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Ah, think I've cracked it. The secret is to use the silicone lubricant which Wickes do actually mention in one of their 'handy guides' leaflets.

Hi, Need to renew my guttering so went down to Wickes and had a play with some of the semicircular guttering system. Could not for the life of me work out how on earth it fitted together. It's the type with two little locking levers but however I tried it, pushing, squeezing, cursing, I could...

Hi, Apologies if this is a bit of an old chestnut.....I have a very small bathroom and a quarter of the space is taken up by a hot cylinder and controls etc. The boiler is located in the garage. I am planning to modernise the bathroom and am tempted to change to a combi boiler in order to get...

Well I've checked the bathroom for level and it seems perfectly OK. No cracks anywhere. The joists run from front to back. Reckon I'll hire a couple of acrows and investigate inside the render. Any tips on how hard to screw them up? Until I hear splintering sounds? Thanks all for your advice.

Thanks for that Static. I've never done a job that required serious propping so think I might call in a professional to take a look. Would a general builder be able to do this sort of work or should I get a structural engineer to look at it? I'm having a new bathroom put in and wouldn't want...

Hi, The first floor bathroom of my 1910 house overhangs the porch and is supported by a large wooden pillar. The bottom of this disappears into a rendered 'lump' sitting on the extended doorstep, see photos. Although the pillar itself seems to be sound I was alarmed to discover a large...

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