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Hi "Mick Leek" Am I pleased to read your thread. I drew my own plans and got a architect to check them and print them. The council knocked me back by a meter but the rest passed. Then I opted for slight mods under the minor mods that too passed. Next is building regs. I am going to...

Hi "Softus" Changing bulb the glass bit twisted. I was saying to her in doors don't switch power on. She did. There was a blue flash and a smell of burnt plastic. Both the foot controller and motor stopped working. I have managed to get the motor working but foot controller is a no no...

Yeah call fire brigade as well!!!

Hi All I have a pfaff sewing machine. Changing a duff light bulb there was a blue flash. The controller and the motor won't work. New parts cost £250. The machine is five years old not worth the price of parts. Where can I find reasonably priced motor and controller for pfaff tiptonic 6122.

Hi "goooba769" I have had vaillant eceomax condensing boiler for three years. I am happy to say "touch wood" works really well. Commissioning was a little testing but the guy wasn't up to it. I reset the boiler to manufacturers spec. IT has since worked a dream. I recommend vaillant.

It must be something special out of this world to cost £3200. Surely even the top end boilers i.e vaillant and visessman don't cost that much. Could you tell us more please.

Hi dolland Joints always leak in the awkward places. Could you fit a compression fitting(s). May well save you ripping your kitchen apart. Personally I am not keen on pushfit fittings. Either solder or compression are my choice. Saves you lot of hassle. Compression fittings can leak but they...

Hi flashbang Had similar experiance couple of years ago with a cooker. BG (Bodger) was out to service gas fire(s) annual service contract. Walking through kitchen he smelt gas. It was gas flexible hose leaking. He decided to investigate. Moved the cooker forward located the leak...

Hi "peca" The foundations appear about right width and I assume they are correct depth. Building regs must have checked them. They are using bricks outside and breeze blocks inside. There is no uniformity. They are building as fast as they can. At the speed are going at the walls willl be up...

Hi All I am not a builder but anticipate building my own extension once my minor mods are passed. This morning I stopped by a building site (home extension) to see the the two walls being built. The cavity gap starts at 75mm from one side and midway its over 100mm. Is this acceptable...

Hi "Scrit" The price quoted is for manufacture only. Delivery is additional £100 + VAT. I need standard Range staircase-engineered pine strings and treads no handrail. I am going to fit it myself. I will look you up.

Hi "scrit" I want a standard pine staircase rising from ground floor to first floor @ height of 2265mm mating with landing on first floor. The staircase has to be of standard engineered pine without newell, pickets and handrail. I am going to fit a ballister on one side. Building Regs...

Hi "Scrit" I have had a quote from stairplan.com via e-mail this morning £800 + vat for staircase and £100 +vat for delivery. Surely the price is bit steep. I am based in Leeds west Yorkshire. You are right buddy about dealing with a local firm.

Hi "redtogreen" My neighbour has a veluxe fitted in his roof. It is an eye sore. Looking from garden it lifts a good 30mm +. I believe the neighbour asked the installer why isn't the window flush with tiles. The installer gave him all the BS he could think of. He supposed to have come...

Hi All Would any of you fine people direct me to finding a good reliable staircase manufacturer/supplier. Thanks in advance.

Hi "plumbamateur" You are in the right place for help. Two years ago my brand new boiler developed a problem. The engineer who installed the boiler walked off the job when he couldn't fix a common fault with that particular brand of boiler. I admit I felt I was taken for a ride by this...

Hi "masona" How do you mean?

Hi "hornet" I added inhibitor in my system by draining my by bathroom radiator approximately 2 litre. Then remove a 1/2 inch plug on side of radiator using a an angled funnel added the inhibitor. It was slow and messy but it worked. Fit the 1/2 plug. I checked the pressure on the...

Hi "noseall" Thanks that is good sound advice. A friend of mine told me to have it done by pro.

Hi all How much should a wall be in set to take pebble dashing. My exhisting walls are 1/4 bricked and 3/4 pebbledashed. I would like to match the original walls. This feature pre war is employed in vast majority of homes on my estate. Some one had his home painted last summer. It...