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Hi I'm trying to remove the toilet seat so that I can access the chrome brackets to tighten them up, any ideas on how to remove this style of seat. I've tried pushing the white peg in, pulling the white peg, turning the peg.

Hi, I'm after some advice. I'm looking to remove and replace the 10mm elbow from the radiator TRV, after a bit of research I'm pretty sure its a Hep2O SlimLine Fitting (HX4/10) the house was built around 2004. Can someone confirm it is a Hep2O fitting and does anyone also know if this is...

Hi, I'm currently in the process of redecorating the hallway and stairs and I'd like to stain/varnish the handrail a dark brown which is currently painted white gloss, is it possible? What's the best approach? Is there a primer that could be used over the top of the gloss and then able a...

Hi, I've got a Hotpoint wdd960 (LCD screen) which has been fine until tonight (about 18months old). I'm getting the following falut code F04 which i think might be something to do with the pressure switch? Does anybody know if I'm on the right track? Also does anybody know how to drain the...

Hi, When fitting carpet grippers to the stairs should they be glue/screwed instead of nailed? The reason I ask is that I read a label fixed to the stairs on a new build house saying that the gripper should be glued as nailing them could damage/loosen the stairs/treads. what are peoples...

Hi, I fitted some upvc fascia board as an alternative to MDF window board to a room about a year or two back. I've finially got round to finishing off the decorating and now i'm ready to remove the plastice film from the upvc fasic board... easy yeah (2 second job)...wrong.... It looks like...

I was wondering what you guys use to fill in the small scars and imperfections that are "sometimes" found in the skim coat once it's dried out. I know in a perfect world there shouldn't be any left , but sometimes the odd one can be missed. :cry:

Hi, I'm in the process of removing old stained and blown pebble dash from my house and so far its coming off with very little effort and with very little if any damage to the bricks underneath :) All I'm left with is a slight sandy colour to the brick face due to the render mix used (not...

Hi, I'm looking to install some plinth lights in the kitchen, what is the best way to take a feed from the CU? There are 2 t&e cables installed, one goes from the wall switch to behind the plinth and the second goes from the CU to the plinth. So I need to take a feed from the CU, to a junction...

Had a front door fitted about a year ago, and all is fine with the door, no sticking or catching, however I have noticed that there is a small gap between the hinge side of the door and the frame and therefore I can feel a draft between the door and frame down the hinge side. So... How do I...

Hi, I'm currently replacing my existing lead water mains pipe with 25mm MDPE. My waterboard has stated that the if the MDPE pipe is to be laid within the floor void of the house "it should be adequately insulated to BS6700". Ok I agree that the pipe should be insulated (even tho. the current...

Hi, I'm currently tiling my bathroom and wondered what is the best way of tiling internal corners. Do i leave a small gap for grout? or push the tile on one wall all right up against the tile on the adjacent wall? Cheers, Mike