Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Relining flues

Can anyone tell me rules and regs regarding relining flues, how many sorts there are do you have to have them and what...

0 comments posted 18yrs

posted by katemorgan

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by katemorgan

Boundary brickwork

Are there any real guidelines for this? My detached garage forms a boundary to my neighbour. Is he permitted to make ho...

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posted by w4

8 comments posted 18yrs posted by w4

Cheapest kitchen units?

Hi I'm looking for about 2 metres (length) of kitchen wall and base units, where's the cheapest place to get th...

7 comments posted 18yrs

posted by none

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by none

CH System flush

My heating system is fully pumped with back boiler.When heating comes on the radiators upstairs are slow to heat up and...

5 comments posted 18yrs

posted by corniche

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by corniche

2 stroke hedge cutter

I have tried all the advise I was given and the thing still won't start. It seems that when I pull it over by hand...

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posted by MikeRogers

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by MikeRogers

garage door motorizing

place were moving to has one of those garage doors that have a pivot bolted to the frame about half way up, then 2 spri...

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posted by n

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by n

Gas meter positioning

we are moving into a rented bungalow soon, we've got it at a very cheap rental rate as it needs re-decorating, gard...

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posted by n

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by n

angle grinder to cut and clean tiles

I have a broken tile in the tiled sill below the front window, on our house. As it's on a curve, i need to cut a ne...

3 comments posted 18yrs

posted by bluestar

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by bluestar

New render cracking

Hi all Just had the outside of my new extension rendered (about 10 days ago) and loads of cracks have appeared all over...

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posted by nospam

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

outside electrical conduit supports

Hello I have a 1" approx cylindrical section of conduit running around my conservatory, but some of the clips that atta...

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posted by question.answer

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by question.answer

bottom waste bogs

moving into a rented bungalow soon, its very cheap rent as it's in need of re-decorating, and things like the bathr...

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posted by n

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by n

Cleaning a shower base

We have a ceramic shower base which has a surface which is divided into small squares and my wife finds that cleaning t...

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posted by Darrach

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by Darrach

Woodworm - sorry long post - bits off topic

Bought 40 year old house a couple of years back. Kitchen floor now uneven under vinyl covering. A few months before bou...

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posted by Invisible

8 comments posted 18yrs posted by Invisible

Salamander pump problem

I have a Salamander ESP CPV 100 water pump. Has worked fine since installed (noisy as heck though). Now we have a probl...

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posted by a

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2 stroke hedge cutter

Anyone here knowledgeable about 2 stroke engines on things like hedge cutters? Thing is my Kawasaki hedge cutter stoppe...

7 comments posted 18yrs

posted by MikeRogers

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by MikeRogers