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Hi I've decided to have a go at mitreing porcelain tiles around my window. I'm only a diyer but have done an ok job lol. I know everyone uses epoxy etc for the mitre edge. My question is , is there a cheaper option but is just as strong for the mitre edge . My budget is wiped after...

Hi All I'm no electrician. Story is we had the money for a rewire and new fuse box, but an electrician came out had a look and said, well you have solid copper wiring no trips etc etc etc. He didn't test anything inside the fusebix on inspection. Everything is earthed etc. So he said it just...

Hi all After an issue with the wall kit for my extractor which is now sorted. My friend who's just started training to be an electrician ( his dad who's fully qualified signs the work off he does ) Has done the wiring , I know bits myself so helped with the run of cables etc. We aren't...

Hi all We were in need of a bathroom extractor fitting, My friend or not now lol, said he will come round and drill the hole and fit a vent, then I was getting an electrician round to fit the fan and wiring etc. To cut a long story short he bought a monrose internal fit wall kit, he drilled a...

Hi everyone , I've currently got a humax 1100s freesat box , I needed to get the box signal upstairs so used triax tri link with magic eye no problem , I utilizes the aerial lead from back of downstairs tv which went into the loft and I dropped it down into our bedroom. Now I want to split the...

Hi. I've done my deck rail and installed the spindles , I'm struggling to find some treated wood that I can cut to infill the rail It would need to be 41mm across and approx 8mm in depth. Anyone know of anywhere in yorkshire ? Cheers in advance

Didnt get pics before I did the top part of the garden but was gravelled and decked round the edge, built a new retaining wall , did the base for artificial grass as it's a north facing garden so grass just died when we tried it. Just added the posts to the end and put the deck rail in too...

Hi guys. Installed my new bathroom suit this week. Noticed some water round the new toilet today, the waste pipe seals on the pan ok, it's after you flush it comes back past the seals that sit inside the soil pipe,toilet connection is a smudge lower than the external soil pipe but only slightly...

Hi everyone. Just a little help needed. I have this junction box before my socket(only phone socket in the house) Is the junction box classed as the master. I'm asking because the extension that's plugged into the socket goes to the living room where my router is (no plug socket near the phone...

Hi all. Been to my mother in law s amd she said when she tried using her shower it blew the mcb. I put the shower in 7 yrs ago with 10 mm t&e. In the last year the council have been and put in a new consumer unit. After looking the cables that come through the ceiling to the pull switch...

hi all my hotpoint ctd00 has decided to stop blowing/producing hot air does anyone know why or where to source the parts i need and where to find in the machine? obviously if its something i can clean and check etc etc,i will do first,the fluff filters clear,water collection empty etc all the...

hi all ive suddenly gained a drip for my filling loop from the right hand side where it slots into the diverter housing(no clamp or screws just pushes in with o ring) i have a set of bosch o rings,and i have replaced the said o ring 3 times now and each time it drips, i have greased the o ring...

hi i have a fairly simple problem i cant get my head round the living room lights were once run off 2 switches(both 2 way with c.l1.l2)but it seems the 2nd switch has been isolated. the first switch has 2 reds and a black.obviously one is live and the other red and black are travellers.(i...

hi moved into my house a yr ago.decided to check out the garage electrics? the garage electrics have been run from the upstairs socket ring,by a single 2.5 t&e.(so classed as a spur,doesnt run back to anywhere) the 2.5 runs from under the floor(upstairs) out the wall and overhead to the...