Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Can you "fill" chips in ceramic tiles?

Apologies for two posts, but it's that time of year where the jobs need to be listed and dealt with! Ceramic tiled floo...

3 comments posted 16yrs

posted by Mentalguy2k8

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by Mentalguy2k8

Can you dye carpets in place?

Long story short, cream carpet already fitted. Dropped cup of coffee on it, got most up and went over it with a carpet...

8 comments posted 16yrs

posted by Mentalguy2k8

8 comments posted 16yrs posted by Mentalguy2k8

Musty book-How to remove

I recently bought a book on line and when it arrived I found that it had a real musty smell from being kept in damp cond...

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posted by Darrach

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by Darrach

Floorboard help please

We having new carpet laid next week, with quite thick underlay. We have a few squeaky boards we are dealing with, there...

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posted by sheila21uk

11 comments posted 16yrs posted by sheila21uk

Bathroom windows

Hi. Simple one (maybe!!!) Does a window above a bath, in a bathroom, need to be toughened glass? (1300mm high by 1050mm...

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posted by idh

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by idh

Water stop tap in the street - questions

Doing a kitchen refit and need to turn off the water out in the street due to where the water pipe comes into the house...

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posted by midge

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by midge

OT: Computer fairs in Birmingham

Does anyone know where/when computer fairs are held in Birmingham. I used to go to the one at Edgbaston Cricket Ground,...

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posted by sdf

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by sdf

Gas Fire Flue in Attic - British gas did smoke test and it appeared leak

Hi As my subject suggests I appear to have a leak in my flue located in the attic feeding up to the roof. British Gas s...

8 comments posted 16yrs

posted by donotmailme

8 comments posted 16yrs posted by donotmailme

jet washer

I have a std champion jet washer which works fine, except for the spray lance which dosn't work properly anymore, it sp...

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posted by noname

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by noname

Failed Oven

The oven on my (Liesure Double 90) electric cooker has failed. I suspect the element, but the symptoms are: - Blew the...

5 comments posted 16yrs

posted by bridgeside

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by bridgeside

water softener

Can anyone recommend a water softener that can be fitted to the rising main that will cut down on limescale in kettles,...

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posted by outwest

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by outwest

Contemporary twin flow kitchen mixer

I'm just about to start a kitchen refit and would like to put a decent modern mono-block mixer in. However, it's mains...

1 comments posted 16yrs

posted by midge

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by midge

brush or roller

I have a large room to paint, luckily it is not very high cos I cant cope with tall rooms. It is at the moment painted...

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posted by katemorgan

18 comments posted 16yrs posted by katemorgan

Billy goat woes

I accidentally picked up a small log in the Billy goat yesterday and it has bent one of the blades on the rotor and dam...

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posted by MikeRogers

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by MikeRogers

Sealing a lean-to conservatory

The conservatory is leaking. It's a wooden, Edwardian, lean-to style, which joins the garage (yes, that converted one)...

8 comments posted 16yrs

posted by sexyjw

8 comments posted 16yrs posted by sexyjw