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Hi can anybody help before i call in a plumber. My Boiler fires up as normal but then cuts out (pilot still stays alight)...I then reduce the temperature on the thermostat until it fires up again...but then that cuts out (pilot still stays alight) and so until its basically off...would it be a...

Hi, I am in the process of adding 4 new wall lights to my living room, at the moment there is just one light (ceiling rose) Is it possible to chase the wall and run a cable from a pair of the wall ligts to the excisting on /off switch on the wall and then replace the switch with a new 3 on/off...

I am sprucing up the front garden with pieces of slate chippings. My idea was to just lay them on top of the excisting patio. The only problem/ advice i require is how to lay the border which will keep the chippings off the main pathway? Is it ok to cement them straight on to the excisting...

I am about to paint the front of my house. The top half is bare pebbledash and the lower bare brick. The house is Victorian. I have glanced the forum and I am considering to use Glidden Trade Endurance Pliolite® Based Masonry Paint for the dash as recommended in an earlier thread. Has anyone...

I have recently installed some french doors (upvc) , the bad news is that unfortunately some of the pebble dash surround got damaged and fell off, however the good news is it fell evenly in line to the lintle, my plan is to carefully remove the pebble dash in line with the rest of the brickwork...

I recently purchased online a pair of double glazed French Doors. However,the firm who supplied them do not supply the glass packers. They told me that they are quite easy to obtain, Does anyone know where i might be able to purchase them. Many thanx

I am about to replace my kitchen window with French doors. I have read up and have studied all the problems that i am likely to incur, except one. The outside wall, which is pebble-dashed is cemented to about an inch onto the outside of the Window frame. The inside wall is plastered to about...

Hi all, fantastic site, i'm just having a bit of trouble getting to grips with the technical jargon :( Would very much appreciate it if someone could explain the abbreviations ie MCB,DP,CU and all the others, thanx

Just looking for some advice/suggestions. I am replacing my Gas Oven with an Electric Oven. I wish to replace a double electric socket with an Electric oven socket. Can i just wire it to the excisting socket? If so, do i chase a the cable in the wall to a conveinient location to wire the oven...