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I've got a large cast iron BBQ I want to position on soft earth. I want to lay a concrete pad to support it. I've got quite a few bags of postcrete left from a deck I built. I know the finish won't be the same but I have a rubber mat to cover it. What's the best way of using this. Build a...

I'm just finishing building a deck. God its been hard going. Anyway I'd like to wrap it all up and oil it this weekend but reading the various guidelines for the oil it says to weather it. The times vary from a few weeks to a few months. Anyway I can skip this step? Washing it first maybe. Im...

Hi, I need to fix a 2x6 ledger board to the house for a deck. The house is cavity wall and I assume the outer bricks are 100mm. Length of the board is 4.75 m What fixings should I use? Ive looked around on the internet and there are all sorts of suggestions and I dont know which are best...

Hi all, I am building a floating deck. It wont be very high, but the drop from the patio door to ground is larger than a natural step so need to bring it up a couple of hundred mm. I am trying to work out how many posts I need. The deck will be 4.5 x 3.6 m with the deck boards running along...

I am making my own outdoor pizza oven and I want to construct the base using railway sleepers. Should I lay these directly on the ground, or should they sit on a concrete base? I am worried if they are on a concrete base water will pool and it will rot the sleepers. Any suggestions? Its...

Hi, I want to make a rectangular frame from aluminium extrusion 2020. But I want the corners to be connected with bearings so the frame can pivot about the centre of the long sides. i.e. the two short sides can move forward / backwards along a plane but remain at the same angle. I am...

I have a Bosch Clasicsxx SMS40C02GB dishwasher. During a programme it tripped the electrics and when it finished its cycle it had E09 error. This seems to be related to heating. It is now not heating. I have checked the PCB and that seems fine so I am guessing the heating element. I will...

I have a Mira Miniduo EV shower unit which is abou 2 years old. It has all of a sudden become really hard to turn on and off. Was fine one day the next had to really force the lever to stop the water. Any ideas why this might be? I assume the cartridge isn't user serviceable so do I need a...

I have a Indesit washer drier, quite possible the worse kitchen appliance I have ever owned. Its current fault is the drier doesn't seem to work. Clothes come out soaking wet, seemingly wetter than when they went in. The are also very hot. The heater element obviously seems to be working...

Following from this thread: //www.diynot.com/forums/automotive-repairs/dealing-with-corrosion.351321/ I have started to strip the brakes down to replace the discs and pads. The Honda manual states that when pushing back the piston the hose should be clamped and the bleed nipple...

I have a Indesit Washer/Dryer, quite possibly the most unreliable piece of rubbish I have ever owned. Not sure of the model, it has 5 LEDs on the right to indicate the stage in the cycle it is at in green with a red door lock light at the bottom. When I select a program sometimes the top...

We have a Honda Jazz which spent the first 4 years of its life on the seafront in South Wales. Consequently it has been subjected to an extraordinary amount of rain and sea spray. My wife was complaining that the brakes were vibrating. I jacked it up to take a look. Had a job getting the...

Got an odd one with my Indesit Washer/Drier. Found all lights flashing the other day and machine full of water. Opened drain plug, emptied machine. Filter was very clean (machine only just over 1 year old). Tried to run drain program and pump just hummed like it was trying to turn. Tried...

Does anyone know how to access the motor in a Miele Cat and Dog upright? The bag holder got lost and the bag came off in the housing, all the dust ended up getting past the pre-motor filter and know the motor sounds like it is struggling. Its still under warranty but it is user error I guess.

These are all rubbish right? Our boiler recently went wrong, new PCB needed. I have a local independant chap who services it every year and he fixed this issue. Really like using this guy as he is honest, reliable, does good work, and charges a reasonable rate. Would like to keep using...

I have a Vailiant Eco Max Pro 28 which was making a noise - sounded like it was constantly on even though there was no demand for heating or hot water. I turned it off and left it for a few minutes then when I have turned it back on it is flashing red and showing a fault code of 11. I know I...

I've finally sorted all the connections out for my compressor - thanks chaps. I've now discovered that my compressor (which I haven't used for a year) has developed a fault. Previously it used the run until the pressure reached a certain level (can't remember what) and then it would shut...

Can someone point in the direction of somewhere to buy connectors for air tools please? I have a retractable hose which has a male 3/8" NPT connector and I need to connect it to a female 1/2" BSP port on a Sealey Regulator. The only places I have found are in America. Also the manual says...

I am going to build some cabinets for the garage based on this plan: http://plansnow.com/dn3091.html I will build the cabinets myself but I am unsure what is best to use for material, plywood or MDF. They need to take a fair amount of weight and abuse so which is stronger? Finish isn't...

I have a a Megaflow cylinder fed by a Valiant Eco Max boiler. I want to replace the rad in the bathroom for a towel warmer and I need to replace couple of TRVs as they are broken. Two radiators down stairs have drain taps on so I guess that's how I drain the system. The fill loop is next to...