Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Cosmetic remedy to frost damage

These paved front driveway tiles came with the house when I bought it. Some of the tiles are cracking and some spliting...

7 comments posted 16yrs

posted by bluestarx

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by bluestarx

Shed treatment/painting

Hi, If I wanted to paint gloss onto a new untreated shed, should I treat it first? And can I use any exterior wood gloss...

2 comments posted 16yrs

posted by Mentalguy2k8

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by Mentalguy2k8

Better range for white bathroom suites

Only those who have experienced the trauma of renovating or designing a bathroom know how painful it is when it comes t...

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posted by angelina.maben

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by angelina.maben

Wetwalls

Just discovered a load of rain damage to an outside wall on an upper floor. The guttering had come away and when it rai...

7 comments posted 16yrs

posted by invalid

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalid

Hot water overflow - Sealed boiler system?

Help. Boiler is making a funny noise and hot water seems to be leaking out of some sort of overflow. Its a sealed syste...

2 comments posted 16yrs

posted by bertiebigbollox

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by bertiebigbollox

Limescale Removal

Hi Guys, I rent out a property and the toilet bowl is heavily limescaled in the pan below the water line. What is the be...

13 comments posted 16yrs

posted by john

13 comments posted 16yrs posted by john

17th Edition requirements

As I outlined in a couple of earlier threads, I want to do some electrical work on a property recently bought by my son...

6 comments posted 16yrs

posted by Giles

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by Giles

elastic cord

I've bust the elastic cord that snaps together the hollow carbon fibre rods of an awning. Any ideas where I can get a sm...

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posted by cojack6ATbtinternetDOTcom

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by cojack6ATbtinternetDOTcom

Radiator thermostats

Hi, We have one room upstairs that's always too hot. We've got the usual twist valve on the bottom of the rad, but the...

16 comments posted 16yrs

posted by Mentalguy2k8

16 comments posted 16yrs posted by Mentalguy2k8

Wireless room thermostat

I have a Vaillant ecoTEC plus 831 Combi Boiler and i'm considering getting a wireless room thermostat. Can any one recom...

3 comments posted 16yrs

posted by dave

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by dave

Blocked Toilet

Having a problem with a downstairs loo it backed up and flooded yuck though to be honest was clean water I can get into...

3 comments posted 16yrs

posted by News

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by News

Old consumer units

I have two old Wylex wired fuse consumer units lying around. They are the 4-way bakelite type with hardwood surrounds,...

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posted by Giles

8 comments posted 16yrs posted by Giles

How do I add inhibitor

We have realised that when the plumber drained the central heating system in my sons house to add a towel rail in the b...

1 comments posted 16yrs

posted by MikeRogers

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by MikeRogers

DIY space photos

A camera, some duct tape and some insulation. Not bad. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/The-earth-from-above-.6179775...

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posted by adamwadsworth

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Kitchen mixer tap problem

We have what I think is a Mayfair Como mono mixer tap, which is only about 18 months old (part of a new kitchen), and h...

3 comments posted 16yrs

posted by dfrog

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by dfrog