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    Filling small holes in floor tiles

    Morning everyone. I'd appreciate a steer on the best approach for filling small holes in floor tiles. I have no idea what type of tiles these are, but we think they're almost thirty years old so there's little hope hope of getting like-for-like replacements. If it's relevant, there seems to be a...
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    Disposing of rubble

    Hi all, When we moved in to our new house we discovered a mound of rubble on the other side of our (collapsing) back fence. We'll have to get it moved in order to fit a new fence so I've started to uncover it, and it seems mostly to be a mix of broken paving, breeze blocks and concrete...
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    Fridge bulb has melted its fitting...

    This is a bit alarming. We noticed this morning that the bulb had gone but on closer inspection, it's melted the plastic fitting and the plastic cover. I've not replaced the bulb but am concerned the fridge is now a fire hazard. Any thoughts? The bulb had been in there for months and was of the...
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    Cooker isolator switch distance

    Hi all, We've recently had a 32a cooker circuit installed in anticipation of moving from a gas oven (left in the house we kust bought) to dual fuel. When the electrician came to have a look he and my partner agreed the isolator would go inside a bottom cupboard less than a metre away laterally...
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    Toilet waste pipe queries

    Hi all, First time posting, but have dawdled on here for years and found it very helpful. We've just bought a Victorian terraced house and found a leak in the ground floor toilet, most notably in the pan connector(?) Part of what I'd like to figure out is the terminology around the parts that...
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