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morning, i need to take the u-bend off the bathroom sink which is mounted on a cupboard/drawers, there is about a 5inch opening and i just tried to use some adjustable water pump spanner, i cant really get any movement on it to open the waste pipe. is the a particular spanner or wrench for...

hi all, i was just discussing and showing my project to one of the builders at our workplace whos doing some work here, we are going for outdoor porcelain 600 x 600 tiles, i've got a sold base of mot type 1, there is alittle more leveling to do, but when i showed him, he said for porcelain...

Hi all, we have a wireless lighting system installed in our house, its about 10 yrs old, no switches on the walls just a remote control. About 6 months ago The pendant lights about the sink were on constantly on and it was the transformer, I bought some bluetooth bulbs and for a few months...

morning all we recently had some pallets and scaffold boards as a cheap decking option until we decided whether we could go for the composite decking or paving. having tried the decking for 3 years we didn't like it. We have seen some nice porcelain tiles 600 x 600 , ive uploaded some...

hi all, i've had my extension plans drawn up and after they were sent to me he said i will need to find a structural surveyor. I employed a structural surveyor and he has drawn and sent plans to me, i've been sending those to builders to get a price. A question as i'm getting several...

Hi ive removed the stump (hedges were here before) I was going to get someone to relay the driveway upto the hedges but budget cant stretch. instead ive bought a 5mx 1m artificial grass offcut, for a small area would you still MOT type 1 and then sand it and wacker plate it all down? or...

hi had a gate fitted and the remote buttons will open gate fully or they open just for a person to come through, if you call the gate to open then it only opens and closes fully, is there any way to set it to open like the the remote control. I have the NET230N DEA fitted as the control unit

looking for ideas on trying to tidy this gate channel/track, i cant make the concrete level as the gates wheel runs along it. i've clean with a brush on the stones, just looks shoddy but driveway is on a slope so the track had to bed in that side for a level gate. was thinking maybe grey...

Hi all im looking for some help I have the ecoplus 428, its about 7 yrs old, the boiler was initially showing a F.29 and a f.28 error code, but it was mostly showing f.28 when i reset. I bought a new PCB unit and the plumber replaced it friday, it was working after he programmed it to the...

Afternoon all we have had a GET smart/wireless lighting system installed in our kitchen, it was fitted as part of the extension we had. Been in for about 10 years now, one of the ceiling transformers that controls lights over the island will not work, its always on and will not switch off by...

morning all, ive attached a really basic drawing of what i'm trying to explain. we had a extension done about 10 years ago, last night i realised that some of the floor sockets have no power, i checked the main fuse board and no fuses have tripped. There are still some sockets which...

hi all, we have a few amtico tiles on the floor that have lifted, the floor has been down for about 12years , i havent messed with it yet but i get the feeling they will pop out at some stage, is it something i could do myself, buy some amitco glue lift and stick them down or replace...

evening last time i posted about the wall hung toilet i got so many useful advice and actually fixed it. so we have this (AXOR) shower mixer, the top dial which is the flow only now turns about a quarter of a turn, so water isnt that strong. there is a grub screw underneath which i didnt want...

evening all, just looking for some advice regarding a wall hanging toilet that a plumber (now retired) fitted for us about 8 yrs ago. Perhaps I've had too many pies and perhaps ive added a few pounds, but I noticed that the plaster around it cracked and there is some movement to it when you...

hi all, im looking for some help we have a bisque radiator fitted and its been in for about 12 yeas, it needs a TRV changing because it leaks only when its very cold outside. I bought a angled valve and had a plumber come out today and he said ive had the wrong valve. The plumber said the way...

afternoon, i finally got my cartridge after fedex lost it for 9 days, ive got this far but how to you actually remove the old cartridge, and the brass (whatever its called) it had a screw inside it which ive removed, that looks connected should that just pull out? dont want to put too...

evening all i have conventional vented boiler system with header tank in the loft. Last winter i had two TRV's which are leaking quite badly and i tried using some ptfe tape and no luck. So i've done a fair bit of diy around the house, such as fitting new doors, staircase and i've done...

evening i have a leak from the waste pipe to the soil pipe from the bathroom, took a picture and went to b&Q today and the guy had no idea. can someone id what this fitting is so i can order a new one please

evening all, hopefully this doesnt sound too dumb, i have this valve on a radiator which is weeping so i'm going to replace it. i found a valve on ebay , is the angled one ok to use, the valve on wall looks like its 15mm each side if that makes sense https://i.imgur.com/RjAC8be.jpg

evening all, this tap is leaking in our kitchen (its leaking where the two parts meet underneath the allen key hole) not too bad but is a case of turning water off and then using a allen key in the little hole at the back, would it be a o ring i need to get and replace with. dont want to...