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I am just about to start doing my kitchen but have a bit of a problem with the floor which I plan to tile. The kitchen has a little coal shed on the end of it that was extended into before I moved in. Everythings fine in it apart from the floor of it which had shifted so much that the concrete...

I'm going to be tiling my bathroom this weekend with brick tiles. I have normal spacers but am planning to tile in a brick formation. Does anyone have any tips for this at all?

I have the same problem as above - I don't see this as hi-jacking as the thread died last year. (Lynda, moderator, that is why it IS hi-jacking) The problem is of sewer smells in downstairs kitchen, when upstairs toilet is used My problem is identical to the first post, my bathroom is...

Hi, A friend recently gave me an old Belfast sink, similar to, but a bit larger than this one: I've been looking for waste and plugs for it but can't see how any that I've seen will work because of the overflow outlet in the hole at the bottom. I would ideally like a basket strainer...

Hi there, I am looking aroud for bath taps and have found some that state this on their website: "For optimum performance this range requires a high pressure water supply (1.0 bar)" How do I test this, the cold tap comes from the mains and the hot tap comes from an immersion heater/back...

Hi again all, I am getting quotes in for fitting a new bathroom. What would be a reasonable price (obviously roughly) for replacing a toilet, basin and bath (bath taps to be moved to the opposite end) and installing an electric shower. I will be supplying all of these with taps, just need...

Hi all I am looking for some advice as to which the best electric shower is? I want one with really good pressure and no hot and cold flashes. Any advice mcuh appreciated... Thanks Joe

I have a mounting box like this one: along with a dimmer switch, the dimmer sitch has a bit on the back that the wires go into that is almost the length of the mounting box. My problem is the four bits that stick out into the middle of the box on each side. They get in the way of this bit...

Hi, my new oven states in the manual that: "This appliance should be wired into a 13A double pole switched fuse spur outlet having 3mm contact seperation and placed in an easily accessible place adjacent to the appliance." I first read this as fitting a 13A plug onto the wire but on second...

I know this doesn't really come under plumbing and central heating DIY but after heavy rainfall here yesterday the main sewer in the street got blocked resulting in a huuuge spillage and overflow of raw sewage and other nasties in my garden. Called them last night at 6, they advised would be out...

Hi all, am wanting to replace my old cast iron bath with a new steel one. I took the panel off to view the pipes before cutting them and pulling out the bath and I saw this... Im a total n00b at this sort of thing but it looks to me like they are lead pipes. Is it safe to hacksaw through...

I know that this topic (loop in with switch and 3/6 block connector) has come up many times and the problem is usually that the red, black and yellow/green cables are connected together. Let me set the scene, I have two cables coming from the rose, a mains and a switch, the light I have has a...