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This photo might explain things a bit better. Here you can see the floor joists sitting on a timber beam which sits on the cellar's brickwork. I'm proposing shoving waterproof concrete between the top of the wall and the floor joists to support them (as shown in the second photo/"artist's...

Hello, I have recently bought a Georgian house (character & loveliness = lots, but amount of work to do = LOADS!). The cellar is surprisingly only slightly damp, considering the ridiculous amount of rain we've been having. However, the timber floor joists (for the ground floor of the house)...

I've noticed that there has been mention of vinyl wrapped doors on this thread...exactly what I am looking for! I recently posted this... ...but got no responses. I wonder if Scrit might be able to point me in the right direction? Please?!? :D - Paul

Hello I need to replace a couple of kitchen drawer fronts and a couple of cupboard doors in my kitchen. However, the kitchen is about 10 years old and it is no longer made (it was from B&Q). The surface of the doors/drawers has been damaged by someone leaving the grill on for way too long in...

Not far at the moment, but it's the same even if my phone is out of the house. And it's not the typical bup-biddy-bup-didi, bup-biddy-bup-didi mobile phone interefence.

Well, this isn't strictly a DIYnot question, but there are so many helpful people on this forum, I wonder if I might be able to get an answer: I have a Philips AJ3051 AM/FM clock radio. While listening to any FM radio station, every six minutes (I've timed it), white noise interference...

Hello I need to install a cistern about 2.5 metres from the WC pan and am thinking of using a pneumatic flush actuator. Does anyone know how far away the flush button can be installed from the cistern for it to work reliably? In theory, assuming the air pipe is not too stretchy, it could...

I am proposing to build myself a double garage and wondered if anyone knew of any plans which I could download for free on the internet. Planning permission is not an issue so I will not have to submit plans to the local authority - I live in Cyprus. The plans are for ideas and details which...

Thanks, ChrisR. I will venture outside and fit the unit as soon as the temperature drops later today - it's a ridiculous 39deg.C now! :shock: Paul

Hello. I have recently purchased a water filter which I would like to fit to my system. My plumbing fittings and the 3/4" thread on the filter are brass. I need to connect the female fitting on the filter to a female fitting on my plumbing system, so have purchased a nickel adapter. Am I...