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Just renting a flat to find a very old Shower Mixer Valve needs replacing due to 'limescale damage', we have a budget off £500 by the landlord to sort out The two copper pipes shown in picture are a Hot and Cold feed from the immersion heater with good pressure. The existing valve works but...

I laid down a solid wood floor (which was already factory varnished) and then applied 2 coats of additional Varnish to add protection of spills etc I now regret putting this varnish on as it's 'peeling off' as it doesnt have a bond or key to the realwood floor What is the best way to...

I fitted laminate in bedroom then coated with Ronseal Varnish. The instructions stated this was not advisable. I did it to 'seal' the floor from future spills as intend to rent. Now the varnish is flaking off. What's the best procedure to remove/strip the varnish from the laminate floor...

Ford Mondeo (2002) Alarm keeps going off Locked with remote from key, bonnet, boot and all doors locked OK, windows up, anywhere between 1 -7 days the alarm goes off Anyone know how to disable the alarm, like is there a fuse or something Neighbours would be pleased Thanks

I installed a Triton Opal over a year ago and the water pressure was THEN ok Water board (in there infinite wisdom) have reduced the pressure in the West London area The Lowe Pressure light is now on Is there anything that I can do or is there another shower unit that I could use in...

Where can I get an 'undercut saw' to cut into architraves

3 days ago I laid Glued Tongue and Groove real-wood flooring in the bathroom and have now had to rip the lot up again The boards when glued did not meet together properly, therefore there where gaps and no matter how hard I whacked it with a ‘block and mallet’ they would not meet, allowing...

I am about to lay Laminate and Real Wood Flooring from Homebase (Packs) I can understand the logic in having an expansion gap, but does this gap have to be all around the flooring I can lay the planks up to the skirting (as I don't want to remove skirting) and put a beading around it but...

I have at present an empty bathroom as all stripped out ready to fix bathroom suite and then wall tile and decorate As I am laying LAMINATE flooring and Ceramic Wall Tiles, is it better to lay the Flooring and Tile to the floor THEN fix Skirting Board which would do way with the laminate...

What is the differnce between Wickes PolyPlumb (grey colour) & QuickFit (white colour) on 15mm plastic They both seem to fit each other but are in dif sections on shelves

Most shops I've visited need up to 6 weeks to order and don't have a return policy (or at best a 20% handling fee), so I'm looking to buy off the shelf and return any left over. Apart from B&Q/Homebase/ToppsTiles which have a limited in-house stock, does anyone know of an outlet that has a...

I am about to strip out the bathroom to bare walls floors and start from scratch. When I have replaced the broken floor boards and re-plastered the walls, should I tile the walls and floor BEFORE installing the bath regardless of the expense Cheers

Worcester 28CDi RSF Gas Combi Approx once a week after running the hot water for a minute or two, there is a noise in the boiler that sounds like a Cooling Fan is trying to start/stop/start etc (verm verm verm) and to silence, I need to turn the power off/on and alls OK for another week or...