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Hi all, I want to change my existing kitchen spotlights as below: I'd like to change them for ones without transformers, maybe even GU10 fittings or even the same type which are 240v - can anyone let me know which ones I could use? Thanks Lee

Hi all, Looking to change the colour of our wetroom floor. It's a light green colour at the moment, see pic - but the wife has asked if we can paint over it. If we can, can someone please advise on the paint/materials needed and also the process. Thanks for any help. Lee

Good morning all, I need to add some ventilation to try to stop damp and mold in all the rooms in our bungalow. We moved into the house 5 years ago and it looks like the previous owner caked it in anti mold paint so it would sell and no issues could be seen. I have one room which i store my...

So the element went in our in built oven last night. It is a Bush BIOFOB and like an total amateur I forgot to note down which wires go where as my son was disconnecting the spades whilst I held the element to stop it falling as I had removed the screws. It has 5 spade connectors but I have no...

Good morning, Hoping someone can help me here. I need to replace some kitchen spotlights but i want to go for ones that go straight into the mains rather than use a transformer. Are these ones ok for that...

Hi all, So we bought a bungalow 4 years ago and this year we have started having problems with damp spots on the Chimney breast in the living room. Its 100% the chimney because the damp is on the room will and the otherside of the breast in the bedroom which backs onto it. Problem is that for...

Hi All, My bathroom ceiling in our new house has gone mouldy pretty quick due to their being a fan in the ceiling i think. Im assuming MR plasterboard wasnt used. Can someone let me know how to sort this problem. Ive looked at Zinsser stain block but do i need to paint that on first then use...

Got home today and and found a small piece of the corrugated roofing in the garden which had come off the garage. Is this Asbestos. Thanks for any advice. The house was built in the 1930s as was the garage.

Hi all, Just noticed that my garage roof has been leaking. It must have been during the heavy downpour the other day. Being as I work for a large builders merchants ill have no issues getting replacement felt for little cost, but am I able to use normal green mineral felt on a roof that is at...

Hi All, Well, i managed to snag a few pallets of Brett weathered apricot slabs from someone dirt cheap to use on my rear patio. I started out with the idea thinking the old slabs were all that was down, until i removed them last weekend and saw all this crazy paving underneath. I find it...

Hi All, Im looking to change my current heating/water set up which will enable me to get rid of the water tank in the loft and the immersion tank in the cupboard. Ive been looking at the Ferroli T-ONE Che boiler, and ive heard good reviews about it. Silly question i know, but is this Ferroli...

Hi all, Quick question. In my loft ive got a horizontal beam ( there are 2 in total about 2 mtrs apart) and they feel very loose. The house was built in 1972 and has been ecothermed/plasterboarded aswell before i moved in. There are the normal beams,with two long support beams going down the...

Well i just finished plastering one of the walls in the kitchen and forgot to pva!!! I am absolutely gutted as its my first plastering attempt and looks half decent. I used the Wickes ready mix skim, and im dreading it just falling off the walls. Oh well, i suppose we all learn from our...

Hi guys, I have two tri spotlights in my kitchen and one lamp went haywire this week and started to play up. I decided to change it. However, when I started to change it today I realised I had a problem. Basically its an oldish house with the old style wires. 2 red, 2 black and two bare with...

Hi guys, I mentioned a while back that i had a problem with a blocked drain,and wanted to change the layout to enable the waste to go straight to the main sewer drain.I dug the pit yesterday,and found that the old gulley was cracked,split and god knows what else.Thats not a problem,as i worj...

Hi guys, New member here.Please look at the two pictures i have provided of the blocked drain which has been caused by the sink and washing machine waste.Am i right in saying i can change this plumbing to allow both wastes to empty into the main sewer which is just out of the picture on the...