Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Water Temperature

We have a thirty year old gravity system, with an Ideal Concord WRS 255A boiler and a Switchmaster 350 timer/controller...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jerry

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jerry

opinions of Ventrolla sash window renovators?

We have wooden sash windows which are protected by Conservation area planning restrictions. They are all completely stu...

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posted by dunks.spamcan

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by dunks.spamcan

Laid a membrame with small stone chippings over the top , NOW weeds are coming through...

Hi , i had a membrame type material over a piece of soil around 10 foot by 8 (unsure of name of membrame other than its...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Justwondering25

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by Justwondering25

Gravelling front garden

I would be grateful for the advice/comments of anyone here who has knowledge or experience of removing a lawn and repla...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Giles

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by Giles

Kitchen cabinet hinges

I'm in the process of having a kitchen built by a local carpenter, who is going to build a traditional kitchen with...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jvarty

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jvarty

Chipped enamel bath

Having managed to drop an iron in the (relatively new) enamel bath of our rented house (don't ask!), and make a sma...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by k.dunbar

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by k.dunbar

Spraying Fence Panels

Hi Is it possible to thin regular fence paint to enable it to be sprayed. If so what with? Normal fence paint is around...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by kinrsole

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by kinrsole

How to edge floor tiles when laying

I have chipboard floors and will lay ply on top of that and then the tiles. The `new floor` will butt up to a double sl...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by nonsense

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nonsense

Advice - updating a CH system

My existing CH boiler is now over 35 years old and I'm looking at replacing it and maybe updating the system. It is...

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posted by davidm_uk_notme

27 comments posted 19yrs posted by davidm_uk_notme

Square off Newel Post

Hello, I have a newel post stump that needs squaring off in order to attach a replacement top. Does anybody know the be...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by oddjob

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by oddjob

downlighter replacement bulb

hi,I have just moved into a place and one of the kitchen downlighter bulbs has blown,I cannot see how to replace it oth...

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posted by nospamschipp

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospamschipp

Toilet Overflow ?

Hi Folks, The toilet in my house was inherited from the previous occupier. There is no overflow pipe connected to it bu...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by the_constructor

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_constructor

blowing bulbs again and again

Hey all I have a real problem, about two years ago, I noticed my lightbulbs were blowing throughout the house. The ligh...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Twobells

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Twobells

builders rate

Hi all I wonder if someone can advise the ballpark day rate for a builder these days. Someone quotes me £150 per day in...

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posted by lukstrong

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by lukstrong

OT? TV repair

Hi everyone, I`ve just been given a 28 inch TV, CRT. It turns on fine, but the picture is squashed horizontally, leavin...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by SimonFinnigan

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by SimonFinnigan