Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

bathroom condensation

How do I minimise/prevent condensation dripping from the toilet cistern after having a bath? Don't suggest having a...

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posted by sdvvccvb

15 comments posted 20yrs posted by sdvvccvb

Capping off lounge gas fire pipe?

Hi, advice needed please. Have a nasty 70s upright gas fire in my living room. Thin gas pipe leading to it is above the...

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posted by notme

10 comments posted 20yrs posted by notme

garage conversion

We have an 11 x 14 single skinned garage which we would like to convert to a studio/bedsit. It is seperate from the hou...

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posted by loraine

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by loraine

Quick garage insulation

can anyone suggest a fairly quick and easy way to insulate and warm up a garage? we have a garage that currently gets u...

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posted by ianjhardie.nospam

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Re: What's 0 on boiler pressure gauge mean?

> > When the system is cold, pressure shows zero, despite refilling only > today. Does this indicate a faulty expansion...

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posted by diy

27 comments posted 20yrs posted by diy

Flush with floor level, l shower tray question

I currently have a small ensuite toilet with a normal shower tray that stands a few inches above floor level, I would l...

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posted by me

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

sanding finishing plaster

Hi what is the best way to smooth down some finishing plaster that was used to cover up some cable trunking. Its a litt...

2 comments posted 20yrs

posted by zen72261

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by zen72261

Home emergancy cover

Hi, I am wanting some sort of home cover my drainage system, central heating, plumbing, gas, electrics etc. I have had...

2 comments posted 20yrs

posted by keith

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by keith

Replacing two old pin sockets

When we first moved into our current house 30 years ago I installed a number of two pin round (3A?) sockets around the...

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posted by davidm-uk

30 comments posted 20yrs posted by davidm-uk

Painting a wallpaper stripped wall

Hello We've just stripped a layer of wallpaper off in order to paint the walls but found that removing the wallpape...

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posted by please

8 comments posted 20yrs posted by please

Timber Frame House

Any one had any experience with timber framed houses such as Space4 as used by Westbury house builders.

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posted by aocc47

9 comments posted 20yrs posted by aocc47

Do I need to get my trench inspected?

Hi It occurs to me that I might need to get someone official to look down a hole. The trench is about 1m deep , 8m long...

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posted by legrandfromage

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by legrandfromage

Under floor heating

I have read a few opinions about UFH in previous posts, could anyone give me some positive and useful feedback as we ar...

1 comments posted 20yrs

posted by janetscorpio

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by janetscorpio

Electrical - power cuts - why?

Hi, Anyone advise on this one?.... Since about 6 months ago about every 10 days or so our house power goes off...how to...

8 comments posted 20yrs

posted by OrmesbyJohn

8 comments posted 20yrs posted by OrmesbyJohn

air in hot & cold water?

Hi since i fitted some new taps we seem to have a short rattle when the toilet cistern finishes filling and the odd rat...

0 comments posted 20yrs

posted by zen72261

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by zen72261