Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Changing tile colour

We have an old fireplace with an open fire. The surround and hearth are tiled in these types of tiles (the lighter colo...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by nomail

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nomail

Straw poll - cost of roofing work

Hello, We had a leak the other day on our slate roof. The guys came out the same day we called, and went up on the roof...

11 comments posted 19yrs

posted by nomail

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by nomail

Painting plastic cistern

Has anyone had any success changing the colour of a plastic toilet cistern by painting? If so, what sort of paint/prepar...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jerry

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jerry

Changing CH water

Is it possible to change most of the water in a CH system by opening the drain c*ck and letting the system top up from...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jerry

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jerry

Back to the wall toilet

I am about to install a back to the wall toilet, not wall hung but one of those type where the pan hides all the plumbi...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by john

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by john

Laying Tiles

I am just about to tile my kitchen I know you should find the centre of the room to lay the first tile .The room is app...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by avtt67

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by avtt67

Hot Water

Hello, when i run the hot water tap in the kitchen downstairs,it completely cuts the supply to the hot water tap in the...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by gg.gordon

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by gg.gordon

Garden Vacs

I'm considering buying a garden vac to clean up the leaves that fall into my garden from neighbours' trees. I h...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Uno-Hoo

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by Uno-Hoo

Baxi 80HE plus boiler

any offers or ideas? tonight it was found to be not giving heat out to rads or taps. it had flashing red noflame indica...

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posted by usenet1

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by usenet1

Damp Walls

Hi all, I have an old cottage, one of the external walls seems to be quite damp, esentially the next door neibours driv...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jamie

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jamie

Well I'm a big man

and I cried...how about you?

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by allo

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by allo

Dremet Multi tool

Just seen this on ebay, is it a good price. Seems like a good package. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by asas

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by asas

Cracked Roughcast

Some of the external walls of my house are showing signs of wear and tear, most of which can be freshened up wityh a go...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by BBing

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by BBing

Central heating, radiators not working

Hi, My radiators down stairs are only luke warm yet the radiators up stairs are. I've checked the pump and it is ho...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by emilyover

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by emilyover

En-suite quotation

Hi all I wonder if someone can give me an indication of the costs for converting a part of our bedroom (where we have a...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by lukstrong

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by lukstrong