Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Underloor heating

I am installing in a new build, electric underloor heating (DEVI). The room is fairly large (35 mete square) with a lar...

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posted by ppeters

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ppeters

Asphalt/Tarmac Paint

Had some work done on house but the guy who did the work left the tarmac stained with building materials. The guy has d...

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posted by coop75MYUNDIES

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by coop75MYUNDIES

Gate valve broken

I have a broken gate valve in the pipe feed from the cold water tank for my mixer shower. ( It won't close). Are th...

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posted by deighton.ridge

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by deighton.ridge

Tips for arc welding

Can anyone give a site r anything 2 help me with arc welding. just bought myself a little welder and just wanted 2 know...

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posted by kristian.dawson

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by kristian.dawson

Melamine

Hi all, Got a bit of a problem that im hoping someone can help with . Im fitting a new sink and toilet in a small bathr...

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posted by jonbhoy

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by jonbhoy

Repair ceramic tiles

Any ideas about how best to repair small chips etc? I was thinking that Araldite would do it, but the tiles are white an...

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posted by andywickson

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by andywickson

Smell of gas external to Condensing Combi boilers

Hi, I was working in the garden last week and I could smell gas. It seemed to be coming from the vent of the combi boil...

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posted by simon

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by simon

upvc strips

We've just fitted a new upvc door to an old house and it's required us to remove some of the old skylight frame...

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posted by nospam

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Thermostatic shower

Hi everyone I have recently had a new thermostatic mixer shower installed by my friendly local plumber. It is a Sfera d...

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posted by chrisgraham2

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by chrisgraham2

Any Alarm Gurus Out There?

My in laws have gone on holiday and I am doing some decorating and looking after the house. The problem is the burglar...

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posted by john

22 comments posted 19yrs posted by john

Gap Between Floor and Skirting

I have just removed the laminate flooring in my kitchen and there is a 1/2" gap between the floor and skirting board it...

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posted by avtt67

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by avtt67

Would this drill do for removing plaster from a stone wall?

I have to remove plaster + tiles from 1 metre of a wall in preparation for damp proof course. Instead of hiring a hamme...

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posted by no

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by no

Flat roof refurbishment

What are the relative merits of felt and fibreglass for flat roof refurbishment. I thought fibreglass had a much higher...

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posted by williamsjm

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by williamsjm

My Vaillant Combi boiler is not heating water, but central heating is fine

I am confused as to why my Turbo max boiler is not heating the water at all. It is coming through the pipes freezing co...

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posted by cbarlow

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by cbarlow

Re-Roofing a shed

Hi, Ive just bought my first house and the workshop needs re-roofing, as its got a terrible leak causing it to smell ba...

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posted by d.n.day

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by d.n.day