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I have been given a second hand UPVC window to replace a rotten timber framed window in the garage. The width of the new window gives a 5mm clearance either side. However the height is 70mm to short. Is it possible to get a length of UPVC box section with the same profile of the...

Hi Our house has newish windows but have been fitted poorly. One window is approx 2m wide and has three fixings in the top of the frame, neither of which have gripped into the brickwork. Therefore the window frame bows out from the house at the top if you were to push it. The side and bottom...

Its attached to washing machine cold water feed. Is it some kind of pressure reducer? I was planning to remove and add a "Y" for a dishwasher.. Thanks

Just moved house and the front door has a handle on both sides and has to be locked with a key to prevent entry/exit. Can this be changed so the door will lock upon exit without a key (pulled shut) and can be made secure from the inside by lifting the handle and or using the key? Hope that...

I need a lawnmower. Our garden is approx the size of a tennis court (maybe a bit smaller) I know nothing about lawnmowers really but would like a petrol one, possibly self driven and one that makes stripes would be nice. Im happy to buy second hand and willing to pay £150 - 200...

I'm hiring a mini digger for the weekend to scratch about the garden and help clear an old patio etc. However, I've never driven one before, but i do have good experience in operating a JCB 3cx backhoe. Question is, are the controls similar? Or will being used to the JCB controls make it...

The house we're buying has a 5 year old Worcester Greenstar Indirect Mains Fed Hot Water System boiler in the kitchen with a hot water tank in one bedroom. (small 4 bed semi) To save space i would like to remove the hotwater tank and exiting boiler and have a combi boiler installed in the...

What is the approx cost of rewiring a small 4 bed semi, based in Surrey. The house we're buying has black and red cable's and an 'old skool' fuse box so im guessing the whole lot need to go? It will need some new sockets chased in but i will do this work myself. Thanks

Obviously prices vary from time to time but on the whole where do you guys check first when looking to buy replacement tools online? Until joining the forum id always use google and check screwfix and eBay. It wasnt until joining this forum that i found FFX.co.uk, which seems to be even...