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Does anyone know what type of blind would fit here?

I was in the loft of my new house and noticed this water tank had its cover off. So a number of questions: 1. I thought the big tank was the water one, whats the smaller one? 2. It doesn't look very clean, does it matter and if so, what can I do?

Hi all, we are having an old shower area converted into a storage cupboard. The existing shower is being taken out and the drain sealed up, however the carpenter doing the work is going to be putting plasterboard over the bathroom tiles that are currently on the wall, rather than removing...

Hi all, we have just bought a new house, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. In our last house (3 bed, 1.5 baths) we had a combi boiler, and loved it. Hot water whenever we needed it. However, in this new house its turning into something of a nightmare. Its a conventional boiler and a cylinder...

Hi all, I was just jumping around on Google Maps, and found a hedge I like the look of, can anyone tell what kind of hedge it is? http://goo.gl/maps/LOvJf

Hi all, we are thiniking of knocking down a wall to join two rooms and make them one big one. The wall in question used to be an external wall, but as a result of a two story extension is now internal. It also has a chimney on it. Should it be simple enough for a builder and structural...

Hi all, buying a house built in the 1930s. Just got the survey back. Surveyor said there doesnt appear to be any woodworm treatment. There was no sign of infestation in the house, but common furniture beetle in the garage (near hte house, but not attached). Since we are getting the...

Hi all, looking at houses at the moment, and surprised by the number Ive seen that have both a combi boiler and an immersion heater. The house today had an immersion heater downstairs, small combi boiler upstairs and a water tank up there. Why on earth would that be? Anyone think of...

Hi all, Quick question, Im planning a loft conversion (to be undertaken by a pro). The loft is 3.3 m wide and 10 m long. Because there isnt much head room I was planning to have this entirely as a dormer. Anyone know if thats possible or if there is some maximum size for a dormer...

Hi all, I need some inspiration for a new project. We live in a 3 bedroom victorian semidetached house (that was originally 2 beds, but extneded by the previous owner). Ive now been told by the wife that we need more room, so Im thinking of what we can do to extend the house further. Ive...

Anyone know where I can get a 5V 0.5A adapter? Ive looked high and low, I can find 4.5V, but not 5V.

Hi all, we have an integrated dishwasher that we are getting rid of. How easy is it to disconnect all the plumbing?

Hi all, my wife has an old 1.4 Golf (1994). Recently its starting doing something weird. In some gears as she accelerates the car doesnt actually move any faster, the number of revs goes up and the engine is working harder, but its almost as if she has the clutch pressed. Does this sound...

We have a laminate kitchen worktop thats looka little old, anyone have any ideas of how we could clean it/treat it to spruce it up a bit, make it look a bit more shiny (its black marble affect).

Anyone know where I could buy some plastic screw caps so that I can cover the metal securing screws on the faceplats of switches and sockets?

Does anyone know of a good, very basic guide that a newbie can read that will cover things such as the purpose of the neutral wire, testing something is earthed properly etc. Ive tried the Wiki on this site, but some bits of missing.

What would happen if I used a 2 way switch where a 1 way light switch should be used?

Just a question from someone who was electrocuted yesterday... whats the best way to test for dead?

This was very very stupid of me. We have been replacing the light switches in our house with new stainless steel ones. Unforuntately one or two of them arent earthed. Yesterday I had the misfountune of touching two light switches (or the faceplaces) at teh same time as I was leaving a room...

Hi all, Im painting a few rooms in my houses and want to make them look bigger. Ive seen somewhere that if you paint the walls different colours that can help, i.e one wall a darker blue, the others being light... how does this work? Which wall do you paint darker?