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Just wondering :unsure:...... I have removed a tatty radiator with the intention of painting it and refitting. Label on the rad says Korado type 22. It measures 600x600x100. Upon removal, I have noticed that its underside is rusty, so would rather replace it. Stupid question: Is a type 22...

Hi all. Looking for the above. I bought a cheap basic one from Lidl that turned out to be pants (it wasn't very level) but hey it was only twenty quid. Price target probably in the £100 to £200 bracket. Any suggestions please?

Evening all..... Seriously considering doing this but want to try and get pros and cons from people with experience of this before committing.... There's a couple of old threads on here that came up but not much detail in them and I'd imagine that there's more choice of products to accomplish...

Evening All Having a frustrating experience at the minute. Looking for advice please..... Painting white contract matt emulsion (Leyland from Toolstation) over previous matt emulsion. Having spent a very long time meticulously repairing the walls imperfections, I now find that the finished...

Hi all Looking for others experience when suffering poor wash performance please. The dishwasher is getting on a bit now. I've repaired a couple of things over the years such as split hose underneath etc. Recently, it is barely washing the dishes, many items have needed to be hand washed or...

Hi All Any domestic appliance gurus out there that can provide advice please? As stated, the dryer does not dry the clothes at all when any of the automatic cycles is selected. However, when selecting a timed cycle, the dryer seems to work fine. I have stripped the machine down and done the...

Hi all Essentially trying to get a feel for how good floor preparation needs to be. I'll try to describe the scenario below..... Small hallway in terraced house. From front entrance door the area is approx. 1m wide. This is full width of floor along its length. The floor is 2.6m long at which...

Hi. I'm tiling a floor. Using light coloured polished porcelain tiles. Being a DIYer, I am slow lol. For this reason I tend to steer clear of rapid set adhesives because I tend to get myself in a pickle as I can't keep up. Looking in the usual outlets, I can't seem to find a regular adhesive...

Evening all. I guess this is the right place to bring this up as it isn't related to construction..... I have a small project on the go, long story (think Fred in the shed bodging). Need to make a flexible pneumatic hose up. Struggling with terminology etc to identify what is needed. Hoping...

Hi Folks.... As you can tell from the topic title, I have some random thoughts lol. Without trying to explain why I would have a use for such a thing at this point..... Does anything exist that may fit the description? Essentially I'd be looking at mounting the fan to the wall in close...

Saab 9_3 2.8T V6 2006 113k Good afternoon all. I suppose there should be a straight forward answer here but despite being a reasonably competent DIYer (so says I ) I could use a little friendly advice please. I changed the front break discs and pads this weekend. No problems cropped up that I...

Hi Per title, I need to bevel the inside edge of some architrave on some internal doors (long story but I need extra clearance for the door catch to swing past the architrave immediately in front of the catch plate). I'd prefer a low dust method, architrave material is MDF. It is 25mm thick...

Hi folks I need to drill a hole through the side of a chimney breast. Thickness of the wall is in the region of 400-500mm. The outside face has a 600mm wide alcove next to it. My sds drill is about 400mm long. This obviously doesn't give me enough room to get a long masonry bit in. Hole size...

Evening all I have a typical looking bathroom towel rail. I've removed it to paint the wall behind it. While it's off I thought I'd give it a quick once over to get the water marks off before putting it back on the wall. Unfortunately, when it comes to getting these marks off I have tried a few...

Hi All I am installing a shower tray and pivot door inside an alcove that is constructed from three stud walls. I did this once already but had to rip the whole lot out recently as a result of various leaks that occurred. It lasted twelve years so I don't think it was a bad result for a first...

I've been having some hair brained ideas for insulating my cheap steel slat garage roller door. I want to use the garage for odd jobs through the winters and the internal temperature is currently equal to the outside temperature which dipped to minus 6 this week and nearly killed me even though...

Hi folks Firstly, I'd like to make it clear that I'm not looking for a cheap and nasty way of fixing my ceiling. I'm happy to spend money but would like to pick the brains of folks who are more knowledgeable of alternative methods that might be available. I am replacing a lounge ceiling in an...