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Hi, got 6”x6” posts for pergola. What joists are best? 6”x2” or 4”x2”. Not sure what to go for. Pergola will be 4.8m x 3m, 2 bays. Thanks

I have a Samsung lcd tv with half a dozen white spots on the screen, every now and then another one appears. I hear it’s the individual reflectors which have come unstuck. How easy is it to remove the back of the tv and re-stick the reflectors with some superglue or something? Can it be done...

Hi folks, Quick one..... When assembling waste for new sink and seals for toilet cistern, is it usual practice to smear some leak sealer eg fernox LS-X around the seals before fitting or does that cause more problems than solutions? Also threads for cistern inlet - good practice to wrap in ptfe...

Ok, so I’ve narrowed my boiler search down... 1. Worcester combi 8000 style 35kw £3900 2. Worcester 440cdi storage combi £4600 3. Viessmann 111-W 35kw storage combi £4000 Please nobody give me any other options as this boiler-thing is doing my head in! I’m like a kid in a sweetie shop with 50p...

Hi, So I have a 33 year old gravity fed system powered by a floorstanding ideal Mexico. 4 bed detached, 14 radiators. Good enough mains pressure. Decided to upgrade. Had some professionals round and got very different advice from each which is leaving me mega confused, not to mention the...

Hi, Could someone please send me a link to a male fitting (Screwfix, Toolstation, wickes - I’ve looked but couldn’t find anything) which will screw into this ball valve please. It seems to be around 32mm internal diameter. Looking for something which will end up connecting to a hose pipe or bit...

Hi all, what’s the best black limestone paving sealer and colour enhancer to use?

Hi, looking to replace 30 year old boiler (standard gravity fed system). I have just learned that replacing like-for-like will require an upgrade to a pumped system to comply with new regulations so I can control heating and hot water separately. From the quotes I have, this upgrade makes the...

Hi, what should I be looking at for the cost of replacement driveway. (Existing tarmac drive is solid but unsightly). I’ve had various quotes: £2000 - tarmac replacement (lift existing base myself) £3000 - tarmac replacement £3750 - resin £4900 - resin Drive is 8m x 6m Thanks

Hi, this question has probably been posted 1000x times before, but here goes.... I have a 4 bed, 2 bathroom detached house with an old Ideal Mexico floorstanding gas boiler and gravity fed system. (Which is 33 years old and still working fine!) and 14 radiatiors. I’d like to modernise so...

Hi, I have an imac which refuses to turn on. completely dead. I don’t believe it’s the cable and have swapped out the fuse for one I know works, but it still won’t turn on. It’s as if no power. On/off button feels as it should. No warning at all just didn’t turn on one day. It’s been sitting for...

Hi all, Apologies if this request is in the wrong forum. I’ve recently had bifolds put in. I’m thinking about putting up some wooden cladding instead of rouchcasting to match the rest of the house. In the photo, you can see the bit at the top where the blockwork is exposed. Do I have to do...

Hi all, What would be the process for patching up the roughcast on this newly bricked up doorway? Is it something a roughcast novice could try? I do a bit of diy, but never tried this so a little clueless. What would I need to buy and what would be the step-by-step process? It’s round the...

Hi all, Really looking forward to your feedback here! For roughly the same money you can get: 1. Shiplap dip treated 2. Overlap pressure treated Obviously the best combination would be shiplap pressure treated, but if you had to compromise somewhere would it be in the construction or the...

I have some oak veneer mdf skirting i need to fit. I have a chop saw which I was planning to use for the internal and external corners but it was suggested to me to use a coping saw for the internal corners. Is this the best way or is the chop saw equally as good? If coping saw, how do I do it...

Hi all, DIY'er looking for some advice..... After some kitchen alterations, I have an external brick wall 2.4m x 2.4m which I need to insulate and plaster. My building warrant plans specify Celotex PL4050 which is a PIR board with 50mm insulation and 12.5mm plasterboard combined as one sheet...

Hi, Hoping for some advice..... I have just had new bifold doors installed and now need to sort the area around the doors and exposed lintel (see photos). What's the suggestions for doing this? Do I just build up layers of plaster? Do I attach plasterboard then skim? Do I knock up a wooden frame...

Hi, hoping someone can help! I need to remove this 2 gang light switch from the wall (wall getting knocked down). I was planning to connect the appropriate wires from the switches together in a junction box in the roof space. Trouble is I'm not sure which wires to connect! The output from...

Hi, 1st time I've posted on here so hoping someone can help..... I'm an enthusiastic moderate DIYer looking to install a new ensuite. I have the new suite which includes a concealed 2-way diverter thermostatic shower valve, one of these rain-drenching shower heads and 6 body jets. I have a...