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Hi, I'm new to this forum and I looked at the other categorises, but didn't really think the other categories would fit this. I'm looking to add an under-desk shelf to my desk. I looked into keyboard trays but they are only 200-280mm in depth, and I was looking to make one at least 450mm deep...

Hi, I am getting the F22 message on my Vaillant hr Solide boiler (VHR Netherlands version). The bar reading is low too at 0.5bar. So I would like to top it up. In the attached image, you can see there are two valves, black on the right attached to the yellow pipe (nothing attached on the...

New to this, looking for some advice... Combi boiler radiators (7 in total, upstairs/downstairs house) were not heating up some not at all. System always topped up with "inhibiter". Hot water great. So - all radiators removed and flushed clean. (Some black water, to grey to clear) - pipework...

Hi, I’m a novice when it comes to DIY. Moving into a fixer upper I’ve had to learn on the job and so far have laid wood flooring, stone floor, tiled walls, skirting, loft boarding, garden fence etc but I’m a bit over my head when it comes to starting on the downstairs loo/bathroom. Do you...

Hi all, hope this is the right place for this.. but I was hoping I could get some help. Im fixing two 5kg shelves (string pocket shelves) to the plasterboard wall in my kitchen. It's a new build flat and as I've found out today - the studs are metal. I wat going to use grip-it fixings for...

I'm going to run cat5e cable under my floor boards I was wondering if I could run the Ethernet cable up through the plug back box and then out to the left through a hole and through another hole I drilled in Ethernet back box and then terminate there. Picture: https://ibb.co/m3m0jx Obviously...

Hi All, DIY'er here! I plan to take down a knackered L&P ceiling where its already sagging quite badly. My question is....do the laths all need to come down too? I'm assuming that as the plaster is already detached from the laths, it will come down easy peasy leaving the laths in place...

Greetings fellow DIYnot-ers! Would appreciate immensely some advice re a small DIY job i am about to embark on. And please forgive me for moments of painful description i am a relative noob. We have a Gledhill PulsaCoil boiler (pic) and it has been controlled by a Superswitch Central Heater...

Hi, The lower middle sealed unit in the picture seems to need replacing - it has water runs inside it. I've done this before using a putty knife to pop the inside beads off then suction cup holder to lift out. This seems to be an older sealed unit and doesn't have any beads inside to pop...

Hi Everyone, First post so please be kind :-) Seeking some advice to change my corrugated roof to a flat felt system. My garage is joined to the neighbours. Currently the plan is to remove the roofing sheets, add a new lintel over the garage opening, add strengthing battons every 4ft to the...

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Hi Guys, :(:( Currently wanting to relay a new laminate flooring on the upstairs bedrooms, have stripped the old laminate flooring to the floorboards which I have fixed, some were creaking which I have now screwed back into the joint timber, however I would like surface to be flat and level...

I've currently got 4 no. downlights in my bathroom which return to a single rocker type switch in the hallway, all of which is connected through a typical ceiling rose in the loft above, however it is currently a bit of a state - the incoming cable from the previous rose, and outgoing to the...

Hello, I am hoping for some advise regarding a decking I am planning. I had been planning on doing a retaining wall, however this seems too expensive and now looking at a deck and removing the earth from underneath. The deck will be 8.8M wide (width of garden) and extends 2.6M. The garden is...

Hi, I'm looking to remove my fireplace but currently cant see a lintel. Should i remove more plaster to see if there is a lintel? Or am i able to remove the fire back first, as seen in the photo. Any advice would be great.

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1st, I am NOT a qualified electrician. But as well as finding lots of good advice here - I have come across some interesting debates when DIY'ers (like me) ask about how to do something. Sometimes in the process we amateurs demonstrate a really dangerous lack of knowledge - which is no doubt why...

Evening all, Just a quick question regarding plumbing courses that will give you basic knowledge for DIY (fixing leaks using solder, installing taps, connecting waste pipes, pushfit attachments etc.) - where would I find these? I have had a Google but all I can find is intensive and long...

Hey guys, My wife and I have recently moved into a new house this month, and in doing so had the whole house rewired. The electrician came and removed pre-1977 Steel cable from the home and replaced the whole mains. In doing so he has removed all of the bottom side of my Honeywell 10 way...

Hi guys (photos attached) I recently moved in to a Victorian terrace and I'm in the process of giving it a bit of a face lift. This includes replastering the hallway. In the hallway there is an arch, which had been hidden away behind a stud wall, and the arch itself was covered with wallpaper...