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Hello everyone, Hoping the community could guide me if the issue below is something I can fix myself or I'll need to hire professional. The French door supplied by Britelite Windows has sinked. My tenants have to lift the door up to close the door. She mentioned it got worse when the wind...

Hi everyone, I bought set of photoshoot lighting tripod and the pin is broken as my friend tried to force it in. Any chance I can replace it? doesn't matter if it's not fix into the box. I will isolate the wires properly. sadly i don't know the technical name for it so couldn't find anything...

Hello everyone, MY sister asked me if I can find a way to restore and protect the teak coffee table which is attached. As you can see, the bottom piece looks quite preserved and all shiny and nice but the top piece looks worn out with lots of cup marks. What would be the best treatment to...

Hello everyone, I would love to have something similar to this bowl for my brand but I have no idea how. Is it heat treated? or stamp? What would be the cheapest and most convenient way to do this? If possible , can someone guide me to a company or someone that would do this ? thank you

Hello everyone, Recently build an office space above the freezer. I need to move stuff up and down. Instead of using ladder, I was thinking about hanging out a roller and rope (picture attached) through the beam on the ceiling. So I can pull the rope and lift the goods and have a hook fixed...

Hi everyone, I'm having a cold room being installed on Thursday (Spec sheet is attached). They are coming to install the unit on Thursday 4th. The wiring hasn't been done yet as I recently leased the place. The unit need a 3 phase electricity. No electrician is free to do the routing so I...

Hello everyone, I need to remove the ramp beneath the shutter and therefore the shutter and guide needs to be extended. I got quote from two companies well over 500. I even told told them I will remove the ramp and make the surface ready for you. They are charging too much. I was wondering if...

Hello everyone, There is a kitchen extractor fan with the wire exposed and unattached (photo attached) There is no booklet. By looking at the photo, would you help me by saying what cable size is that? I need to extend it by 9m to connect it to another socket( not FCU) Is it safe to connect...

Hello everyone, I am back with another request for help.! after I found the area around sink were stinking, I found some leakage around the pipe(shown on the photo). I tightened it up as much as I could and it seems its not leaking anymore. However, the bad smell still arising from...

Hi everyone, Recently I buit a conservatory 4mx4m back of my garden. As you can see from the attachment, If I build the decking, I will be covering more than 50 percent of garden(considering I have a shed with base too). The place is part of of maisonettes( one block, 4 flats). We own 2 of...

Hi, I am intending to remove the window with minimal damage to the frame. I tried lifting up the edging but no luck. Also looked at videos online but they are mainly for new windows which are easier to remove. I cant undo the plastic in order to reach to the screw. Would you please advise...

Hi, First of all, thank you for all your useful input for my previous post. I am reducing the manhole level as turf is being laid down. only The top set of bricks have to be removed(photo attached) and the manhole will sit on second layer of bricks. The manhole i'm purchasing is...

Hi everyone, Hope you are had a good Easter holiday. I am planning to create lawn and lay turf in my garden.(image attached) My questions are: 1- Can i lay the turf close to the tree all the way to the tree itself? woud tree actaully kill the lawn becuase of the roots and the...

Hi, I have a patio area of 4.9m X 3.8M. I need to raise the floor about 35cm(13.7 inch). The conctrete sleepers 900x225 AND 670x225 weights around 17 to 22kg each. I was wondering what is the cheapest and/or easiest way of raising the floor for the concrete sleepers to sit on them...

Hi, Upon digging the grass, we found out the pipe is broken(photo attached) This is the first time I am trying to fix a pipe. Notes: The pipe on the wall is slightly away from the house wall. There is a elbow which had connected the two pipe together. I am going to remove the elbow...

Hi, I decided to brick out one section of the kitchen using slim brick. However, in winter the wall especially the lower part is covered with mold as its gets damp. I am getting rid of the current plaster and thought to apply one or 2 coat of """waterproofing slurry (such as Vandex...

Hi everyone, I am planning to build a deck in front of the conservatory (4.5m x 5m) I am planning to bring the deck up by using "adjustable Riser" from edecks. My question is: Can I kill the current grass and put crush concrete on top of it, compress it using vibrating plate and put...

Hi everyone, This is my first tread in electrics forum and I would like to thank you for your help in advance. I am doing my conservatory and patio electric with help of my dad. It is 4m x4m area(conservatory) I have attached a photo of the lights and socket plan. Would be grateful if you...

Hi everyone, The bricks beneath my window has changed in colour and currently looks horrible. I was wondering if anyone had experienced this before and know the best solution in order to restore the brick actual colour so it match rest of building. Im not sure what has caused the color...

Hello everyone, I am happy that I have joined this active forum and looking forward to both gain knowledge and contribute to the members. AS my first question, I was wondering if anyone could advise me of how I can restore my pillar caps(image attached) to a newly refurbished condition...