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Plumber fitting new rads said in error the supplier gave him 600mm high rather than 450mm high. Due to the fact the rads are under a window hight is limited, 450mm was what he was supposed to get as he then had 150mm cap at the bottom between the bottom of rad and the floor, however he has just...

Hi, I had 3 rooms skimmed ceilings and walls, noticed last night I have hair line cracks in every ceiling. Thing is the skimming was done over a year ago all ceilings were painted (except final coat) for about the same time and no cracks appeared in that time, final coat went on in August...

My Hygina AHY8101 turns on tries to start a cycle makes a bit of a werring noise, open it up and its still dry inside. I recon its not getting any water, its very diffcult to get the thing out as they have fitted it and then fitted the flooring round it, so I will need to pull the laminate up to...

I had to take the front off my intergrated dish washer today and cant get the thing back on it, its a Hygina AHY8101. The cupboard front that goes on has four clips on, looks like I line it up with the dish washer front that has 4 places for the clips to go and I push the door up. Thing is the...

Does anyone know of anyone in the Middlesex, Harrow, London area that will curve radiators to template. I managaed to find one but due to illness he is now unable to do it and Im struggling to find anyone else. Thanks

Hi, Alot of the sockets in my house were old and were raised boxes on the walls ie not set into the wall. Ive got one of those things which you attach to the wall and has guides for you to drill through, then you take it off and knock out the brick, plaster, all of them have been done...

The house was built in 1920's, the air brick area have metal grates that pushes in to the space, grate has flat front and 4 bits sticking out of it to in each corner to hold it on. Anyone know where I can get one of these from to replace a damaged one. :( Looks like this...

Think Ive made a mistake, I had a builder come round tonight 7:30pm. I need the bit of the drive around the bay cut away, some gravel put in for drainage, and some repointing and rendering on the bay. I had others around and the work he said needed doing was the same, price same as well. He...

I need 5 radiators replacing and moved, Ive had 3 quotes. Out of the quotes the best one I got in terms of detailing what they would do was from a company who doesnt seem to be Corgi registered, though they market themselves as a 'Heating Services', would you expect them to be, should I avoid ?

Hi, Have a room thats been replastered and now fully dried out, one of the bits of skirting was loose so I stuck it back on with 'no more nails' the one that dries clear. When I pushed skirting on I managed to get a bit of the no more nails on the plaster wall its just the excess that was...

Hi, If I want a false ceiling fitted with down lighters whats the order I should get things done, electrics first then false ceiling or other way round ? The false ceiling would be plaster board could I expect a plasterer to fit the false ceiling or would I need a chipy ie he builds the...

i've had some new internal doors fitted and put victorian style door knobs on them from Wickes. All 3 sets seem to be only mildly spring-loaded in that i tend to need to turn one way to open, then when i shut it i have to turn handle the other way to release the bolt, i've spayed wd40. All 3...

Hi, I'm removing two radiators, I know I dont have to turn the water off, but after my last effort removing a radiator I think I should :? Therefore if Im removing a radiator where do I need to turn the water off is it loft or would it be downstairs some where ? Also if I did have a...

I have an integrated dishwasher, the door is difficult to open because the kitchen work top above it has warped from the heat / steam of the dishwasher, making the door difficult to open. I was told there should be some kind of heat absorbing material on top of the dishwasher that isn't on...

My lawn always seems to have alot of dry patches with light brown coloured grass. After the end of last summer I decided to airrate the the lawn, put grass seed down and put feed down. The grass looks nice and green when long but as soon as I cut it it just seems to die and look warn out...

Hi, I have two bay windows and all the radiators are currently on internal walls. I want to move the raditors and as a result will need 2 curved raditors for the bay windows. I have a couple of questions, 1. How do I get the raditor curved or can I expect to leave the plumber to sort...

Hi, Had a room skimmed late last year, after heavy rain I noticed a damp patch on the new skim caused by leak and I got this sorted. However when I painted the newly skimmed walls the stains showed through. Someone recommended the Stain Block paint which I bought but it looks like gloss to...

Hi, I have a 3ft high brick wall around my drive, Ive noticed this week that a white residue has appeared on the bricks, it appears to be coming up from the bottom. The residue looks kind of like salt staining, the wall is a couple of years old, the staining makes it look really scruffy...

Hi, I want to buy a pressure / jet wash, it wont be used frequently, need it for cleaning the drive (4m x 5m) paving slabs, and patio 3m x 1.5m), and rarely the car. What do people recommend in terms of watts and bar I should be looking for, would 1400watt, 100bar be enough ? I dont want...

Stripped a load of wall paper off last night in a upstairs bedroom. Was doing the bit about the window. Pulled off the paper and the lintel above the window started cracking in the middle, then a chunk fell out. It seems the wall paper was holding it together. I thought lintels should be...