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Been a while since I've posted here... The missus wants rustic metro type tiles on the kitchen splash backs but I'm not sure how the many plug sockets/switched spur fascias are going to sit on top of such irregular faced tile. She reckons we can fill any gaps in with caulk :/ but I'm not so...

They retain the gable end mortar at the bottom. Might have to replace some soon when I put off some fascia and have no idea what they are called. Thanks in advance

Hi lads /lasses, Hope this is in the correct forum? I've a motorised single roller garage door that won't open fully or closes too much (motor keeps running even after it's physically closed) To cut a long story short, I closed the door today with remote (with my back turned) then only to...

Hello there Hoping that someone can give a bit of advice as to how to tackle the odd loose\rocking paving stone and also how to secure the edge stones on my patio. I recently removed all the old cracked and loose grout and want to replace it but I know that if I do that it will crack again the...

Wondering if any of you fine folk can provide some guidance We have a 14/15 year old floor standing Worcester Bosch Heatslave Combi 25/32 (Oil) which is fitted with a 2 stage heating programmer / timer and no thermostats. The timer can be programmed to switch on \ off twice a day. We moved...

I'm looking to install coving into a couple of rooms in the house but the PIR sensors for the house alarm are bang in the corner where the coving would go. I surmise that I'd have to move the sensors below the coving but I'm not sure how long the wires are coming from through the wall. If the...

Hi again, So............ this new house of mine keeps turning up surprises by the day. The electric shower (cold water feed - Triton Trance 2nd Generation) is leaking cold water when its switched on. It's coming from the bottom of the unit. Any advice \ idea what it could be before I start...

Hello again, Not sure if this is the right place to post this so if there's a better sub forum please someone suggest. Just moved into a fairly recently built house (14 years old) and there are downlighters in the two upstairs bathrooms and some on the staircase walls - pics attached. On...

Hi again folks, I have just moved into a rural property that has oil fired CH and there is a watchman attached to the oil tank. This looks like an old model and has what I think is a 'numeric' display rather than the more recent 'fuel gauge' type indicators on it. When I plugged in the...

Hi wondering if someone can quickly help? My Dad just called to say his Combi boiler is leaking water from the inside. I arrived on site and it looks like a seal or something has popped inside - not taking the cover off the boiler to check but I've done the following: I've shut off the...

Hello all - Been a while : ) I've just agreed purchase of a new house which has some beautiful solid oak flooring all through the downstairs. The floor does have a lot of 'character' as its been home to a family of four for the last 14 years and to be honest I quite like the superficial wear...

Hi guys, You've been a big help to me before on this forum, so I thought I'd come again in my hour of need. My house has just recovered from a flood and we're busy decorating - at the eleventh hour I'd like to make some changes and site the TV on a wall on the opposite side of the room...

Hi guys, Not posted on here for a while. Just got back off holiday the other day and found my house flooded (a whole other sorry saga) When the insurance people took the carpets up, I found a gap between the front door frame and the floor (Missing concrete - see pics) This is a...

Hi there folks :) I'm hoping a builder can chime in here with some advice. I've just been up into my loft with a view to putting some boards down for storage and found there's a plank nailed over the joists on either side of the house coming off the wall with some steel/iron bar nailed to...

Guys, Wondering if someone can help here. Just bought a new outside PIR light as the old one was getting a bit grubby. I've cracked the casing on the old wall light (See pic of the old light and connections) and the wiring is confusing me. There are four wires coming out of the wall and...

Hi guys, Wondering if someone could offer a bit of advice as I'm worried about my boiler. I have two and a half year old house with the original heating system: Boiler make model: IDEAL Classic/SE9FF The system is one of those whereby I have a bolier unit downstairs and a...

Guys, I'm in the process of getting the stuff together to re-tile my bathroom floor. The previous occupants did a right old job and used the wrong grout - its all cracked and discolored and I don't think they have screwed any board down onto the floor before they tiled. Going to lift the...

Hi People, I'm new here and also a new first time home owner with a little DIY to do. It's a newly built house so luckily, theres only minor cosmetic work to do and I was just looking for a place to ask for advice from time to time.. I'm looking at re-painting most of the walls in the...