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Hi folks I'm just going round bleeding the air from all my radiators. But on one of them, the nut/valve seems to be quite round. I'm gonna get a new key, but if that doesn't work, I'm stuck with a half full rad. Has anyone come accross this before and figured out a way to loosen it? I'm...

Hi folks I'm really stuck at the moment. I've just located the leak we had. It was under our bathroom floor. Looks like a screw was rubbing on a radiator pipe. It's right under the toilet, so i would have had to rip that out, as well as the ceramic floor tiles, plywood and floorboards...

Hi all I would really appreciate any help with a problem i'm having changing my thermostat. The old thermostat is a Towerstat RS http://www.tfc-group.co.uk/assets/graphics/static/RS%20RCS%20RFS%20User%20instructions.pdf, and I've been trying to change it to a Honeywell DT90e. But so far...

I've built a stud wall with 2" x 4" with an 8' wide opening. The plan is to put up 4 x 2' glazed french doors from wickes. The doors are heavy but wickes suggest using a track to take some of the weight. The trouble with that is the doors will open in a "V" shape on each side. This will...

Hi I've put up some plasterboard which was fine, but now i've come to tape the joints, when i apply the gyproc easy fill the tape is bubbling up. I filled the gap between the sheets, then ran the tape over it, and then skimmed over both the tapered edge joints. any help would be greatly...

I'm about to put up some tapered edge plaster board and have got some tape for the joints. The trouble is i'm not sure how to stick it to the joints as it is not adhesive. anybody know the right way to do this?? thanks

Hello I'm going to be putting up a stud wall with a big enough for 2 pairs of 600mm french door from wickes. the width of the whole wall will be 3.6m and the opening will be 2.4m this leaves just 0.6m of wall on each side. after doing a bit of searching, i think i'll be going for 2x4...

I'm about to put up plasterboard (dot and dab route i think) and will be using the tape and filling in the joints. That part is fine, but what I'm confused about is how do I finish off a small boxed part of the wall that comes out from floor to ceiling? I could fix the plasterboard around...

Hi folks I'm in the middle of moving house, and I'm starting to make plans for redorating the rooms. Most will be straight forward, paint and carpet. But one of the rooms has got a varnished timber clad ceiling. I don't like it much, but i really can't be bothered to take it all down and...

I've just found out that my old dear needs to get planning permission for a conservatory. I think it's to do with her garden being very small, and even a small conservatory would take almost a quarter of the area. Anyway, applying for the permission is fine , but what i'm not sure of is...

Hi I saw some showhomes in Colchester at the weekend and noticed that Persimmons do a cros between a conservatory and extension. This is normally part of the kitchen/diner at the back of the house. It's given me the idea of building something similar. I'll post some pics when i get the...