Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

More Cavity wall Insulation

Have brick built house with wooden floors and in walls there are air brick vents for underfloor ventilation.If I have c...

10 comments posted 18yrs

posted by mytice

10 comments posted 18yrs posted by mytice

Water bill

Hi folks, We've just received an exorbitantly high water bill. I couldn't think of anything that would cause th...

5 comments posted 18yrs

posted by me

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

central heating questions

Are there any rules of thumb for choosing the right size(capacity) of supply tank, and dimensions of the expansion pipe...

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posted by steve.c.marchant

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by steve.c.marchant

Sealing iron fitting (shower)

I have been trying to get a good seal on a shower valve that uses male iron fittings to compression. The shower valve h...

3 comments posted 18yrs

posted by oddjob

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by oddjob

Concrete Lintel Question

I'm having some building work done on my house. I've just had the old external door and panel removed. What I&#...

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posted by tpb100

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by tpb100

LPG cooker hose question

Hi. I have just had a commercial cooker range installed to an LPG supply. I notice that the flexible cooker hose is col...

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posted by dean.brown503

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by dean.brown503

Size of generator needed for outdoor gig?

Hi, Not sure this is really the correct NG for this, but I figure there'll be people on here that know about this!...

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posted by no

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by no

Battery chargers

Would I be right in thinking that chargers take current whether the item to be charged is connected or not and if so is...

7 comments posted 18yrs

posted by mytice

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by mytice

Air vent

My Central Heating boiler is in fireplace with flue going up and out of the existing chimney.Had a surveyor recently re...

6 comments posted 18yrs

posted by mytice

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by mytice

Kitchen sinks

Hi. Anyone know anything about kitchen sinks? I'm thinking of a regi-granite (by Reginox). How would this compare t...

5 comments posted 18yrs

posted by troll

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by troll

Dripping olive..

OK, so I got too enthusiastic pulling out the washing machine to clean behind it.. To cut a long story short - I have a...

13 comments posted 18yrs

posted by me9

13 comments posted 18yrs posted by me9

Airlock After Draining Cold Water Tank

Drained my cold water tank to clear out all the sediment in it(no lid!) When I re-filled it,all hot and cold taps worke...

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posted by trevor.peacock4removespam

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by trevor.peacock4removespam

More light switch wiring in a loft

Hi folks, I asked previously about wiring up a light switch. Thanks for the advice everyone - turned off the mains, che...

18 comments posted 18yrs

posted by me

18 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Draining CH System

In view of my last post about the black ink in one of my radiators - I think it could be prudent to drain down the enti...

0 comments posted 18yrs

posted by oddjob

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by oddjob

paving flags

Hi, I'm wanting to buy some paving to park my car on. Doesn't have to be fancy stuff. Just strong enough. But w...

1 comments posted 18yrs

posted by PC

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by PC