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Hi... Not sure which is the best place to post this so have gone for general DIY.... Just had an old gas fire with balanced flue removed and now looking to fit a new electric fire which granite hearth, granite back panel and solid pine surround. the whole 'suite' will be fitted to a flat...

Hi Guys, I have a Corgi guy coming in tomorrow to remove our current gas fire. we have a Powaflue fire so i will have a gaping hole through the wall to the outside for a short while until the new fireplace (electric) is fitted on the weekend. Obviously i want to close the flue from both...

Hi This OK for tongue and groove glue? will be installing real wood floating floor. Cheers http://www.stikatak.co.uk/web/detail.asp?pref=385&ref=151nc=11&pc=ST7732&dpc=ST7732

Hi I'll be making a start on laying a new real oak wooden floor in my upstairs bedroom in a few weeks and was just wondering whether i should be using an underlay (have heard that for real wood you don't necessarily need to lay underlay??). having already removed some of the carpet, i have a...

Hi I've Recently had a new shower pump fitted in the airing cupboard. I've also had a new thermostatic mixer valve and shower head fitted. It's a gravity fed system. I now have no hot water from the shower. I think i can rule out the mixer valve being faulty because when this was fitted, it was...

Hi Just had a new radiator/towel warmer fitted. I know that the whole system was drained to do this. Since the system was turned back on/re-filled the boiler will not fire when turning both the Hot Water and Central Heating on at the main controls. Followed the instructions on the boiler to...

Hi looking to change existing dual shaving socket within the bathroom from a standard plastic one to a new chrome fitting http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A441515&ts=48102&id=50718# . however, all of the fittings i can find are 115v/230v where as the existing plastic fitting...

Hi In the process of fitting a new 760mm square shower tray in the exisiting shower enclosure in an en suite ( 3 sides are existing walls with a gap for the door). the old tray was raised on 2 x 4's laid flat to allow for the shower trap/waste to drain away. is this a common way of fitting...

Hi as well as a new kitchen, bedroom, living room, pretty much the whole damn house! we are looking to renovate our ensuite. we want to put in one of the wash stands with a counter top basin. I foresee two problems however: 1) the depth of the wall. The showrooms/magazines all show the small...

Hi Trying to make a decision on what floor tiles to put down in the kitchen. Haven't got a huge budget and i know there tends to be a difference in price between the two. Porcelain being the more expensive from what i've seen. What would everyone recommend? Cheers

Hi Looking to remove a small radiator in our kitchen permanently. Is this easy enough to do as a DIY job or am I better off getting the pros in? I know that draining it and removing for decorating, with the intention of putting it back is pretty straight forward, but what would i need to do to...

Hi Am looking to change the wall switches from plastic to metal/chrome ones. I have a question about the earthing - Basically the metal back boxes are already earthed in that the earth cable is wired into them. The red and black cables are self explanatory, but i also have an earth connection...