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I'm after some help before I resign to having a new boiler fitted! Firstly its a ferrolli boiler (which every plumber I've spoke to said they don't want to touch or try and repair! Lol) I had a problem with the pump (not working at all) so I replaced a few months ago and boiler worked fine...

Hi all I have been in my new house a year now and am looking to boost tv signals around the house. I have 6 antenna sockets already installed in the house, living room, dining room, bedrooms. However the signals are quite weak and can be a bit intermittent. I think that all of the rooms...

Hello all. I am soon to put a 'floating floor' in my garage. I am going to lay 100mm jablite / king span depending on how much foot traffic I decide will go through there. I am then going to lay 22mm chip board on top. However. I have an approximately 20mm slope which on my current concrete...

I am converting my garage to a playroom and am looking to install a wooden floor over my concrete slab. I am wondering how best to secure the joists before I put the floor boards down. It's a single wall on the outside so I am a bit dubious about using joist hangers. I was going to put a...

I need to put a 22mm x 15mm reducer in. I used plastic push fitting into copper pipe first- this held but had a small drip leak. So I tried a copper compression reducer, same issue, small dripping leak. Now I have put a Yorkshire fitting on, added extra solder - still can't get a fixing...

I have searched forums and found a few articles on this point but was wondering if methods had prgressed/chnaged at all? I am fitting new bath at weekend. It is acrylic and has come supplied with an adjustable leg set. I am wondering if people still use bath brackets? Or build wooden...

I am doing the bathroom and have thought about putting a recessed shelf in one of the walls. Like the kind you get in showers to put bits on. The wall I'm wanting to do this in us the external house wall. It's a cavity wall, breeze, cavity then brick. I am wondering of best way to do this...

I have just taken all of tiles off in my bathroom and I am left with adhesive, and holes all over!! My plan was to knock adhesive and all old plaster back to breeze block wall. I am then wondering what is best way to replanted. Should I use browning and then skim? Or bonding? Or is there a...

I am moving through the new house I have bought. The next thing I'm planning on doing is converting our garage into a playroom for children. Thought I'd run my ideas through here see what people's views were, especially with regards to heating and floor. Here's a summary of garage The garage...

I am going to attach a light fitting to each of my two wardrobe - as it would shine over the bed. I am thinking of running the lights from a mains plug, using flex, going up through the base of the wardrobe, so wiring on the inside. Then installing a switch into the side of wardrobe, then...

I am probably going to open a whole can of worms here as I am sure that everyone has different opinions! lol I am soon to be moving some radiators, and installing new bath, shower, wash basin etc. I am wondering what people advise as best in regards to connections etc. I do not have any...

I am going to fit some skirting boards tonight. I have decided to screw rather than no nails. And also to counterbore the screw holes and then to cut angular wood plugs, glue and knock them in and then sand down. I think this will give me best finish as I wish to woodstain the skirting...

I am struggling to find some small switches and I was wondering if any of you can point me in the right direction? I am going to put two small bed side lights, they are a rustic brass finish. We have two wardrobes either side of our bed and the lights are going to be fastened to the outside...

Hello First post on here so please be nice! lol I would like to say first that I have found a lot of answers on this forum to problems i've had by just searching previous questions - and so have never needed to write a post. But this one has got me confused. When taking a radiator off at...