the boiler go up to 60 and no further. Is that correct as I have seen a YouTube video where the same model boiler lit up the higher LED's...

The valve on the Flow side of the CH filling loop is dripping from the plastic lever. It's an Ariston boiler and this is how it was installed many years ago. The cold supply end of the chrome filling loop connects to a non return brass lever valve and it's OK. I can't find a similar brass valve...

Can anyone identify this green slime that appears to be living on the stone chippings on my drive ? The chippings have been there 20+ years and this is the first time the slime has appeared. It appears to be growing and slowly taking over all the area. I have put weedkiller on but it didn't...

Now that the block paved drive is finished I'm going to make a pair of 6ft x 4.5ft driveway gates and wondering what size of timber to use. Each gate will have a Z frame and a t&g cladding. Should the Z frame top and bottom pieces be at the extreme top & bottom or set up from the bottom of the...

My Mums bungalow has a valley and it's been leaking for a while. I have been up and can't see any cracks in the lead and last winter re pointed 1 or 2 places under the concrete tiles but it is still leaking. So I'm going to have another go, and check the lead again very carefully. I'm going to...

I need to calculate how much MOT I will need to order for the sub base of my block paved drive. I will be able to work out the m3 once it's dug out but does anyone know the conversion factor from cubic metre to loose tonne "40mm Down MOT" Is 2 tonne compacted per m3 about right ?

After digging out the lawn and tarmac drive I'm going to compact the 100mm crusher run in my residential driveway in 2 x 50mm stages. If I roll it with a walk behind roller first will it compress harder than just a plate compactor or will several passes of a plate compactor / wacker do the job...

Hi, I'm planning on block paving my drive and front lawn. I'm going to get lads in with a digger to do all the scraping off and then I will put the crush down myself and level it etc. When it comes to screeding the sand, I have read the excellent site http://www.pavingexpert.com/bpvseq01.htm...

I'm going to board over the bathroom floorboards prior to laying Vinyl flooring and wondering which type of board I should use. I originally thought of using WBP plywood but I have read comments that it's not as waterproof as it used to be 10+ years ago and just use ordinary plywood instead...

I am thinking of buying a Roughneck 6lb Log splitting maul from Toolstation, item code 14628, but then I noticed it's a fibreglass handle. The last logs I split I borrowed a maul with a wooden handle, possibly Hickory handle and it did the job. Unfortunately I can't remember what make it was...