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Is it not too difficult a job to remove the shower and do all that?

Hi I have a Mira Silver EV shower, I can’t get the front mixer lever off because the grub screw underneath is completely rounded. I need to get in to turn the tempersture screw, it’s not hot enough I was going to put an Allen key with superglue in the hole to see if I could get it it to turn...

It does. One of the radiator valves is leaking now but that’s a different story

Thanks for your help, I opened the two valves and repressurized the boiler until it reached 1.2 bar

Thanks So I can take off the valve at the top and pour water into it until its full, replace the valve and turn the heating on?

it’s a Vailant Ecotec plus 831

Hello I replaced a heated towel rail/bathroom radiator today. Switched off the central heating, closed the valves, hung and fitted the new radiator. I opened the bleed valve at the top of the rad, opened the two valves and turned the heating on. I’m getting an F22 message from my Vailant...

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Hi, I want to change the towel heater in my bathroom, for one exactly the same size. I've attached a photo of the pipes and the radiator, is it as simple as tightening the vales and then draining and removing the radiator and fitting the new one to the existing pipes? Excuse my complete...

I’m repainting the wrought iron railings out the front of my flat in a Georgian terrace I’m fine with the railings but the base that the railings sit in is cracked and needs filling. There’s one big crack and lots of small ones. Should I use a masonry filler or concrete? Or could I get away...

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One of the tiles in my front path has broken, any advice on where I could find a single tile, cut in half to replace it would be gratefully received. I’ve not had any joy looking on the internet Thanks

Thanks. Different paints for the stone and the wood?

Hi Please excuse my ignorance about the correct way of describing this I have attached an image of the area I want to paint I'm painting a "doorway" in a Georgian terrace, I want to paint the whole "doorway": the frame, the bit at the side where the letterboxes are and the stone bit that...

Thanks, I was thinking of using some Zinsser cover stain for priming a treated post. The finish's on them is going to be pretty rough even with several coats of pain isnt it?

I’m replacing the rotten gate post for my front gate. The old one is 75mm x 75mm which seems to be a standard size I will prime and paint it then put a cap on top I’m after a nice smooth finish, not rough but I’m having problems finding the right timber post Any help gratefully received

I need to paint the window in the flat im a landlord of. Just the inside, it’s a fourth floor flat so I can only get access to the skis to pain outside The window and frame are in pretty poor condition, I’ve been waiting for the local authority to fix it before I paint it. They’ve done it...

Thanks. Would they be ok supporting the big amount of weight from the vinyl records? Another option to bear in mind

I did that in both my son's bedrooms. They were my second and third projects and came out pretty well considering I'm a beginner.