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Hi, See attached picture of my chimney breast. As you can see the block work is in bad order and is all cracked. The chimney is is perfect working order with a good draw and not smoking etc. Is this a case of wrapping chimney in reinforcing mesh and re plastering or a demolition /rebuild...

Hi all, I've been researching saorview on numerous threads after we got the literature through the letter box this week. here's my scenario - We have free to air at the moment and a external aerial for the terrestrial stations. We have 3 tvs and you can watch diffetent terrestrial stations...

Hi all, we have a very poor phone signal at home. At present we have Vodafone at home for broadband. I know that Vodafone can supply a Femtocell signal booster. Problem being is that there are both O2 and Vodafone phones in the house so is there any booster which covers all suppliers?

Hi all, I am having issues with condenstation on the inside of my windows, which has resulted in mildew on window boards etc does anybody know who I could get to review this issue as i need to remedy this problem once and for all. I installed new windows 3 months ago but the issue is still...

Hi all, The external finish to our house of 30yrs needs a spruce up. The finish atm is not of a good quality and is most noticable when the sun is shining at a particular angle. I was thinking of either painting over but am afaird the plaster marks would still be noticeable or replaster the...

hi, I am having serious condensation problems in my house at present. help / advice needed. 2 storey house (timber frame construction built 20 years) which was upgraded with insulation to all eternal walls, attic, between floors etc. There were no trickle vents in the windows or wall vents. So...

HI all, I am recorded family occasions etc on a camcorder with dvd-r and dvd+r... this was my first novice mistake as now i cant edit these dvds. So what recordable dvd type should i use in the future? DVD-RW!!! For all the dvds which i cannot now edit is it possible to download a program...

Hi all, i am in the process of uploading about 500no photos to internet site which will print photos. My camera is a canon 500d eos. How can i get the date to be printed onto the photos in the corner or on the back instead of writing on back when i get them back from printers? any ideas.

Hi all, Bought a treadmill a couple of years back a proform 450cx. lost the manual and not sure if the belt needs to be kept oiled. anyone know if this is the case?

Hi all, Can anyone recommend a wood stain which i could use to darken my beeck worktop and then oil it to seal it. Just would like to darken it - is this possible or anyone else tried it?

Hi, where can you buy an pre pay o2 sim card. I want to use it for a dial 2 open system for gates. How much are they approx?

Hi all, My front door is a PVC door with a handle on the inside and just a pull handle on the outside which has a key barrell lock. The 18th month old is nearly able to reach the handle to open the door. Any ideas of what type of lock i can install at a higher level to sort this problem out of...

Hi all, Does anyone know how to get the webcam on a Eee pc 1000h to work? Not great with technical jargon - Any help appreciated?

Hi all, Just got a phone line to attic of house with a cath 5 cable. Can i get some sort of splitter so that 1) my phone works 2) My alarm is set up to send text to my mobile 3) the internet. All phone phone jack point cables return to attic so i want to wire from there. Any ideas?

hi all, Went to lit my stove last night all going well until i smoked all of us out of the house. The smoke just filled the room coming out of doors of stove side everywhere. Had to throw the cinders out. There was no wind at the time, so I persume a down draught caused this or cold air...

Morning AAM readers, I have renovated a 30 year old house. My issue at present is the majority of windows have large amounts of condensation forming on them, resulting in mould etc. Only in the house 2months. There are no vents in the windows and no wall vents. I towelled dried a window last...

Hi all, My parrott ck 3100 has goodbye stuck on its lcd screen. even when i turned the car off for the weekend, the parrott stayed on all weekend and i cannot get it to work any ideas anyone?

Hi all, Looking to purchase a few large padded bags or mats or bean bags to put in a kids playroom. bascially they can jump around and not injure themselves '' too much''. anyone ever purchased anything similar?? any help appreciated.

Hi all, Looking for a grout for tiles as im short of grout. does anyone know where i can get Prima Fuga Cream marfli grout in the dublin area. Not an option to go back to orginal supplier as out of stock. Any help appreciated.

Renovating old house. Not intending on putting in vents in rooms is this a nesscity will have a n open fire in the living put will be installing a carbon monoxide detector for peace of mind. Should i be installing vents as i read that opening your windows for 10 mins a day will suffice ther...