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My new John Lewis (AEG) dishwasher door spring is very tight. It just springs up. I've taken the sides off but can't see how to adjust the tension. Please help.

Hello All, Currently the consumer unit and double socket are on the end wall in my detached garage. I'd like to move the socket to the middle of the garage and install another on the opposite wall. So two sockets opposite each other about 3m from CU. How would you do it? Option 1: wire in...

I need about 1.8m3 of concrete for garden wall footings. How much will it cost? How much to pump it as I live on a hill? What happens if I need more or less? This is the Suffolk / Essex area. Thanks.

I've just failed to build a garden wall (750 bricks) and so have decided to quit while I'm ahead. So, I'm looking for a bricklayer in Suffolk. How much do bricklayers cost per day? Also, how many bricks can lay a day with/without a labourer? Thanks.

Summer is here and that means dee eye why! Yeah baby! My project this year is too replace a rotting wooden wall with a double skinned brick wall. The wall has a maximum height of 60cm. Bearing in mind that the drive is concrete, I need to know the dimensions for the footings. Also, do...

Dear All, I'm hoping to become more employable by doing the C&G 2382-15 course. Please recommend a home study course with the exam centre in Suffolk or Essex. Also, how long does it take? Thanks.

Build what you like. Look at this, especially the overhanging guttering picture. http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/extension-turns-neighbouring-property-into-a-semi---but-council-says-yes-anyway-150350411.html

I’m unemployed and have seen a few maintenance jobs that state that knowledge of PLCs is desirable. Therefore I’ve decided to learn about PLCs. I need some help! Please recommend: PLC simulation software, books, DIY kits, videos, etc. Also, is there a preferred make of PLC to learn...

How would you fix this brick? The frost has got to it over the last 40 years and eroded almost halfway through. It's behind a gas pipe. Any ideas?

Dear All, My father recently died and I’ve discovered that he owned a worthless old banger which has been in a rented garage since 1992. Several months’ rent is owed, more than the car is worth. Can I legally scrap the car without informing the DVLA? I don’t know if the car has been...

Like everyone else I receive a few spam phone calls a day from 084 numbers. I'm looking for a new phone. Which phones can block specific numbers?

I've opened up my fireplace and laid a slate hearth. I got a professional in to render, plaster and fit the liner and stove.

Where can I buy a laser beam sensor, not a PIR. I'd like to have the sensor trigger two 40W lights and also a bell, all at 230V.

My DeWalt hammer drill needs a new chuck. Will a keyless chuck work with hammer action? Or should I stick with keyed one?

I'm remodelling my fireplace and I need to join two sections of brickwork together. What's the best way? Brick ties, which size? Reinforcing coil?

Dear All, I'm planning to open up my fireplace and then get an HETAS engineer to install the stove. This is my fireplace: Looking up and left: Looking straight up, yes that's my forehead: The builder's opening supports the corbelling which supports the flue. The height...

Dear All, I've recently moved into a new house. The loft aerial from 1987 is a group B one. I now need a group W aerial and also a 4G filter. I'd like to buy a Triax Digi 14, but can't find a stockist. Where can I buy one? Or something similar? Thanks.

Hello DIYers, I planning a to tile my hearth with riven slate tiles. I'm not too sure how high to make the hearth. The face tiles will probably need to be 30mm x 300mm. I need to know how thin slate tiles can be cut with an angle grinder. Thanks.

I'll soon be opening up my fireplace for a stove to go in. Will a 88mm single leaf steel lintel will be OK. Or should I use a concrete lintel. The lintel will be at least 300mm above the stove.

Hello All, I’m in the process of removing a sink from a utility room and replacing the worktop. The sink has a trap with waste water from the washing machine going into it. Downstream from the trap is the internal boiler drain pipe. The 40mm waste pipe then goes outside and into a gulley...