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On the Council Promenade? there is a public "Walking on Water" ride. There is a JO JO type 230v extension cable being used to supply a water filter pump for the water in the inflatable "swimming pool" that members of the public get into all be it in a plastic 6ft ball (as seen on Blue Peter)...

Hopefully someone may be able to advise me. On the plans submitted to the local council and approved a development of 8 new houses had a communal bin storage area shown by one of the end terrace houses. However there has never been a bin storage area built and the area where it should have...

New house - new softwood sash windows fitted 2 years ago. I`m thinking of using Dulux undercoat white & Dulux weathershield gloss. Is there a better product than this gloss to keep repaainting to a minimum? Also what filler is best to use where the glass meets the outside wood frame...

Thanks for checking this post A year and a bit ago the builders fitted wood sash windows to a new row of terraces (we are not in a conservation area and there are few other wood sash windows in this area). I am looking for some plastic trim that was fitted inside and outside of the...

Does anyone know and also be willing to advise me if stainless steel drench shower heads are all stainless? I`m looking for a all metal shower head in place of the rub clean thingy now fitted. Single spray is just fine. Many thanks if you can.

Are there any left hand switches on single gang 13amp switched wall sockets? I guess I could just turn the socket upside down but it will not look right will it? Any help appreciated Many thanks

What frames would be best to replace wood sash windows fitted in a year 2007 terrace house? (want windows replaced as next row of terraces being built all have upvc top hung open out windows. The new builder challenged the planning equirement to have wood - and he paid the £85 to have the...

On several new houses in a terrace the extractor fan pvc flexible ducting is terminating in the space above the soffit and under the tiles. There are no roof vent tiles or grilles fitted on the soffit itself. This is for the bathroom and en-suite shower room. There is the soffit trickle...

New house new Ariston A30 MFFI combi-boiler fitted. 4 rads downstairs - cloak hall lounge x 2 5 rads 1st floor - 2 beds bath ensuite hall 1 rad 2nd floor - bed Anyone know why the engineer would leave a system with them all wide open. Is this best practice now? Thanks - from muddled

My A30MFF1 boiler has a 15mm water supply pipe to it (there is 25mm blus poly to the house) Is this big enough? Behind the 15mm cold supply pipe valve to the boiler there is a copper elbow. On this elbow a 10 or 12mm stub has been soldered or brazed Is that a standard fitting and will...

New house built 07 to 08 Only 1 box for both appliances is this right?

Has anyone any views about radiator end grilles and trims? I am wondering if it best to leave them off? Plus my radiators have locksheild valves with draindown cocks on them. There does not seem to be a way to open or close the locksheild. There is just a nozzle sticking out plus the usual...

On top of the plastic casing of the heat exchanger there is a rubber pipe on the end of a nipple. How far does this need to be undone to bleed air from the system? I have tried 180 degress but no air or water comes out. There is currently just over a bar showing on the pressure gauge if it...

Hello everyone. I need to fix a pigsear handrail up my stairs. Question: Is it possible to make a neat joint where the wall of the satirs does a 90 degree turn and continues upwards? Thank you for any advice you can offer

Hi I have just moved into a new build house. The extractor fan in the cloakroom is Silavent SDF1001B axis model it has a 2.9 metre flexible trunking. Although it sounds like it is working the external backdraught shutter rarely opens and it does not remove smells. The builder contacted...

I have light coloured walls and the concrete sill lets the water drip down the wall at both sides. Can I build up a ridge using expoxy or similiar at the edges so the water runs to the front and away from the wall. There is a drip groove under the sill. Thank you

Hello again Can you help? On the top of the bottom wood frame at the sides are 2 plastic bolts that conceal a metal pin. If the little round securing disc is turned and the plastic levers are moved inwards it is possible to let the top of the bottom frame swing inwards. Is it possible...

Hi, We are buying a newly built terrace house. On the open in French windows the glass glazing is secured on the outside by wood beading strips with panel pins. The wood on the inside of the window has a solid rebate. Replacement glass had to be fitted from the outside and secured by the wood...

I have a Villager kitchenia make of wood burner with back boiler heat output of I think only 9000BTU I currently have no loft, cylinder or roof cold water tank. I want to fit something like a twin coil cylinder with the bottom coil for later use when connected to solar panels. The...