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Hi, i have just had a company around today to quote me for a patio to be layed where the existing one is, not sure if this is a cowboy way of laying my new patio but he said he would lay it over the existing patio slabs which is pretty level and solid, to me i thought he would take the old slabs...

Hi, i have been looking around for a new hot water tank with 2 immersion heaters and a cold water header tank at the top of it and there are alot to choose from, can anyone recommend a decent one that is worth getting? Many thanks for any advice :)

Can anybody on here let me know where i can source good quality Red Oak from! I am looking at getting 6ft lengths for shelving in a walk-in Pantry! Any help would be appreciated! Thank you.

Hi, i am putting a new light switch in and it has a black and red wire going into it, do i need to connect a earth cable into the light switch box? Thanks

Hi, i need to get a dimmer switch to operarate 2 ceiling lights in my living room, can anybody tell me what type i need to get. Thankyou :D

Hi, i have just noticed that my immersion water tank is leaking. Not sure on what type of tank it is but it is mains fed and has a header tank on it. I live in a flat and am on economy 7 and was wondering what type of tank i need to buy? Been looking at tanks on the internet and not sure if it...

Hi, just noticed tonight that the small drain by the side of my house is over flowing with water and I went to empty the water and cleaned the debris out and came back 10 mins later and it had filled up again with water and its been doing it all evening and just overflowing. Can anyone please...

I have recently had a push button toilet fitted and it is driving me nuts that sometimes it wont refill the cistern up and keeps constantly filling from the toilet itself and sometimes it is ok and fills the cistern up. I have worked out that if i twist the white tube with the yellow tube coming...

Hi, my fridge cable has been eaten by a mouse and instead of buying a new fridge can anyone advise me on what type of cable to buy and i will get it rewired in! Thankyou

Hi, I went to have 2 front tyres on my corsa replaced today and they said I need to replace both my drop links and they said it would be £190.00 plus need the tracking done. Not sure if I am right but I believe I can pick a pair up for around £15 and it is a very easy job. Does this sound right...

Hi, I have just phoned a small bathroom fitter today about having a compleat new bathroom installed, I don't know if he was trying to frighten me but he kept going on about having all his electric certificates etc and said to me if I get my light changed in the bathroom by someone who doesn't...

HI, can anybody out there please help me to go wireless on my netbook!! I have been using it wireless for ages but tonight i done something and it wont let me go wireless now, all it says is acquiring network address and then stops after not been able to find it, i am using AOL if that is any...

Hi, i am going to put a new light up and the old wiring colours are Red, Black and Earth, can someone please reassure me and let me know which colour is the live and neutral. Many Thanks Sarah

Hi, when i go to a website and click on other pages to it i cant open the page to the site and it says something like page unavaliable and the next minute i can open it and then i cannot open it, this is driving me crazy can anybody help me out please :( Thankyou

Hi, i have a corsa 1.6 16v and a couple of weeks ago while i was driving it was jerking very noticiable in low speed and then it just cleared it self and was ok but it has come back the problem and can hear a clicking noise from the accelerator even when i take my foot off it, can anybody let me...

Hi, my timing belt snapped last night on my corsa 1.6 sport last night and due to being rather skint i cannot afford to take it to a garage to get done so was wondering if it is worth tackling the job myself, i do have some mechanical knowledge but is it just best really to leave it to the...

Hi, i left my economy 7 water tank to heat up overnight so i could have a bath in the morning before work and i woke up that morning to find my hall and my bathroom and the hot water tank cupboard covered in condensation and the lid of the water tank rattling up and down due to i guess my...

I am on Econonmy 7 heating and when i want to have a bath i have to leave my heating on overnight and its costing me a fortune!! When i turn the heating on to heat the water up i turn on the booster switch and the other switch for the heater element. I was wondering if it could be a huge build...

Hi, I am thinking off making a storage cupboard for the kitchen that is built across the wall, it will be 60 inches in length and 78 inches high, as i am a beginner in woodwork can anyone please tell me is it a good idea to build a frame and basically just build around it???? Any help is very...

Can anybody out there help me, went around my mum's house today and she has a very large block paved driveway and it is covered in weeds and thistles etc, told her i would sort it out for her, can anybody tell me what type off weedkiller is good and is there a way of preventing the weeds coming...