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I need to fit a new mirrored cabinet to bathroom wall. Walls are plasterboard, cabinet weighs about 13kg. Has 4 fitting points, one in each corner. What plugs/fixings would you recommend? The reviews of all seem mixed so would be good to know what people have successfully used! Thanks

Hi I have probably a stupid question I want to change a radiator in bathroom to a towel radiator. The radiator itself is currently 600mm wide. But where the pipes come through floor to the valves are 670mm apart. Is it a 600 wide towel radiator I need and some valves? Is it easy to fit a...

Hi I’m looking for some advice on how to deal with a window which is beside a bath. There is a shower above the bath which i want to be able to use. I need to fit a screen or curtain for the normal side to stop splashing into the room. But on the wall side there is a wooden window which I also...

I have a Triton T60si that I’m looking to replace as it’s leaking a bit from the bottom. I see there’s an “easy fit” triton available which I was thinking about, are these recommended? Reviews seem a bit variable but thought it might make it possible as a DIY, non plumber fit. I want one that...

Hi, wondering if someone could help I have a vent axia extractor fan in utility room of house we moved into not long ago. A while ago I accidentally left it on and thought I’d knackered it. But went to look at it today and switched it on at socket and pulled the cord and it went on and seemed...

Hi I’ve got a new wireless/battery ring doorbell and wondered if it’s ok to put it on the actual door itself? The door is wood so would be the easiest place to attach it. Or is there a reason not to? Current doorbell is on the harling just to side of the door like normal but that makes it...

Wondering if someone could help! I’ve had an inset gas fire removed, gas capped etc. There is a switch beside the fireplace that was for the igniter, and the wire is still in the opening. Can I add a stocket to this wire to plug a new electric fire into so that can then be the switch for...

I’m getting my gas fire pipes capped off soon and will be replacing the fire with an electric one. The main reason for this is the draft that comes in through the vent behind the fire is really bad in winter. Is it just a case of bricking up the hole where the vent goes outside? Or do I have to...

I’m about to attach 300mm paving along a small wall, single brick thick, which is retaining the lawn behind it. So the paving will be like coping stones on the wall, but paving on the earth behind the wall. I’ve put a channel of concrete behind the wall to prevent the paving sinking if it gets...

I’m in the process of levelling my garden before putting down turf. It was covered in slabs and stones, but have got rid of these and so far 3 skip fulls of earth. So as part of levelling I have had to lower the back of the garden and have created a step down/retaining wall. The blocks aren’t...

Hi i am just getting ready to build a boundary fence. One end will run up to the house so want to get it snug against wall to keep dog in etc. I am nervous about drilling into the house incase I crack the harling and wondered if this was essential! Is it ok to just have the last post a foot or...

I'm looking for some tips on building some featheredge fencing which I will be doing soon now the weather is improving. This is to replace one fence that is currently dilapidated and another bit that needs more privacy than the gappy fence that is there now. Bits that I'm unsure of from...

Hi I moving house soon and we are hoping to be able to move the fence that surrounds the garden out a meter or so along a small section to make that area of the garden bigger. I have attached a picture from the deeds, and it is the portion of the fence to the bottom of the picture, which...

We have just moved our baby daughter into her own room and have found the windows to be incredibly cold and draughty. Looking at them the top seems to sit about a centimetre out from the frame, but the bottom is a tighter fit. Obviously the cold air is coming in this gap. Can the windows be...

Wondering if I should call a plumber or drain specialist like drain doctor or the like? Where the waste pipe from the washing machine goes into the drainage pipe under our sink keeps overflowing. It’s been going on for a while but it’s getting worse and overflowing while using the washing...

My single oven is needing replaced and I’d like to fit a double if possible. There is a drawer under the single oven which someone told me I could remove and drop the shelf of the oven to the required space for a double, then cover the gap left with a blank facia. Does that sound ok? Will the...

I’m planning my bathroom remodel and will be getting a plumber to do the pipe work etc, but wanted to check something. I plan on removing the shower cubicle and replacing with a shower bath tub. We want to keep existing shower and obviously add taps for the bath. Is it easy enough for bath taps...

I am looking to replace a shower cubicle with a bath, while retaining existing shower above bath. The 2 walls inside the shower are currently tiled so rather than removing I am hoping to fit the bath with these in situ and place wetwall type panels on top of the tiles and above the bath. Is it...

A few giant trees in the park just beside me blew over during a recent storm, and this one just over my boundary wall is bothering me as it looks a bit rotten. All green mouldy looking with some broken branches. Does it look diseased? Hoping I can petition the council to get it taken down...

Sorry realised I put this in wrong forum so asking again here… I have a patio door on my recently built garage, and I noticed that the concrete floor inside became wet after the heavy rain last weekend. The door sits in the single skin blockwork which is rendered but underneath the door was...