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hi there. what is a suitable gap to leave between decking boards? the boards are 5" x 4.8m

hi there. i want to buy my 12 year old son a laptop for his homework and also to play games on. at night i want to borrow it to play poker on. can anyone suggest an appropriate machine for these purposes and a rough price. regards lee.

hi there. i want to set up a vegetable patch for my children. i am going to take a portion of the lawn up to achieve this. what is the best way to kill the grass first? my soil is very heavy clay. what should i do to improve the quality of the soil before planting in the spring? also is...

hi there. i recently had the utility wall knocked down that adjoined the kitchen to make a kitchen diner. it was not a load bearing wall. the point at which the 2 ceilings meet has now got a crack all the way along its length. what is the best corse of action to fill the crack and...

hi there. i had a big leak in my flat roof. i have just had my flat roof re-felted and the large leak has stopped. the roof is a single concrete slab. although the major leak was stopped over 1 week ago i am now noticing random drops of water appearing on the ceiling no where near...

what is the best size screw to use to fix the plasterboard to the ceiling joists?

hi there. can i wallpaper directly onto plasterboard and if so what do i use to stop the plasterboard joints showing through the wallpaper?

hi there. is it posible to wallpaper directly onto plasterboard or does it need to be skimmed first? if i can paper direct what do i use to hide the joints of the plasterboard so that they don't show through the wallpaper.

hi there. i have just put up a new bathroom light and it blew the fuse. the light has 2 sets of 2.5mm wires coming in to it through the ceiling. i presume one for the light and one for the switch. do i join the 2 blacks, the 2 reds and the 2 earths or is that what blew the fuse? should the...

how can i add a new power socket to an existing power socket. link them together so that i have an extra power point. i don't want to have to dig out the wall. all cabling must be surface mounted. the extra power point will be a double socket and used for a tumble dryer and a chest freezer...

HI AGAIN. COULD I SPUR OFF THE SOCKET ON AN ADJOINING WALL TO ADD AN EXTRA POWER SOCKET IN ANOTHER ROOM? DOES THE CABLE HAVE TO BE HARD WIRED? I DON'T WANT TO CHASE THE WALL OUT AS THE ADJOINING ROOM HAS BEEN DECORATED. WOULD AN EXTENSION LEAD BE O.K. USING 2.5MM CABLE PLACED IN CONDUIT? THE...

I WANT TO PUT A POWER SOCKET INTO A ROOM WHICH CURRENTLY HAS NO POWER SOCKETS. IT HAS LIGHTING. CAN I SPUR OF THE SUPPLY TO THE LIGHTS FOR THE POWER SOCKET?

my television picture has just turned green and purple. i have adjusted the colour settings but nothing happens. can anything be done to resolve this problem, or do i need a new television?

I HAVE AN X REG CITROEN XSARA PICCASSO. THE AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING. THE LIGHT ON THE BUTTON COMES ON WHEN PRESSED AND NONE OF THE FUSES HAVE BLOWN. ANY IDEAS WHAT MAY BE WRONG?

when installing a shower what cable size is required for 8.7kw. 6mm or 10mm? i think i have 6mm already installed. is this adequate?

At the moment i have a 8.5kw shower and i am putting in a 8.7kw shower. I have a 32A MCB wired to the 8.5kw shower. Will this be enough for the 8.7kw shower or will i need a 40A MCB?

i am just going to tile a shower area. do i need to pva the wall first :?:

john d. i read your previous article on the above telescopic radiator vales and this would solve my problem of a 75mm gap either side of my rad and valve. are they compressin fitted and i am not a good solderer.

i want to use a push fit / bsp threaded flexible hose to attach a radiator lockshield to a radiator valve tail. is this ok to do. thread to lockshied, push on to valve tail. the valve tail is stainless. do flexible hose work on stainless. :?: someone told me that they don't.

i am going to order a flexible hose to go from a 15mm copper pipe to the toilet cistern. which size do i need as there are 2 to choose from 1. 15mm x 1/2" x 10mm bore or 2. 15mm x 1/2" x 13 mm bore. is the bore size important :?: i am going for a push fit one end.