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Hi, I wonder if anyone can try and advise how I set up a gardtec 595 system to accept a g-tag fob for a simple set and unset of the system for a cleaning lady (!) I have read the user instructions but they are not the clearest to follow for a simpleton like myself ! Many thanks

Hello and I hope you can give me some advice We had a new boiler and unvented water system installed last year.Our house is a 1920's built detached job with thick walls. Since installation we have had problems controlling the temp-we use a Danfoss Wireless thermostat. The plumber changed...

Hi Everyone I posted this in the flooring forum but figured it might be more appropriate here. We moved into a 1920's house a year ago and over the winter have been aware of how much draught comes up into the house from a fairly large crawl space under the house I'd like to insulate down...

Hi Everyone Hope I have posted in the right forum We moved into a 1920's house a year ago and over the winter have been aware of how much draught comes up into the house from a fairly large crawl space under the house I'd like to insulate down there-I have searched and seen suggestions...

Hi I have a few wee "sunken" areas/slight hollows that I want to top dress to try and get them up to a similar height as the rest of the lawn Is this the time of year to put a top dressing down for this purpose? What should I use-I heard a mixture of john innes (???number) and grass...

Hi I have had all the skirting boards in a room replaced with untreated CLS I have picked up a tin of knotting solution today and intend to treat the knots before painting the wood I have 2 questions (daft as they are) 1.The knotting job will take me 15 mins I reckon. It may then...

Hi all I have just had all the skirting boards replaced in a room and my joiner used some nice thick untreated CLS Wood to do it A friend has suggested I treat each indidividual knot with knotting fluid-my joiner thinks it isn't necessary and I should just prime the entire length and...

Hi In my dining room (which has a door at either ends), there is a dimmer switch at one door(door 1 lets call it) which works fine and switches the overhead light on and off and dims it. At the other door(door two) there is a light switch which appears to serve no useful function-I would...

Hi All I have a horrible sharp stones path running around the back of my garden which I would like to replace It's in the shade so turfing it is not an option and it'd be a pain to cut it in any case I am not overly keen on bark and was thinking of putting a synthetic grass path down...

Hi all I'm not too sure whether this post should be here or in the decorating forum I am trying to screw some wooden batons around the top of my daughters oriel (bay) bedroom window so that I can secure a curtain runner to the wooden baton The problem is I cannot find any wooden joists...

Thinking of putting down underfloor heating in the bog and have seen thermonet at a decent price Has anyone used it? Is it reliable? I used devimat in my last place and wasn't terribly impressed with it although admittedly that could be due to poor fitting of the mat

Hi all I am trying to change over a pendant lamp in the spare room that the missus dislikes (!) On removing the exisitng light fitting, there are 3 wires coming down from the ceiling-2 sheathed in black and 1 sheathed in yellow The 2 black wires are twisted together and screwed into...

Hi and apologies in advance if I use the wrong terminology I am getting a "sealed unvented system with expansion vessel and new boiler put in at home One of my friends has offered me a spirovent combined dirt separator and aerator free of charge which is obviously very decent of him...

Hi Is it possible to buy Gardtec G-Tag Fobs-my old man has this system and they would suit his advancing years His system is a Gardtec 595 Thanks

Hi Just had a couple of new double glazed units fitted and I am struggling to clean off the suction grip marks from the windows I've tried all the proprietary window cleaning products but the marks are still really evident especially when the window gets condensation when the shower is run...

Hi I had a bedroom ceiling re-plastered after a leak (which I thought had been fixed) Disaster ! The leak wasn't fixed and although it is now, the nice new plastered ceiling has a big old damp stain on it The ceiling was awaiting painting and I am hoping I don't have to cut out this...

Hi I am looking to reclaim some of my flower beds as lawn Rather than turf the areas I am thinking of re-seeding-how late in the year can this be carried out? I live in Glasgow

Hi Had an old pipe that was screwed into a PVC window frame externally removed What should I use to fill the 2 screw holes? Thanks, as always in anticipation of any advice

Hi Just had some rolls of new turf laid Other than keeping well watered in and avoiding trampling on it, should I do anything else such as feeding it? Thanks

Hello I have an iron drain cover in the middle of my monoblock drive that a delivery lorry drove over and smashed The dimensions of the surroounding hole are 32 x 17 cms so I am looking to source a replacement cover The broken cover had small holes drilled in one half of it Can anyone...