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Following the removal of some Grippit fixings from some dot & dab plasterboard (party wall) in a 14 year old house, I need to fill some of the result 20mm diameter holes. Is there anything in particular I need to consider when doing so, such as maintaining separation from the masonry behind or...

What is the black piece of ironmongery in this photograph called? I need to source another and the internet isn't helping me! Thanks in anticipation

I’d like to accurately radius the corner of a piece of MDF. I have a Bosch POF 1200 AE plunge router and various edging / trimming cutters. I’ve only used it once before to do some flush trimming which was very successful. I assume I need a template and that I should fix this template to the...

I need to securely fix a substantial shelf to a wall and it's important that the shelf is horizontal. I purchased some sturdy brackets from a local hardware shop, I suspect they were the same that Screwfix sell at...

I'm looking at this shower enclosure and trying to work out if the door opening is too small? This is for my old flat that I intend to use for AirBnB etc. https://victoriaplum.com/product/orchard-6mm-pivot-hinged-rectangular-shower-enclosure-with-stone-tray-800-x-760?options=size|700_x_900 It's...

When drilling through dot and dab into the external or party walls, I find the drill can drift quite dramatically once it hits the masonry meaning the resultant hole is in the wrong place. How can I avoid this happening? I have a battery or mains hammer drill available to me and I'll get a new...

Our front door currently has just a deadlock with bolts that have to be set before locking, by lifting the door handle. Is it possible to add a latch function while retaining the deadlock function? We'd like the reassurance of the latch for in the daytime where we sometimes forget to set the...

In case it helps someone else, I've just successfully fitted some 60cm IKEA Utrusta wire basket drawers (IKEA article #002.046.72 ) in an old discontinued IKEA Faktum kitchen cabinet that's been customised in the past for use as part of a fitted bedroom. I found that using the shims (the plastic...

We have solar PV panels (1.5kw) and I'm curious about fitting an immersion diverter to use any spare solar energy for heating water rather than sending it back to the grid. Before we do that, I'd like to have an idea if we have sufficient spare solar power for this purpose, if not then it's...

We’ve got some nice ceramic kitchen sinks and we’re nervous about cracking them by fixing on the mixer taps. The taps have black plastic seals underneath them (see pic) which would be in contact with the top of the sinks when attached. We wonder whether we need additional washers such as...

I've recently suffered water damage to a wall and ceiling in a bedroom in my 1970s built flat from a leak elsewhere in the building. While waiting to get someone in to fix it, I tidied up the damage, cut the plasterboard off the walls and pulled down the damaged area of ceiling (some had already...

We have an outdoor tap (see attachment) fitted by the house builders to which we have attached a garden hose with a spray gun on the end. When the tap is open and spray gun is not pressed i.e. no water is flowing through the hose, the tap leaks. When the tap is closed, it doesn’t leak. This...

As part of fitting a semi-integrated dishwasher I’ve had to reduce the height of the kickboard to allow the dishwasher door panel to clear it. This means that the MDF kickboard now has an exposed upper edge which any water falling from the counter will soak into. Can anyone suggest the best way...

The local hardware store sells these brilliant plasterboard hooks and I wanted to know if they’re part of a bigger range. I’ve tried all the search terms I can think of plus reverse image searches and I can’t find them. They’ve got MIRA and a US patent number on the back.

I've recently replaced an old free-standing dishwasher with a new semi-integrated model and I have a slight problem because the combination of the socket and plug (which are positioned behind the dishwasher) are causing the dishwasher to stand proud of the adjacent cupboard by about 1cm. Of...

I need to replace the cartridges on a kitchen tap (pictures attached) and then tighten it to the sink. The first problem I have is with removing the cartridges; the 15mm nut that I need to undo is below the level of the surrounding tap so I can't use a flat spanner. The splined shaft is too...

I've got a couple of light switches which are obstructed by furniture and wondered if there are any elegant solutions available to allow the light to be operated from a slightly different position without additional wiring? At the moment, we have to reach behind the furniture but we would prefer...

I've observed that modern houses typically have the bathroom or toilet light switches outside of the room. As I understand it, electrical fittings are permitted inside of bathroom / toilets as long as they are outside zones 0-2. Can someone explain why the switches aren't positioned inside the...

I need to transport some rolls of loft insulation in a car and am trying to work out how large they are when packaged. I can't find this info anywhere and I wondered if someone on here could give me a rough idea... The insulation in question is Knauf 200mm Super Top Up Loft Roll Insulation...

The following two images show a mixer tap that I'm trying to take apart so that I may replace the stiff ceramic cartridge. I've popped off the red / blue plastic cover and that has revealed a 2mm hex grub screw inside but unscrewing that seems to have had no effect. The threaded bar doesn't seem...