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Hi i was having my bathroom done and had the radiator taken off to be replaced with planned towel rail. Decided though to get new radiator instead. Now the old fitting was thrown out with the old radiator and I want to reconnect without having to drain system. I bought a set of connectors and...

I need some tiling done over my sink area - under the sill and to the left hand wall and to the right hand (there will be a unit covering the exposed boiler) and up to where the old tiles were (up to the paintw ork) how much would i expect to pay someone I have had a quote of £150 to fit...

I have had a kitchen fitted through Ikea and its been a bit of a disaster. the fitter is great but ikea have been crap in sending out the required parts. Anyway we now have a timing issue in so far as the fitter does not have time now to fit the wall panels which ikea have finally sent. the...

I am having a new kitchen fitted and also new LVT flooring. I currently have vinyl (sheet) flooring. That was fiited by a fitter and he screeded the concrete floor but did not do a great job as there are some patches where the vinyl shows 2 cm depressions underneath and on a couple of areas the...

Any kitchen fitters here I am buying a kitchen from IKEA and ikea have arranged a fitter IKEA have added their own appliances but I want to add my own as currys come out cheaper Fitter says stick with ikea appliances as non ikea ones may have issues Is there any reason why I have to use...

I am having a kitchen fitted and fitter suggests having a new RCD box fitted to run new induction hob or getting a new consumer unit fitted My current consumer unit is old as it still has fuse wire fuses. However it's under a care plan with my electricity supplier and they say its safe as they...

I currently have an old double oven and grill and it appears to be simply plugged into a double socket in the unit its housed in. I am replacing the kitchen and have been looking at ikea (i know people dont like ikea kitchens but thats another topic) anyway my current hob is gas and the lighter...

I am fixing a patio cover to the back of my house and it recommends using chalk to seal the bar that is fixed to the wall (see image of the unit) to stop leaks / water . what type of silicon/sealant should i use. I have used stuff in the bathroom but never bought for outdoor use they have well...

I have also posted in the garden section but was advised to also post here I am fitting a patio cover to a patio and the cover has 2 legs with 4 holes for fixing to the slabs here is the instructions - it comes with screws and plugs and suggests a 10mm drill bit i also enclose a copy photo...

I need to fix a patio cover to my patio slabs - the slabs were fitted around 2 years ago and have been solid and have not moved or sagged etc here is the patio cover - its a very heavy and sturdy object what is the best way of attaching to slabs - instructions suggest drilling into the slabs

I have a short on my downstairs lighting ring and i have had an electrician to look at this. He "thinks" that there is a short between the kitchen lights - i have a light at either end of the kitchen. Prior to the issue occurring (the lighting ring keeps on shorting) i had knocked off the...

I have a TV power lead which has been channelled behind my TV It is plugged into a switch behind a partition The lead is a 2 wire non earthed ending at a figure of 8 connector I have bought a new TV which has a hard wired plug I have been told now that if I remove the plug I will lose the...

I currently have a figure 8 power lead in a cavity connected to a plug point I had assumed that my new TV would have same connector. However it has a hard wired lead with standard plug I can't plug it in to the power point as I can't get it through the cavity I was thinking of getting an...

I need to attach a projector screen to my wall and need it to be around 5cm from wall to allow it to pass in front of TV. In my old house I did this by screwing 2 pieces of batten 2.5 cm each end where screen would go. Then screwing another Batton on top giving me 5cm then hanging screen off the...

I have a 15kg projector with a mount. The place I need to attach it to ceiling is smack between 2 joists. The projector plate which ideally should be at attached to joints in 2 places has 4 holes depending on which way joist runs. Now as I can't get the ceiling mount at a joist I was thinking...

How do I locate my ceilings joists. My living room is rectangular. I bought a cheap joist finder and think I have found some running parallel to the longer sides of the room. However the closest one to the internal wall next to stairs is around 20 inches away but there is no other one close to...

I live in a house built 1980. Its got a carpeted living room. I wanted new laminate and have a friend who can fit it. Anyway took a fake chimney down and can see that under carpet there is under lay and under that is wooden laminate. Now I don't know why original owner laid carpet over it...

i have had a fake (plaster board over batton) chimney breast removed in my living room. it looks as if previously there may have been some heating installation behind it as there were some copper pipes running behind the fake chimney (they were not doing anything as they were cut off at the...

My wife has a kiln and its been in use for around 5 months without any issues. its a 3.6 kw kiln and is single phase and came with standard CE standard plug (13amp plug) I noticed on the weekend that the socket i use for the kiln has started going slightly brown (live socket) Looking at the...