Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Stackable appliances for a Small Kitchen

Would anyone know if its possible to get some sort of small compact stackable washing machine and dishwasher (i.e. to s...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rmdaviesuk

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by rmdaviesuk

Potterton boiler fault

I have a Potterton Netaheat 10-16 boiler about 15 years old. Radiators not getting hot enough, so checked pump. all ok...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by simkin

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by simkin

drilling in wall tiles, how to?

Just tiled my bathroom but need to add some fittings, whats the best (safest) way to drill into tiles so that they dont...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by nonsense

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by nonsense

Brick Slips

Hi All, I live in Uxbridge,Middlesex (UB81PX) Does anybody know where I can get bricks I supply cut into slips and pisto...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by cj42s

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by cj42s

sloping bedroom floor

I brought a house 14 years ago. Its rented to a group of students. The floor of the bedroom is sloping so that there is...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jane

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jane

Wireless Thermostat - best thing to go for?

Hi Everyone I live in a 3 storey townhouse where the builders decided to site the thermostat for the entire house on th...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by mbarnett.uk

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by mbarnett.uk

Hot tap in bath problem

All of a sudden yesterday the hot watter tap won't physically open fully. You can force it and it will dribble wate...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by none

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by none

Electrical question - security light cable size?

Wish to add a security light to house. It'll be plugged into a socket outlet in garage roof space and will have 5 me...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by ormesbyjohn

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by ormesbyjohn

Cooker Switch Socket Wiring

Hi, I have a cooker switch with a built-in 13amp socket. How should I wire this. Can the socket be fed from the dedicat...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by toby

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by toby

Cost of Damp Proofing - is this reasonable

Apologies for the length of this question! We are in the process of buying an old, mostly stone built, cottage in South...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by zstowell

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by zstowell

Long crack across whole of bedroom ceiling.

About a year ago a long crack appeared across the whole of the bedroom ceiling on the top floor of the house. Closer to...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by cbarlow

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by cbarlow

Monitor for electric useage

I wish to monitor the amount of electricity my water pump uses to pump water from a spring to the house. I saw an adver...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Darrach

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Darrach

Earth Bonding Stainless Steel Sink

When a kitchen sink is earth bonded, is it sufficient to simply connect the cable to the cold water pipe under the sink...

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posted by bgwood

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by bgwood

Ceramic Floor Tiles Laying ?

I have just removed a wooden parquet floor laid on concrete and secured with bitumen. I wish to replace it with Ceramic...

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posted by flyer

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by flyer

mould growth due to insulation ?

Hello All , last year I got the cavity walls insulated and topped up the loft insulation myself to save energy/ money e...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by gspray

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by gspray