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Hi All. I have a Mira Discovery Shower that continues to leak from the Shower head (drips) I have replaced the O seals as supplied, two on the side and one around the main body. An help would be apricated. Thanks in advance

I made a 8" round sander from a hoover motor, all worked out fine. Except it slows down when under load. Can I improve this please. Many thanks in advance.

Hi All. Any advice would be appriciated. I have a zunussi washing machine ZWF 14070 that has got very noisey, I'm told its the stabilizer arm/leg. As an engineer of long standing (not washing machines) would it be possible to fit this myself, and any tips about fitting of said piece...

Can anyone through any light on this problem? Model Zanussi Essential. ZWF 140 70W When its on its max 1400 spin, it creates an awful matalic noise, like a pnematic drill! This has only happened a couple of times!! so far!

Just lost my Sunday Dinner....... Pressure in the gas oven is very low and joint NOT cooked. The hob is ok just oven. Any help would be appriciated. :cry: :cry: :cry:

Hi All. This year has been the worst ever...................... For worm casts on the lawn, (what a mess they make) there must be a simplenway to remove these critters for good. Please help!

Hi All, What would be the best/easiest way to re-lay shed floor, about 2 x 1.5 m. to raise it up about one inch and to make it flat-ish. At the moment its a concrete floor but with a very rough finish. Mix ratio's would also be helpful. Thanks in advance.

Hi All Have just laid a new kitchen floor with porcelain tiles. http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/165980. They look great and are NOT slippery as previous gloss one's. QUESTION......they look dusty, as if they could do with a good clean, BUT even after being washed, when dry they give...

Hi All, Any ideas when I can get a small battery operated heat shrink gun. For heat shrink sleeving while away from the house. Thanks in advance.

Tried to get wall tiles off kitchen plaster board wall!! They will not budge without knocking holes in the plaster board. Any ideas? Please. :oops: :oops:

Hi All, Have just had a new bathroom fitted, including with the 'Vitra' Berwick close coupled pan & cistern inc. top flush. Question is....when the short flush is operated it gives quite a loud thump noise as the seal closes and shuts the water off. I asked the fitter who just...

I would like to build an apex shaped roof over the front door of the house, not a porch, just the top section, but have no ideas as yet where to start! At the moment there is just a flat cement section jutting out from the wall at 90 degrees, about 30" x 12" ish. Maybe could utilise this...

Hi All, Could anyone tell me where I could buy a tuffspot, or builders mixing tray. Wickes say they don't do them any more! can't find them on B&Q! Its a preformed rubber tray about meter sq with raised edges. Don't want to pay the earth, maybe about £20 Thanks in advance. 8) 8)

SINCE HAVING A NEW BOILER FITTED BY BRIT GAS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A NOISY BANGING IN THE WATER PIPES!! BG FITTER JUST TURNED THE MAINS PRESSURE DOWN UNTIL IT STOPPED, SURELY THIS CAN BE ERADICATED, AS IT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE! I ASSUME ITS AIR IN THE PIPE, BUT HOW CAN THIS BE STOPPED...

How easy/difficult would it be to extend my wooden garden shed, its an 8ft x 6ft apex roof type, it would have to be extended the 8ft long way and at the rear end, (not the door end) to be extended to approx 11-12ft long. I'm fairly handy diy'er. Problems I foresee would be the...

Hi, Does anyone have an idea as to which fence paint would be best to use, We have always kept our fence panels painted, but it does not last the year. We have used the wickes/focus/homebase type waxed product, looks very nice but does not last too long! For spraying, does...

Hi All, Perhaps someone has come across this problem before! We have 'Rustic' type wall bricks, they have a grooved face. Problem:- is, how can you get the old silicone filler of the brick work, the new conservatory is not exactly in the same position as the old one, hence it has left...

Can anyone HELP please. The basin in the upstairs bathroom, when the water is let out, continues to gurgle and gurgle quite noisily, even after the water has gone! What could I do to correct this as its driving us mad. Thanks in advance.

Hi All, can anyone help please!. I paid to have my conservatory floor fitted with Luxury Vinyl Tiles. 'Camaro Studioflor Wood' Vintage Timber. Problem..... now only a few months later we are having a new conservatory built, slightly larger. I have taken the tiles up ok...but not...

Hi All, can anyone help please!. I paid to have my conservatory floor fitted with Luxury Vinyl Tiles. 'Camaro Studioflor Wood' Vintage Timber. Problem..... now only a few months later we are having a new conservatory built, slightly larger. I have taken the tiles up ok...but not sure...