Recent content by browndee17

yes it is, I believe.

Thanks- I have tried quite a bit with vice grips and it doesn't quite have enough purchase to grip and move it. The idea of cutting a slot sounds like a good one though...

Hi, here are a couple of photos of the screw. Cheers.

Hi everyone, Been trying to remove two damaged screws/stripped screws from some wooden furniture (see photos below). As you can see, they are very badly damaged and rounded screws. Tried a number of things that I had read about- using an extractor drill bit, also the grabit extractor set, using...

Ok. that's the only screw I can see. The only option I can see would be to slide the cap off, near where the arrow is pointing, but as I said the gap for this is very narrow. And a knife/flat screwdriver doesn't seem to work. And ideas what tool might work for this?

nothing there no, thanks though!

i have found one screw at the back of the tap. See attached. Would this be the correct place to unscrew?

yes there is but no way to unscrew it. It won't twist either. Attached a better pic here.

Hello all, Quick question regarding fixing a dripping kitchen mixer tap. I have found a few DIY videos showing how to do this but I am having trouble taking the cover of the tap off initially. Most guides seem to suggest that there should be a screw underneath the tap but there isn't one...

Good news, thanks!

Hi all, Just a quick question in regards to a survey that we had done on a property we are purchasing. The report recommended urgently attending to an issue with the roof structure, relating to the party wall. They wrote the following: 'Small gaps in the party wall between the subject property...

A lean-to on one and a kitchen extension on the other:

Looking to buy a house (1930s semi) and found the below cracks on the rear external walls- one from the bathroom and one from the 2nd bedroom. Not sure if there are corresponding cracks inside due to wallpaper and tiles on those walls, but should we be concerned about this size of cracks on the...

Thanks- going to check out the external brickwork. If nothing there, likely to be a simple plastering job then?

Hello, We are first time buyers and have just had an offer accepted on a 1930s terraced house. When we went back for a second viewing, we noticed a couple of cracks. See the photos below. The diagonal crack is below the bay window in the small front bedroom. The second crack is from the...