What Is A Surge Protected Extension Lead?
If you are shopping around for extension leads you will have come across surge protection extension leads. but what are these? and how do they differ from regular extension cables? …
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Can you use a plumbed in fridge freezer without plumbing it in?
If you are planning on moving your plumbed in fridge freezer then you might be wondering if it needs to be plumbed in at its new location? The short answer …
What Uses Gas In A House?
There’s only one reason you are here, you want to know what stuff in your house can be gas-powered. Well, let’s have a look together at everything that can be …
Do You Need a Membrane Behind a Sleeper Wall?
If you are planning on building a sleeper wall then you will have come across protecting the wood with a membrane, but is this needed? Let’s have a look. Why …
Can You Use Sleepers For Steps?
Sleepers are a versatile building material and if you get the softwood type they are quite affordable. For these reasons you may well be wondering if you can use them …
What do the symbols on radiator valves mean?
Radiator valves can be a strange thing to understand, what do all the symbols mean? And what temperature do the numbers correlate to? Well worry not, we have a simple, …
How are fire surrounds fixed to the wall?
So you want to take that old fire surround off the wall, but you’re not sure how it’s even attached? Well, worry not, I am here to help. The Usual …
How to turn off a house alarm without the code
This is actually a problem I have been faced with myself. After never knowing the pin code to my own alarm, despite living in this house for years, I accidentally …
Can you use polyfilla on wood?
Most households will have Polyfilla sitting around at the back of a cupboard. For that reason, you may well be tempted to use it to fill some holes in wood. …
Can washing machine waste go into rainwater downpipe?
This is a really common question for a lot of people. Maybe you need to move your washing machine to somewhere where the only nearby waste is a rainwater downpipe. …
Why is my washing machine shaking like crazy?
So your washing machine is shaking around like crazy, you obviously want to get that fixed quickly. I won’t mess about with a load of fluff and filler here and …
What Happens if You Leave Transit Bolts in a Washing Machine?
I can think of one reason why you’re here, you left the transit bolts in your machine and then used it. Maybe the machine went for a walk when it …
Can You Paint Straight Over Varnished Wood?
I remember watching my dad repainting the skirting and doors in our house when I was a child. He would always sand back to pretty much bare wood before applying …
Can you screw directly into plasterboard?
Maybe you just want to hang a picture on your wall, and you’re wondering if you can just screw directly into plasterboard? Or do you need to find a wooden …
Is my oven electric or gas?
Unlike the hobs on top of your cooker it is not always easy to see whether the oven itself is electric or gas, how can you even work this out? …
How Thick Are Floorboards?
Floorboards are a common sight in UK homes, although not used in new builds anymore, if you have an older home you will probably have floorboards. If you ever need …
