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I've bought a pack of push fit reducing connectors like the one below to fit on the pipes in my fridge/freezer http://www.theworkshopwarehouse.co.uk/jg-speedfit-push-fit-tube-couplings-reducing-straights-metric-2634.html I shoved each end of the pipes into each end of the connector and...

Our road runs down a hill and therefore our garden has a slope - our left fence is higher than our right hand fence and we've a natural slope across the garden. Firstly I want to level this. Also we are going to install raised decking to the back of the house. At the moment there is a...

Hi, Never really tackled any plumbing before. We've got two washing machines as one was in the house when we moved in. It's now knackered and I'm going to switch them over. Easy or so I thought. The two water pipes (red and blue) at the back are connected to the plumbing by red and blue tabs...

I've just been insulating my loft (with the British Gas subsidised bargain £1 per roll B&Q loft insulation) and in doing so had to navigate my cold water storage tank and expansion tank. The expansion tank had no cover over it but had a loose insulation jacket around it which appeared to be...

I've bought a 6m2 devimat and thermostat from Homebase to install in my kitchen. I am about to lay it but have some queries with regards to the wiring. I have a redundant double socket which I am going to replace with a single box and wire the thermostat up to it for the underfloor mat to be...

Is there an association or trade body which governs this trade? I know this is a DIY forum but if I was to do the job myself I wouldn't have a useable garden again this summer, plus I'd be a bit out of my depth. I live on the London/Essex border and I require some decking, a spot of...

I play a sport called (wait for it) underwater hockey. I'm serious! see here Anyway we use sticks (or pushers) to push a rubber covered lead puck across the bottom of swimming pools. I need to make my own sticks to a consistent shape. To see what they look like go here In the past...

Did anyone see 5th gear this week? Apprently you can have it installed for legal road use! They've got a mark 3 Golf to win with it all installed. In the program a Honda NSX only just beat it. Has anyone ahd a play with this? Costs? this K

Does anyone know where I can get a cheap 2nd hand bonnet for a Fiat Brava, same colour as at this link? here Some drunk twerp jumped on my bonnet and dented it out of shape and now I have ripples all over it! Cheers, K

Okay firstly I'm over the moon I've found this forum. :D I love forums and have been hunting for a good DIY one for ages. So here is my first of many posts (and replies)! I've stripped back the garden (almost) to bare earth as it was a complete overgrown mess. I now have a blank canvas and...