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My garage door is a steel up and over one, but which I don't think was ever properly fitted. It doesn't open fully and I often bang my head on it. It seems as if the side rollers are supposed to slide to the top of the guides, which would lift the door up to the horizontal position, if it...

What is best way to repair multiple potholes and full-length (left to right) cracks that have opened up in a driveway? The depth of the holes is 2 - 5 cm and the largest hole is about 25cm by 50cm. Both cracks have propagated to the brick decorative wall, though the cracks have been stable...

I've fitted my new espag, but am struggling to work out how to correctly align the keeps, before I screw them down and leave permanent screw holes in the casement - maybe a few mills out. Annoyingly, the espag cams can't be adjusted, as the espag is a simple u-rail system. I don't know the...

I'm having trouble finding an exact replacement for a 15 - 20 years old shootbolt espag. It's labelled as Roto 9486 Gr.3 901 - 1200. What would fit, if I need something different? I'd like to keep a shootbolt system, for the added security. The backset is 25mm and the two cams...

I've tried Superglue Precision and All Plastics but the flex of the acrylic (?) flap keeps breaking it at the glued sections, even though I removed the cover and glued it at room temp. What can I use that will be stable inside a domestic freezer.. oh and not fumigate all the food and me...

What do I need to apply to crumbly exterior brick mortar, before re-pointing? I have repointed here and there in the past, as I'd like to think I'm a keen and competent DIYer, but I haven't done it where the existing mortar is so crumbly and sand-like. It is only one course of mortar that...

The wardrobe is fitted and has conventional double doors, that open to the left and right to reveal the whole storage space, and a single door to the left. There are also smaller, identical doors above. I wanted to fit the same locks for both double and single doors (+ the above ones) and...

I've always pre-mixed cement or concrete when I've done small diy jobs - make a ramp up to a garage, fill in gaps in paving, fix posts in a garden - and never poured dry cement into a hole and added water afterwards. I haven't had any problems, so does it really matter? I was looking at...

Which is best for a gap between a garage door wood frame & brick wall - silicone sealant or expanding foam? The gap on one side is pretty much 5mm, top to bottom and pretty similar on the other side. Don't know if the photos do it justice: The garage has doors at either end, so the...

I hope you can see the pictures. I need to fix this to a garage wall, but it's very heavy and am not sure if the brackets I have are sufficient and what wall fixings I need. The blocks are at least 35 years old, so I presume they're proper breezeblocks. The cupboard is about 140...

Hi, I just switched a light on and the bulb blew. I replaced the bulb, switched it on and it appeared to blow again. However, I now can't move the wall light switch back to the 'off' position; it won't move past the middle point. The circuit breaker for the light (and all the upstairs...