Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Overflow discharge pipe

I have two water tanks in loft,the cold water and the central heating. When heating was installed by gas engineers a fe...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by corniche

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by corniche

wet stone

help please i have been given a set of wet stones with no instructions can someone tell me what do you wet the stones w...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by eugene.osullivan

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by eugene.osullivan

Any tips on removing dark stain/varnish off stair spindles/posts etc.???

As per subject. Trying to remove dark stain/varnish off stair posts and spindles and finding it extremely difficult! Ha...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by andrew

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

Flat roof

The flat roof on a friends garage has lost most of the chippings that were put on to protect it. Is it ok just to apply...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by London

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by London

Broken screw

The slotted head of a counter-sunk screw fixing a coat hook has broken in two, along the line of the slot, just as it w...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by stephen.bowyer

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by stephen.bowyer

Opinion

Hello, I did some work on a new site that wants to presents some basic things for home improvements. I wanted to ask fo...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by amenajari.interioare.renovat

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by amenajari.interioare.renovat

Drain Blockage

Hi All Before I call on someone to clear the my drain blockage, can someone offer some effective (and cheap) means of d...

11 comments posted 19yrs

posted by lukstrong

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by lukstrong

Flippin diy rant

I startd my bathroom re-vamp. There was no nice tap on the hot water cistern in the loft, so had to turn the cold stop...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by gnu

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by gnu

Double glazing help

I am not sure if anyone can help on here but it does not hurt asking. My Nan has had double glazing fitted today and no...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by dinom

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by dinom

"fitting guttering"

I was surprised to find no mention of this subject in alt.building.construction or free.uk.diy.home and nothing detaili...

8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Weatherlawyer

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

Gas , Electric and water all switched off at the property i'm buying.....how long does it normally take to switch them all back on ???

Gas , Electric and water all switched off at the property i'm buying (reposison).....how long does it normally take...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by thank

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by thank

Parrafin Heater

In this very damp weather I have been heating my garage using a parrafin heater.This is in an attempt to keep electrica...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by corniche

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by corniche

Gas Blowtorch

I need to solder some 15mm pipes running between floor joists. My Taymar blowtorch (the type that screws onto a gas can...

13 comments posted 19yrs

posted by davidm_uk_notme

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by davidm_uk_notme

B&Q Pricing??

Went to Been & Queued today for some tile adhesive and remembered that SWMBO asked me to fix an extension lead that had...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by john

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by john

Which way?

I am refitting an En-Suite for a neighbour, as previously stated. They are re using the 'old' sink as it has a...

9 comments posted 19yrs

posted by john

9 comments posted 19yrs posted by john