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I need to replace the electric towel heater in the bathroom. I cannot find the same one nor any information about it so am buying the most similar size: https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-flat-electric-towel-radiator-1100-x-500mm-chrome-853btu/8470d Is it likely to work fine connected to the...

I’m doing a like for like replacement of a unit and the cables came precut and stripped but the exposed part of the wires have a metal strip around them. Is that normal for them to be there?

Whats the best way to fix this in order to make it good as new?

Does anyone know where I could fine a 35mm door blank? A 35mm solid wood that can be cut to any size. I found a 44 but not a 35: https://www.builderdepot.co.uk/44mm-plywood-fd30-fire-door-blank-2440mm-x-1220mm-8ft-x-4ft

I used tongue tite screws instead of nails/pins when installing scotia trim. Will there be any issues?

Do you know what is the correct hinge to use for this roof hatch so that it can be rotated 90-135 degrees upwards to allow roof access. At the moment it is not fixed. The lighter wood is part of the hatch. Cant seem to find any hidges that wont do the full 360.

What is the best way to nip up a flexible hose (1/2") onto a tap when there isn't enough room to use an adjustable spanner. I am thinking a 24x25mm box spanner but is there another trick I could use?

Can you use tongue and groove floorboards for the loft flooring over the joints instead of loft boards? Is the only reason they are not used is for cost purposes? Got several flights of stairs and floorboards would be less bulky and heavy to carry. Am thinking of these ones...

I have installed a shower tray and tiled up to the top of it. I now need to install a shower enclosure. Should I first silicone all round the tray to seal it to the tiles and then install the enclosure afterwards? The bottom of the uprights will be slightly forwards in this case due to the...

In a shower, when you apply liquid membrane over cement board and then tile over it, how does it work exactly in repelling water? I presume if you seal the grout lines and silicone the corners/edges, water shouldn’t in theory get to the liquid membrane layer. But if it does, I can’t see how the...

Do you think its possible to change this to a standard 60cm hob without causing any issues with the structural integrity of the worktop or proximity to the wall?

Two radiators on my heating system. I believe the last two, are not getting hot. There was previously a lot of air in the system which I removed. The boiler pressure is at 1.5bar, should I increase this? I closed both valves on all the working radiators and still no luck!

I’m having an issue with air flowing back through the plumbing system and siphoning dry the shower trap causing a smell in the bathroom. I’ve teed the main 4 inch pipe up into the loft. Would putting a vent cowl or air admittance valve at the end of this pipe in the loft solve the issue. The...

Is vermiculite loose lay insulation fine to use on top of insulation coverable downlights such as englight EN-DLM981X?

I just bought a watwr softener from BWT but then read it has a minimum pressure requirement of 1.7bar so I would need a mains pressure pump. Do you know of any other water softeners around the £600 mark that work with 1.4 bar?

How high would you install a shaver socket above the vanity unit worktop on the right?

I have used very large format tiles on kitchen splashback, hence there are few grout lines. Could I get away using silicone here instead?

This toilet is a pain to move and porcelain a pain to drill. Would silicone along the bottom and wall edges be enough to set this toilet?

I tried to follow manufacturers instructions but the grout wouldn’t sponge off easily and now there is grout still stuck on all the porcelain tiles after two hours of effort scraping them off. Does anyone know a good way to remove the grout from the tiles more efficiently?

Would you start with a complete tile at floor level or at shower tray level? Which tile pattern would you use?