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Alternatives to Screwfix

Hello All I've just been reading the comments on the Screwfix website concerning late delivery of items and referri...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by pipes
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by pipes

Mole (animal)

How do I get rid of a persistent mole? I've laid mole traps, but he pushes the soil up through them; I've put in...
10 comments posted 21yrs
posted by pkokeeffe
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by pkokeeffe

Cowboy builders

Hi, A friend of mine hired builders who were working for another friend of his but this friend of mine did not satisfy...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rajinder.nijjhar
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by rajinder.nijjhar

CH Boiler recommendations?

I'm looking to replace my old central heating boiler with a standard (i.e. not combi) condensing boiler. I will hav...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by davidm-uk
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by davidm-uk

hot water problem

I have a Worcester Bosch Highflow 400 boiler. The boiler setting has always been set to 3, and this maintained a consta...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by JAB
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by JAB

DIY project software

Hi, Does anyone here use software to help you with *any* aspect of a DIY project? I'm particularly interested in: -...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nul
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by nul

Panelling project costs software ?

Hi, I'm thinking of transforming a naked attic into a clean, pine panelled atic. I'm wondering if there's a...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nul
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by nul

Block Paving Costs

I would like part of my drive block paved, but cannot do it myself. Are there any 'block pavers' out there that...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by john
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by john

Removing emulsion from gloss

Anyone got some tips on removing emulsion paint from skirting boards which were previously painted with gloss?
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by gavin.lambourne
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by gavin.lambourne

Laying Wooden Floors

Hi, I'm planning to lay wood (or possibly laminate wood) flooring in our house. The problem is the ground floor has...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by lsd_584
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by lsd_584

Re: Aqualisa Shower Control Removal

> Hi Folks, > > Can anyone help? > > I have an Aqualisa shower (sorry, I don't know the model; it came with the > h...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by p.andrews
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by p.andrews

Copper Strips on Roof

Hi My house suffers from lichen growth on the main roof , looking around the net , the best way to rid this is to insta...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by competitions_2002nospam
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by competitions_2002nospam

Stone varnish

Fellow DIYers, I want to give a large rock the "wet look". Could someone recommend a weatherproof varnish that works wel...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ds
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by ds

gothic tiles.

Can anyone help please. We have a large old victorian house in Sussex. The front and sides of the house are tiled with...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by denis_gibbs
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by denis_gibbs