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Hi, I have a thick & reinforced hardstanding that is going to be used to build a garden room within the permitted development. It was originally intended as a brick garage years ago but was never built. The hardstanding is NOT coming up or being drilled out.... The sub-base for the garden room...

Hey All, I came down this morning after afer having the dishwasher run last night and on opening the door, the LED display was not alight. It appears as though the dishwasher had finished it cycle and there was no water in the bottom. Just to be sure, I removed the drain and filter at the...

Hi, I had to replace some old door frames in our house, however, the house is 100+ years old. Whilst I can get the door frame (jamb?) where it is perpendicular to the wall (i.e. the main door opening) nice and plumb, I have found that the wall itself is not vertical. This means that if the...

Hi all, I have a couple of question that I sure you will consider as daft, but I can't see to find the answer. I am installing an aluminium radiator which as bushes to allow for the fitting df the valves on each side. The left side use bushes that tighten anti-clockwise, whist the right...

Hi all, The TRV/Lockshield set we have bought is a Realm corner set (http://www.inspiredheating.co.uk/acatalog/REALM_CORNER_THERMOSTATIC_RADIATOR_VALVES.html) however. the castings are different from one side the the other. If you look into one side of the casting there is a smallish hole...

Hi all, We've just had a loft conversion which has essentially wiped out all our money. I'm after some good articles or books that outline the basics of creating a framed wardrobe to fit into the eves of a loft space on a gable end (so double slope which meets at a point - approx max height...

Hi, We are wanting to install a shaver socket and was intending to run the cable up the wall and across to the ceiling rose as advised by our electrician (although I sometime think that qualified sparks don't always follow code). However, our bath is an open claw foot thing and is...

I believe this to be the case with our system. this is the second RCCB we have gone through in about 8 years. Originally it tripped when the cooker was used so we replaced RCCB and no more problem. We eventually replaced the cooker as well and up until recently all had been working fine. Then...

Hi all, I have somewhat of a dilemma. Our house backs onto an access lane and we want to build a garage/car port to take advantage of this. The area available to us is approx 4.5m x 5m, and a concrete foundation has already been laid around this perimeter. The slab itself would need to come...