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Had a mini clubman years ago, back doors open , bin bags in. Driving to tip a RAT drops onto my foot and disappears. Drop off rubbish at tip. No rat?? Next day notice insulation bits on drivers footwell. Discover (by watching carefully) that rat is nesting behind dash behind steering...

Is it me or olives expensive. I constantly rob my stock of compression fittings to use their olives as replacements. Where can I buy a couple of hundred copper and brass olives (15 and 22) at a good price? Cheers all!

Iveco Daily 50c13 05 plate, fitting new brake pads and shoes all round, rear has discs and pads but internel shoes for hand brake. Got one side done but can't get hub nut loose on other. I'm using a 65 mm socket with 1" drive connected to stillsons which I am jacking up. It's so tight its...

Hi all, just stripped out a flat (former hotel). I've got about a dozen rads and a lot of 22 and 15 Cu pipe. I also have about 20 meters of copper waste pipe (which looks like inch and quarter size). The waste has both soldered and compression fittings in brass. The traps are copper with...

Don't touch boilers etc, I know my limits, BUT when changing a rad valve is there a simple way to stop the water p****** out without freezing the pipe. I know it will be different on boilers/combis. Any advice?

Remodeling fireplace in old cottage, she's got a pic of what she wants. It involves brickwork instead of a fireback insert. Not a problem but advice would be good on what types of bricks would be suitable, and what mortar mixes would work- it would use a lot of premix fire cement! Oh, one other...

Did a job for an old dear relating to insulation to a kitchen extension which has no heating. Wondering if I could install some sort of forced air heater for her. There is no room in extension for a rad and floors are concrete, but there is boxing about 300 square running length of kitcen along...

About to go on a part p training defined scope course. Anyone got any training manuals (for a reasonable price) or advice on the best ones to buy? Thanks.

Installed a thermostatic shower which was working ok, but now only runs cold and shower stops when heating knob turned to hot. Could this be a sticking vale or what :?: There is quite a lot of cold pressure and less hot but as iI say it was ok. Any help appreciated.

Putting in an electric shower, presently the cold supply to bath comes from the header tank. Should the shower supply come from the header tank or from the cold feed?

Setting up in property maintenance, self taught and jack of all trades (though do have a HNC civils from many years ago). Any advice on legal limitations as regards work I can offer. Don't do much electrics of course, any any I do gets verified by a qualified dude. Also am getting liability...

Going to install 'wet walls' to shower area for first time. Should wall behind be weterproofed first n if so what with? Also what is best way to fix the wet wall to the wall. Any advice on sealing also appreciated. Thanks.

Going to install plastic cladding to bathroom ceiling. Can I fit the flush type downlights, as I've been told they get too hot for the plastic.

Fitting a new bathroom and step ma requests ceiling covering. Is this stuff t&g and how is it fixed? Batons behind? Also can I fit downlight spots or do they get too hot for the plastic?

Fitting a bathroom for my dad to quite high spec. Requested deep vanity units (around 600). are standard kitchen units ok for this purpose, and kitchen worktop, as standard vanity units are half this depth.