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I just opened a year-old tin of paint and suffered flakes of dried paint and surface rust falling from the rim into the paint as the lid came away. It made me wonder if there is anything that can be done to stop this. Any hints or tips? Or is it just one of those things that we have to tolerate?

We had our bathrooms refitted about 9 months ago, which included re-skimming the walls. I just noticed a crack has appeared near the top of one wall. I spoke to a plasterer and he recommended using a fine non-flexible filler. However, elsewhere I've read it's better to use a flexible filler...

I'm just learning about plumbing so this might be a silly question... I was looking at the central heating pipework in our bungalow's attic and noticed what appears to be a manual valve linking the flow and return pipes - see photo below. The valve I'm talking about is the one on the left...

I was rummaging around in the loft today and spotted what looked like a large birds nest protruding through the bottom of the felt in a distant corner. The odd thing is that the "nest" (if that's what it is) is located in the angle between the roof and chimney, so to build it there from the...

With the recent rain and wind we have a sudden problem with water leaking around a downstairs uPVC window. Initially it was just dripping through the top of the window frame, leading me to suspect the window seal or the seal around the curved piece of wood above the window, but they appear OK...