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Suggestion on how to cleanup a radiator

Hi We have a central heating radiator on which the paint has blistered Tried removing the blisters with a wire brush in...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Martin ©¿©¬
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Martin ©¿©¬

Log edging

Hi I want to build a garden water feature and to cut a long story short, want to construct it using concrete blocks fac...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cookiesuk
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by cookiesuk

Sealing outdorr floor tiles.?

I have a flat roof with floor tiles (sunroof) Whats best way to seal them, I dont want the expense of retiling. As yet t...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nonsense
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nonsense

wiring guide

I have a basic sunvic wall thermostat and a siemens rwb9 ch programmer , I would like to know how to wire them together...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by as.been
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by as.been

Garden Room Flat Roof

Hi My garden room flat roof needs replacing sometime soon, currently usual tarmac type stuff. Is this still okay or is...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by terry.insull
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by terry.insull

Soft close kitchen drawers

Hi - I'd like to put some soft-close kitchen drawer sliders in my existing drawers - you know, the ones that when y...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Dishwasher wont fill!!

I have a hotpoint Aquarius DWF 33 dishwasher. The problem started when a piece of crockery got stuck in the pump. Took...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by someone
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by someone

Hob Blackening?

I've got one of those F A N T A S T I C electric ovens that has flat metal round cooking things, like this... http:...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gnu
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by gnu

Repairing Driveway

My black tarmac drive is basically sound but could do with patching on the edges by the kerb and manholes. Any recommend...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pkokeeffe
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by pkokeeffe

Leak in Conservatory Roof

There is a leak in my conservatory roof. It seems to be coming from a gap between the glass and the metal which is cove...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by louisxiv
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by louisxiv

Cold Glue Gun query.

Hi there I'm looking to buy one or two glue guns for a project i'm doing involving schoolchildren. We're go...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by louisxiv
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by louisxiv

Conservatory Ventilation

Hi, I have a large conservatory with no roof ventilation (polycarbonate panels). It is north facing so doesn't suff...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

2 border tiles upside down

Hi we had a complete new bathroom fitted late last year. all looks great but having a "little free time" i was looking...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by zen72261
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by zen72261

Tank feed

On an emergency basis, I've just had to fit a stainless flexi pipe to the filler valve on my cold water loft tank....
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jerry
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jerry