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Hello All Had a 1200 x 760 shower tray fitted in a corner space and tiled. After identifying the frameless enclosure we want I noticed the adjustments allowed for the main door are 1165-1215 and for the side panel are 725-750. Before ordering I measured the dimensions of my tray with the...

Sorry for the garbled original message - it confused me! However, with the excellent satcure links you listed I think the wiring is okay it's the tuning on the TV itself that is the problem. The TV is an LG 32LD350 and I'm assuming to get the Sky channels on this TV (as per the piping TV...

Hello all Our setup at the moment is we've got a Sky dish - the cable runs into the Sky box. From this a scart runs to our adjacent Sony Bravia TV and we access the channels via the AV. Also from the Sky box a cable runs from the RF2 outlet around the house to the kitchen to a small 17" TV...

Hello all I'm trying to fix a heavy coat rack (solid wood back and sides, four hooks and with a shelf on top) to a hollow wall. The wall in question was where the old pantry used to be so it must be some sort of stud wall with a ply/plasterboard covering. I was hoping to fix it using...

Hello all After getting sidetracked on various other jobs around our home I'm finally about to start the sanding of our parquet floor. I had to replace a number of blocks where the hearth used to be and this has left it slightly uneven in this part. I have read Wood You Like's excellent...

Hello all After repairing our uncovered pitch pine parquet floor using reclaimed blocks I'm now at the sanding stage and thinking of the finish. I will fill with filler gel - is there any difference between the brands? (I'm thinking of using Jenkins.) Lacquer v hard wax oil has been debated...

Oldrope many thanks for the advice. Regards Matthew

Hello All The top half of my house is rendered and painted white. It was last painted some time before we moved in (4 years ago) and is starting to look a bit weatherworn. My question is what preparation do I need to do before painting - does it need a wipe down, removal of cobwebs etc or...

Excellent, many thanks for the advice. I also realised I had said the pipe had a 11cm circumference - I meant diameter! :oops: One further question - I've got a vitrex mesh tile file but I'm struggling with this on the tiles I've got. Is there a better file for porcelain tiles or do I...

Dear All I'm currently in the process of tiling our new downstairs shower room and hallway. I'm using 30cmx30cm porcelain tiles and so far my tile scorer - the score and snap type has been fine for straight cuts and my diamond wheel wet saw has been fine for double or L-shaped cuts. The...

Yes, many thanks.

Dear All We've recently had an extension and part of the old dining room wall was removed. This has left gaps in our pitch pine parquet floor which I've now got to fill! The floor is original to the house (built 1929) and I'd like to get it matching as close as possible. I've tried...

Dear All I'm in the process of tiling the floor in our new extension using porcelain tiles. The new hallway has a screed floor and where the floor meets the external wall and doorframe there is about an inch/ inch and a half of kingspan foam insulation. My question is how far should I...

Yes, many thanks for the advice Paul. The more I've looked into it the more the idea of a using a grout other than grey seems a bad idea. So grey it is! Thanks again Matthew

Dear All I'm in the process of tiling our new downstairs bathroom and hallway. The tiles I'm using are 30cmx30cm beige (ochre) porcelain. My other half wanted to use an ivory grout and the tile shop supplied us with granfix limestone grout which I'm assuming is an ivory cream colour? One...

Many thanks for the replies Namsag and Dangermouse. Excuse my plumbing ignorance but an unvented cylinder would be a direct fed cylinder with an expansion vessel? Is the water then heated using an immersion heater? Is the 10.5kw electric shower where the shower heater element heats the...

Hello I have a Potterton Performa 28 located in the bathroom (upstairs) - the bathroom contains a bath with a shower over. With the kids getting bigger (and the morning bathroom queue likely to get longer) we are thinking of extending downstairs and creating a shower room. My question is...

Excellent, many thanks for the advice. Yes, it is real wood veneer. I'll give it a go.

Hi All I've removed our MDF fireplace surround which has a wood veneer - it's stained in a mahogany colour. Anyway, we're in the process of decorating the room and my question is (before I attempt to do it) is it possible to remove the veneer woodstain with paint/varnish stripper and if so...

Thanks for the replies. The quote from the man at Marley regarding their trap was: "our Marley monitor anti-syphon bottle trap do not have a rubber type sniff valve, it works on a different principle, in that there is a air way between the inlet and outlet tube inside the trap that breaks...