Hi, Can somebody please give me the correct mix to bed new ridge tiles on house roofs? Thanks
I have one of these "real effect" gas fires with coals. The problem is that once lit, it is fine for several minutes and then it goes out...
I have a combination boiler (Ravensheat) and it has a clock on the front giving the pressure in Bar readings. There is a label beneath the clock...
I am currently making my garage into a study which will obviously be heated (oil filled radiator). I wish to insulate and board the outside wall...
I am looking to block pave my drive, but am a little daunted by this task. Can anybody give me some good basic tips as to how I prepare the...
Hi, I have found a 13amp socket in my garage connected to a lighting circuit. Am I right in thinking this is not right? Thanks for any advice.
I have just bought the above shower from Screwfix. Its inlet connection is a push/fit. Is it simply a matter of pulling collar back, push my pipe...
I have a very old stopcock fitted in my house, with lead piping on the feed side, and 15mm copper on the outlet. I find when turning off the...
Some days ago, I posted on this forum query about shower cable size. Well, now perhaps I should explain things more clearly. I let (rent it...
Anybody had experience of this Tap and Die set (quote 12834)? Is this truly a quality item, or a kids play set? It will be for occasional use...
Not being an engineer, I have a query regarding the pitch of a thread. Now and again I need to tap a thread into some steel, but find differering...
Anybody here ever heard of a contraption that is for rolling out torch-on felt as it is being torched and laid? I saw a picture somewhere a long...
Builders, am I being wound up in the Carpenters forum? They reckon carpenters pencils are square to keep them behind your ear? Surely, I'm being...
I have a generator to this one in Screwfix, and as I didn't get much joy from the Screwfix products forum, I thought I'd ask you builders. Am I...
Can anybody please tell me why carpenters pencils are square? Is it something to do with sawing to one side of the line. Excuse my ingorance,...
Can anyone tell me if Screwfix sell a device to aid sharpening chisels? I can't find one. It might be called a "honing guide" ring any bells with...
SS, Oh I did have a laugh at what you wrote to various people about my query "Telephone extensions" (about page 3 now with 37 replies). What a...
As mentioned on my previous post, I need to fit extension for internet. 2 wires (blue/white, white/blue) feed master, and are secured by 2...
A few years ago, I replaced a window for a friend with a UPVC unit. After removing the old window which was an original, I was in a hell of a...
A friend of mine has asked me to try to find out why she gets damp around her daughters bedroom window. It is VERY unsightly, and not minor by...
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