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Hi Folks Bought a replacement front door from Wickes, it's an Oak Veneered door. Half the people I talk to say finish it in Danish Oil, the other half say varnish or Sikkens Cetol Filter 7. I've had a look on sikkens and colron websites, but can't find the info required. Has anyone...

Hi folks At little advice if you please? Have a glowworm 30ci combi boiler. After foolishly turning the boiler off over Christmas for 3 weeks when we got back middle of Jan, the boiler has been lossing pressure when off overnight, so I've been filling with the bypass loop. The boiler...

Hi folks Just wanted to sound you guys out before I call whoever. My neighbour has built a chimney which comes out of a single story conservatory type building. The chimney is around 6 ft tall and about 10ft away from my back garden. It has now had it's inaugural lighting and all I can...

Hi all I'll try to keep this as short as possible. I've dug up my pantry floor, as it was very badly cracked and slightly damp. At this point the ceiling height was 5ft 5" (you have to duck! to stand up). The floor size is 3x2m. After taking away 2-3 inches of cracked concrete, I...

Hi all I'm wondering if anyone can shed any light on this: I've a mixer bar type shower, I believe it's a thermostatic job. All has been working well for a couple months, but a few days ago, it doesn't want to chuck out hot water. Even when you move it to the "50" degrees marker it's...

Hi all I noticed in some fitting instructions for some oiled hardwood flooring the following things, are these really correct? 1. to clean NEVER use only clean water? 2. to re-oil, you can use vegetable?? Anyone got any thoughts? I've tried a test piece of hardwood, which I've...

Hi all I'm doing my bathroom, and now I've got to the flooring. Was looking at rubber, but couldn't find quite what I wanted... I'm very fussy. In a eureka moment I though about wood. Happened to see a new place open on the way back from wickes, they are selling "Lapacho", it's a...

Hi all I'll try an keep it brief, New bathroom, will have all wastes, boxed in about 200mm deep boxing, about 1 metre tall. In the top of the boxing in, I'd like some uplights, like those ones you can put on outside decks. Is there any specific items I need when connecting the lights...

Hi all I could do with some advice, please After months of having a bathroom like a bomb site, it's got to get finished. (so the boss says!) :wink: Apart from wastes for bath & sink, I need to move the loo. I'm moving it about 7ft, along the back wall of the house, the waste pipe...

Hi all I need a little advice with regard to my latest project. As we have only a small house, I work from one bedroom and I'm thinking of having a small extension fitted to the back, predominently to work in. It will only be around 10ft sq single story (practically a conservatory), but...

Hi all Can anyone oblige? I would like 4 sash windows made, approx 1m wide and 1.5 m tall in 4 panes. Are there any joiners out there? I have had quotes from 2 local companies, but at £350+vat for a single glazed window with no glass! I think thats' a bit steep? or am I being a tight...

Hi Folks Just thought I'd briefly share my info about fitting your own combi boiler. I've just fitted a Gloworm 30ci, great boiler looks tidy and has all the features I want ie rear flue, built in filling loop, built in frost protection, built in bypass and you can box it in... and bits...