Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Part P - Just Supposing

I have often wondered about this. If a person needs a house rewiring and is without the means to pay for it and it is i...

12 comments posted 19yrs

posted by the_constructor

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_constructor

Telephone / Modem / Fax Plugs ?

Following an accident yesterday in the computer room, inwhich I tripped over the telephone lead to my newly installed (...

15 comments posted 19yrs

posted by the_constructor

15 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_constructor

Mortice Nightlatches

Anybody know if B&Q sell mortice nightlatches. Save me driving to the store and being frustrated that they don't do...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by 1

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by 1

Large pane Double glazing, is there a certain size upon which toughen glass must be used????

Hi , can anyone answer me a question , i remember when i had my double glazing fitted some years ago, which is still fa...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Thanks

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Thanks

Kitchen flooring

What do you all think the best flooring to put down in a kitchen is. Family consists of 2 lads and a dog. At the moment...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by se001z3656

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by se001z3656

6mm core getting hot

Hi, The 6MM core running from may shower to fuse box is getting hot and smelling pretty bad when I shower. The cable ha...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by simplycisco

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by simplycisco

Bathroom fixings?

I want to fix to the tiled wall in my newly tiled bathroom - a bathroom cabinet, toilet roll holder, towel rail etc. Th...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by no-one

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by no-one

Stud Partition Walls

Hi, I'm moving some walls around in a flat, and was wondering what the correct order was when laying floors and ins...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by robert

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by robert

Wind has brought the fence down

The recent high winds we have been having in Yorkshire has brought down a fence at the bottom of my drive. Trouble is I...

10 comments posted 19yrs

posted by vag9-com99

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by vag9-com99

Loft insulation

House is about 120 years old. I have an offshot single story kitchen with no insulation. I intend to cut a hole in the...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by plant

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by plant

Mixer Showers, which ones would be suitable for my boiler

Hi, I want a new bathroom and was going to change my electric shower for a thermostatic mixer shower. I do not know whi...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by cbarlow

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by cbarlow

FAQ: Want to ask a DIY question? Here's how. (V.16)

[Weekly posting - Archived once a month] This is an introduction to the UK.D-I-Y newsgroup for new and experienced Do-I...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by phil_a

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by phil_a

Electric socket question :- Placement.

Looking at buying a old house , but all the electrical plug sockets at a low level , there basically built in to the sk...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Thanks

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by Thanks

Ooops!

I fixed the washing machine today, it was vibrating like a good'un, I found the bolts holding the concrete weight t...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by shazzbat

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by shazzbat

Cleaning/preventing algae from path & patio?

Hi, I have a long path and patio which are covered in algae, they look awful and are slippery. I pressure-wash them for...

8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by none

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by none