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First off - it doesn't have to be this cam. Just that this is the one I happen to be looking at. The username should give you an idea of my ability. I can drill holes and I can follow video guides but if I'm given a text list of instructions telling me to put the thingymajig in the doohickey...

Hi Basically we've had a leak for some time. The water doesn't gush out. It isn't even consistent (it seems), but it does leak. Anyway, I had another look today after i'd poured the washing up water away & it looks like the leak is coming from that bit that sticks up on the left that looks...

Is specific radiator paint what should be used, or is it marketing nonsense & other paint is fine/just as good/better? Basically what to use? With the skirting & rails having just been painted (water based) white, they're nice & bright, whereas the radiators are a bit cream now, aside from...

1. I saw a guide saying you shouldn't have it protruding too much. This is typical of mine: It sticks out 5mm on the inside, 4mm on the outside. Is that fine? Just the piece i was reading was making it sound like it'd be better flush. 2. Is there a bad thing about having the...

Our doors are the original 1930s wooden doors (can upload photo if required) but googling this you get a basic idea of: Anyway, i now know why the previous owner had a short pile carpet in the box room. After having a real nice carpet fitted...the door wont close. Well, it will, but...

We bought the house late 2013 & we should be moved in in the next couple of weeks (don't ask! :)) Throughout that time we'd set the boiler at 1.5bar & it'd drop & then settle at 1.25bar. Turn all the rads up & it'd rise in pressure, put them back to 'normal' & it'd settle at 1.25. Since...

Had the rad off for decorating (carpet, wallpapering & skirting being painted). We were supposed to have a plumber put it back on before the carpet was down but he let us down numerous times & in the end didn't show. (The side that's needing bending is the side I got off perfectly fine but he...

Was in B&Q some weeks ago & saw specific tile drill bits. Well we got rid of the bathroom cabinet that was in place as it was a bit diddy & we got a bigger one. Obviously we're going to have to drill through to hang this. Do you need to use tile specific drill bits or would other drill...

I bought some Sentinel x100 inhibitor for the system but was wondering if any other products should be used in this situation. I'll give the run down in time order... Nov 2013 - get the house. No idea what if anything was used in the system up until this point. Jan/Feb 2014 - bend a pipe...

Some of you helped out on my broadband thread. This is a carry on from that. So we've got a master socket fitting booked in for the coming week. Annoyingly there were no slots available in my week off work and they don't do weekends so i've got to get my mum to sit in while the work is done...

Was wandering through B&Q today having a gander & they had out a load of small motion detector LED security lights for £10 ..... BATTERY POWERED. For the rear of the house i will be getting a mains wired LED one, but for the front all I really need is a light that comes on so you can see your...

Shed is a wooden one. 109"L-x-81"W-x-96"H The previous owner had it as a dog shed which i imagine all that meshing was for. I'd rather open it up if possible to give me more space in there. There's 6 triangular pieces in the ceiling section with the 2 upright posts under the centre...

I knew i didn't have much Zinsser BIN left but i thought i had enough left over to paint up a fresh skirting piece. Opened up the tin & saw this stuff.... What is it? & does it mean the paint is bad or does it just need a stir & it's good to go?

Urgent because we've been let down & the new carpet is being fitted tomorrow & i want it all back on in time. I'm asking this because i've bent some of the 10mm copper piping in the past that comes out of the floor (which caused a leak). I know you can't really tell me precisely how tight...

What was in place was a 1600mm-x-600mm single panel radiator. The plumber that came out said this is too large for where it is really. It's right up against the skirting, the base of the radiator is well below the top of the skirting & the top of the radiator is right up against the underside of...

I've put 2 sets of doors back on after filling in the screw holes & there's another 2 to go. Problem is i can't find the remaining screws. We have a box of screws, same thickness & length as the others i've used but with different heads (pozi instead of flat that i'd been using). Problem...

We removed a small radiator in the living room & ended up bending one of the 10mm copper pipes so water came piddling everywhere. Plumber came out to fix & all was good. Pressure appeared to stay constant. Came time to put the big radiator on in the living room & tightening one nut up i...

We currently have a wired system which must be quite old since the battery has a 1999 date written on it. It's currently disarmed/disabled, whatever you call it :) Anyway, we were considering having a wireless system put in place. We can't remember how to put the current system back together...

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I took the doors off to paint the frames some time ago & now it's time to put them back. A lot of the screws were just spinning in their holes so after some YouTubing i found i didn't have to drill them out & dowel up, i just had to buy some wooden golf tees, glue & hammer in, chisel off...