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Hi. I've recently purchased a large old uninsulated house-im saying recently but owned it for 3 years. The existing pipework looks to be original and is huge i would say looking at it 3-4 inch in diameter. Its a single pipe system so the downstairs from the boiler room runs under the sub floor...

Ive recently got a skoda roomster 1400cc 3 cylinder diesel (2008 model) My Mrs uses the car daily as a runaround for the kids and recently when starting the car roughly 10 seconds after starting the oil light comes on but the oil level is ok. Engine sounds a bit noisier also than what it used...

Recently bought a baxi duotec 33kw combi boiler & also a salus rf remote stat. Want to wire in & set up the stat. Does the yellow link inside boiler need to be removed. Does the transmitter & receiver need pairing up. A step by step guide would be helpful & very much appreciated if anyone knows.

Hi all. Have an intergrated dishwasher model di612c and when it gets near the end of its wash cycle it will pulse as if pump is pulsing and beeps at the same time & will continue to do this for evermore as if its got a fault so will not finish its full cycle. If I press the float valve...

Hi all & happy new year.. I'm after a new intergrated dishwasher and don't seem to be many reviews around out there My previous hotpoint door latch has gone faulty & sometimes leaks from around door seal on particular washes so gonna bite the bullet and get a new one. After some advice as...

hi-im after adding a new bathroom fan to my stripped out bathroom-at the moment theres just bare walls and a new plasterboard ceiling about to go in. can the feed be taken via a 1mm twin and earth lighting cable from the bathroom ceiling rose or should i say jcn box as im gonna install chrome...

hi all-im in process of tiling my floor in my bathroom which was originally floorboard upstairs to which ive totally cleaned up and laid 18mmm hardboard ply over the top of the origina floorboards. im also laying underfloor hetaing(electric mat type) over the ply- im just after best process...

hi-im after fitting new velux in my kitchen ceiling and have noticed that they now do remote controlled ones with rain sensors built in. are these of good quality does anyone no. are there any problems that these have. can these get blinds built into them and can blinds be remote aswell...

hi im after refitting my full bathroom from top to toe taking it back to the bare brick and starting from scratch. im after fitting a 1200x700 shower cubicle aswell as a bath. can aquaboard be dot and dabbed onto bare brick the same as normal plasterboard.. can aquaboard come in 8foot x4foot...

hi-im after fitting a brand new system to my property being a worcester 30cdi greenstar and now am after rads as the old ones are single convectors and approx 30 years old-so thinking of renewing for all double convectors. just wondering if there are any radiators better made than others as...

in the process of thinking about refitting bathroom floor and tiling it but in the past when ive done it always regretted not fitting underfloor heating-so this time im gonna have a go. just after some info as ive seen the matting stuff in the tile centres and wondered if its anygood-if so...

hi im after building a new stud wall upstairs in a house im getting as at the moment it has a seperate toilet and loo-so what im looking at doing is nocking through existing wall from toilet to bathroom and making 1 big room. are the uprights of the new studwork best fixed to a piece of...

im after getting my conventional boiler taken out which is a floor standing boiler(ideal mexico 2) with a tank in the bathroom and getting a combi boiler fitted thus doing away with the tank in the bathroom and freeing up some space.. im after fitting a decent branded boiler upto a 1000 pounds...

ive seen a lot of new buildings with sto render applied to them. ive noticed that it comes in buckets i need 2 external walls of a house i own to be rerendered over existig render which has cracks and looks unsightly. im just after something that is relatively low maintenace once it is...

ive recently bought a hitachi nr90gc first fix nail gun from a guy in work which he says was left out in rain and since then wouldnt work-so he says it is a clean gun with a good battery and gas is full. the light on trigger blinks green as if its ready to fire but it will not. i have tested...

have a property with bft make sub system(underground) motors-also being hydraulic. firstly are these a good bit of kit. scondly how often should they be serviced/maintained these operate 2 gates at the moment and the first gate doesnt travel all the way to its stop in the ground-its about...

recently bought a 2005 model renault kangoo from the auction and the battery was dead thus stereo code needs to be re entered-i think its a philips ??.its the original fitment renault stereo the model number is 22dc279/62. the serial number is 7700433948tr317 any help much appreciated

ive got a newish apt and the toilet has a weep constantly coming down the back of the toilet,im guesssing this is the internal overflow. can it be adjusted ie via lowering or raising the float mechanism or could it be a washer gone........ its awkward to get to cistern as the only thing you...

recently bought a property with an existing worcester combi boiler model 28i rsf. first of all-are these good boilers. secondly when did they come out and when did they finish as im trying to suss out the age of it roughly. thirdly can i fit a chronotherm wireless honeywell remote stat(cm...

im after refitting my kitchen and thinking of using miele appliances as in oven,wash machine,dishwasher. just wondering how good these are as ive been told they are good-just after a bit more feedback.......... thanx