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Hi I'm converting an old whisky barrel into an ice bath. I'd like to add a brass tap to the bottom so I can drain it to refresh the water. I was hoping to use a standard brass garden tap like this but could do with some advice on what connector I need so I can secure it to the barrel...

Hello all I'm just converting a single wall socket into a double and the old socket lacked any earth from the socket to the back box. What size and type of wire do I need and where can I buy it in such a small quantity? Cheers

Hello all I'm having the ensuite refitted and am supplying everything myself with the fitter installing it. I've opted for a black concealed mixer shower. Is there much difference between one concealed mixer shower and another? Is something unbranded from bigbathroomstore.co.uk comparable to...

Hello all I'm just arranging for a new Solidor front door which has a long bar handle on the outside front. The plan was to have the same bar on the inside of the door but as the door will open flush against a wall, I'm conscious the bar will prevent the door from opening completely. The...

Hi I've made an open cupboard with internal shelves for shoe storage and have a question with regards to the finish of the shelves themselves. I used Whitewood PSE timber (spruce) for the shelves. Here they are bare: IMG_20191130_134415 by bashdem posted 30 Nov 2019 at 1:45 PM I've since...

Hi all I'm building a similar shoe cabinet to the one in the image below for an open cupboard space in my downstairs cloakroom. I can work out how most of it is constructed but it's the trim that I'm not sure about. Using the right hand side as an example, is there a piece of stripwood tacked...

Hi all Currently my lawn meets the soil flower bed at the edge of the garden with no boundary in between. They are both at the same level. I'd like to put some pavers in between the two to create a nice border and keep things neat. Something like this... Obviously I should dig a trench of...

Hi all I'm looking for a recommendation for a quiet extractor fan for a downstairs toilet. The current noisy one is on a timer linked to the light. Everything I look at claims to be quiet/silent but I'm hoping someone has some first hand experience. Thanks in advance

Hi. As part of decorating the living room I've replaced the PVC quadrant that sits in the right angle between the bottom of the window and the wooden window sill. It's fixed in but there is a very slight gap between the quadrant and window and also the quadrant and sill (see pic). What is best...

Hi I've got a flat area of my garden, about 8ft x 25ft that I'd like to gravel. Part of it is currently turfed and part has paving slabs laid on sand. What's the best way to gravel it? Will a gravel grid add anything or is it not needed. I plan to put a weed membrane down, can gravel go...

Hi I'm applying some Sikkens Cetol TSI Satin plus varnish on my oak veneer internal doors using a Dulux pure bristle brush. What's the best way to clean the brush? Can, and if so, how should I store the brush in between coats without having to clean it. Cheers

Hi I've got an Electrolux ERN2920 http://www.kingdomappliances.co.uk/Electrolux_ERN2920_Built_in_70_30_Split_Fridge_Freezer_1730_d integrated fridge/freezer which is building up ice at the back of the fridge, this melts and is unable to drain away leaving a pool at the bottom of the salad...

Hi Just moved into a house with a Thomas Dudley pneumatic type cistern. The flush button was temporamental when we moved in - it would only flush properly if push in at the right point and right angle. Now it has given up the ghost and wont flush at all. Rather than blindly replace...

Hi I've got an old Glowworm Energy Saver boiler that is playing up. The timer unit only allows me to select HW and CH together or HW on it's own. When I put it on HW and CH together it runs fine until the cylinder water is hot enough, the thermostat on the cylinder instructs the boiler to...

Hi all The outside of one side of our house is clad with white PVC type cladding. I'm not sure of the exact material but you know the type and the experts amongst you will no doubt know the material. The extractor fan from the bathroom exits through this wall and the plastic vent that...

Hi all I layed a floating laminate floor in my kitchen about 5 years ago. It wasn't true laminate, it had a small layer of real wood on the top - the stuff from Ikea. With general wear and tear and a few puppy accidents the time has come to put something newer down. I've found...

Hi all I layed a floating laminate floor in my kitchen about 5 years ago. It wasn't true laminate, it had a small layer of real wood on the top - the stuff from Ikea. With general wear and tear and a few puppy accidents the time has come to put something newer down. I've found...

Hi I've had searched the forums with this issue and am pretty sure it's one of two things but I wonder if you experts can shed some light as to which. I've got an 80's new build end terrace house with internal soil vent pipe and an upstairs and downstairs toilet. Yesterday, the upstairs...

Hi all I've got no light in the cupboard under the stairs but I do have a mains socket. Currently there's a little lamp in there that's plugged into the mains and I have to switch it on from the base every time I need some light. I'd like to fit one of these to the wall...

Hi Recently we had our gas meter replaced and ever since our hot water has been significantly hotter. Is this explainable or just a coincidence? Cheers