Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Help patio door

Double dlazed french door, lifted handle up ready to lock, then it went stiff, now I can,t open door, i.e handle won&#39...

1 comments posted 17yrs

posted by "welsh(remove)wizard29"

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by "welsh(remove)wizard29"

New build extension too cold

Hi, About 5 years ago we decided to put an extension on the side of the house but it has not been a success as it is al...

7 comments posted 17yrs

posted by neil

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by neil

mist of white paint on car....

Guys, In the dark I ran over some white paint and it got splattered in a very fine mist down the side of my car - which...

4 comments posted 17yrs

posted by abc

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by abc

Door handle operation question

Front door - removed furniture - painted door - replaced spindle, handles etc - not now working like it used to...have...

8 comments posted 17yrs

posted by nospam

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Automatic radiator bleed valves

As I have a radiator that constantly needs bleeding I was interested to here someone tell me that you can get a self-bl...

6 comments posted 17yrs

posted by castcall

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by castcall

Kitchen units - Nolte, Sheraton, Hacker

Folks, I've posted for some earlier advice on this but looking for a bit more if any of you can help. In summary, t...

5 comments posted 17yrs

posted by midge

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by midge

Not water coming out of hot taps - help!

It's lunchtime and went to wash up my dinner plates - no water coming from the hot tap, same in the bathroom, cold...

5 comments posted 17yrs

posted by castcall

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by castcall

baxi 105 he instant

Placed a posting here a few weeks ago but got no response, I'll try one more time before I spend a fortune on repai...

2 comments posted 17yrs

posted by <janedobbs

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by <janedobbs

How to connect condenser tumble drier , dryer

Condenser tumble drier.... Do I just run the flex pipe directly into my standpipe or do I need to run to a U-shaped pipe...

1 comments posted 17yrs

posted by ex

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by ex

leaking cistern

I have toilet cistern that has a very slow drip from the bottom . I have checked the pipes entering & leavoing the cist...

14 comments posted 17yrs

posted by seamonsters1967

14 comments posted 17yrs posted by seamonsters1967

12V vacuum pump

Folks - looking for a 12v vacuum pump for a little project I&#39;m working on, which I need to get roughly the same air...

1 comments posted 17yrs

posted by midge

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by midge

Self-closing door

Most of the doors in my home swing open or closed on their own - there&#39;s no special mechanism or hinge (they&#39;re...

7 comments posted 17yrs

posted by patchoulianREMOVETHIS

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by patchoulianREMOVETHIS

Soundproofing

We have an unused door between the main house and the annex which we let as a holiday apartment. The door is between ou...

8 comments posted 17yrs

posted by MikeRogers

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by MikeRogers

Energy Saving

I bought myself one of those little energy monitoring units http://linkbee.com/FA40 ... really easy to set up and use....

8 comments posted 17yrs

posted by eD

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by eD

elec boilers re gas boilers

I just had a =A3900 dual fuel bill with most being the gas. The gas works out at around 145kWh daily which may be large...

6 comments posted 17yrs

posted by outwest

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by outwest