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Hi All Just after a bit of advice regarding sizing before ordering a roller garage door. For info, it will be back/behind mounted - not reveal mounted. Height wise, no problems, however I've measured up and found that the opening is not perfect (are they ever?). Its +/- about 10mm on the...

Hi all Please can someone let me know what this skirting profile is called? I've googled it didnt spot it in the hundreds of options! Cheers

Hi All I have installed (quite a few times now!) a Redring MS6 water heater under a sink, however now matter how hard I try, I can not get the damn thing to stop weeping water. The leaks occur on the plastic threaded joint between the unit itself and the dielectric connector, however I have...

Hi All Was hoping for some opinions on how to finish laminate floor against a sliding door. The floor will be flush with the door threshold, so there is no depth available to fit a scotia. The planks will run lengthways along the door, not end on. I have done some research and I think there...

Hi All I am in the process of converting an out building into a summer room. The construction is single skin block on flat, some of which is below ground level. I have built an internal timber stud wall (38 x 63), which is lined externally with a roof membrane to prevent any damp that gets...

Hi All How can i stop water getting to the wall on the right of this picture? I was hoping that applying a tanking slurry to the inside of the wall would be sufficient. Its stopped 90% of the water, but during a storm today (perfect test), some water still got through. My feeling is that the...

Hi All I am in the process of preparing a room for a saniflo compact (Its happening, i've lost the argument with the boss!), and have a quick question about connecting the 32mm outlet pipe to the 110mm drain. The 110mm sewer pipe is already in place, around 2m above where the toilet is going...

Hi All I am hoping for some input regarding a floor make up. I am converting an old block building in my garden into a summer room/occasional guest accommodation. Due to acquiring a door that is slightly too tall (but is saving a huge amount of money!), I only have 40mm to make up the floor...

Hi All Just after a bit of information regarding SWA cable. Yesterday while temporarily removing an outdoor socket so i could paint a wall, i noticed that the SWA cable that had been used to feed it didn't have any coloured wires in it. It was five core, and each core was white with a number...

Hi All I am looking to remove a tap that is in an old shed. It would appear the pipe work is 3/4 inch plastic (like mdpe, but older?!?). The best place to blank it is at a T Under the shed floor, the other flow pipe going to an outside tap that I want to keep. I have been looking for either...

Hi All I am looking at buying a cordless hammer drill, and was hoping for some first hand experience Although there is always potential for a brand war, I am very much down the dewalt route and for convenience with batteries etc, wont be considering anything else. For context, I am about to...

Hi all Hopefully a straight forward question! I am going to renew all of the trvs in my house (drayton trv4 or danfoss rasc2 depending on availability locally). Obviously some trvs include a lockshield in the pack as well. Is it worth renewing at the same time? The reason it's not straight...

Hi All Can anyone let me know the difference between rendagrip and blue grit? I have a small area of external rendering to do, and some blue grit left over from a precious job. Just wondering if there is any reason not to use it? Obviously rendagrip is advertised as being for rendering, but...

Hi All Hoping for some guidance. I need to create a set of timber steps in my garden. The total rise is about 1600. I have only found 1 company that sell pre made stringers large enough to do the job......and they want to add a huge delivery charge that makes buying from them a no go (total...

Hi All Hoping someone can help. We have a 3 gang switch in our utility room, and after 3 years I still don't know what 2 of the switches do. I had assumed they were dead/old lights, however I have just taken the switch off as I am looking to add an additional light to the room, and found some...

Hi All Does anyone have any experience with Evolution Circular saws? I am particularly interested in their combined circular/track saw (R185CCSX for example). Got a few jobs coming up where I will probably need a saw (worktops, decking etc) and currently don't have one. Any input appreciated...

Hi All Hope someone can help I have built a stud wall which had fairly limited space for the door opening due to various units/obstacles. The door is for a new downstairs toilet, and will be non standard shape - one of the corners is lobbed off due to the stairs. I was hoping to use a...

Hi All Just in the process of having a new kitchen installed. The plan is to have under unit lighting operated from a switch, however I have a couple of questions RE installation. To date, all of the lighting circuit is in, and provision has been made for 240v in each corner of the room to...

Hi All Hopefully a nice straight forward question. Note I am a DIY-er! I am in the process of having a kitchen extension built and have left 80mm for installing an underfloor heating system. I understand that often the 100mm celotex floor insulation as required by building regs is left above...

Hi All I am currently looking at building a single story extension at the rear of my property. On the line where i would ideally like to tie in one of the walls, there is an external chimney. I cant go past this line as there is a doorway we want to keep, so my only alternative would be to...