Recent content by andykent

Best way to fix phone cables to plaster? Need to move my router and conventional hammer-in cable clips are useless on plaster.

Apologies if this is an embarrassingly rookie question. I'm making a unit to go in my van. I want to hinge the lid but because the whole thing will be up against a side wall I want the lid to slide forward slightly as it is lifted. What hinges should I look for? See drawings (Presumably I'd...

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Thanks for all the replies. The problem is the switch is the kind that was never intended to be opened up and would be annihilated in the attempt. So realistically I won't know what's actually happened inside and it's certainly not practical to wipe the contacts. Maybe I'll try a quick squirt of...

The main switch has gone on my electric lawn mower. It was fine a few weeks ago. Pretty sure it's just dirty or corroded contacts. Rather than buy a complete new switch assembly, is there a contact cleaner that's safe/effective for mains contacts?

I'm renewing a small failed zinc parapet roof with fibreglass. It is drained through a small tube formed from the zinc. The tube is only about 35mm wide and the top regularly gets blocked with leaves so I plan to install something 50 or 60mm. The problem is it's tucked tightly in an awkward...

The reversible latch in this replacement mortice lock just spins round. How the hell do I fix it in place? I can't see anything to allow its spindle to be fixed in its mounting. Also the [bit the key turns] has clearly got itself in the wrong place and I can't see how it can sit anywhere else...

I need to temporarily paint over a series of unsightly damp blobs about 1m above ground level in a party wall, pending a more permanent fix, probably to an issue at roof level. It's in a rental property currently in void and I need to get some money coming in to pay for the root cause repair. A...

Replacing 6" mortice lock but hole slightly too small for new one. Does the panel recommend drilling, chiselling or both, and if chiselling what should I be Googling for to get one long enough? Basic chisels are too short and fancy longer ones seem to be at antique prices. Sorry if this sounds a...

Sorry, my original question looks a bit 'duh' now. Plumbers Mait to seal to slightly different-sized rainwater fittings?

Indeed. Why bother with the wisdom of community when you can spend ages poring over hundreds of bewildering images on your own?

Just noticed my patio doors achieve the required end with hinges like this. Does anyone know what they're called?

Genius. Thank you so much. Saves me uprating the 16mm trunking I just put in too ;-)

I'm putting in dual light switching in my garage. The new switch will have to go in a position that will be quite hard to find in pitch dark so I was thinking of getting a neon one. Ideally this would need 4 core + earth 1mm cable but I'm struggling to find anything that exactly matches the...

Not sure, could be tricky, but would seem the quickest method if it could be made to work. What kind of core drill would it have to be?