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Evening all, I lifted up the landing carpet tonight to investigate some loose floorboards that gave been bothering me for forever. I found that 3 pieces of floorboard have no screws or nails in them. Further investigation revealed that they are loose on top of some pipes. The plastic tee...

Guys sorry if this has been done to death but I couldn't quite find an answer on google and wondered if anyone here could help please? I'm planning on building a garden room next year, I'd like it to be at least 3 metres wide but my garden is only 6.7 metres wide. As my garden is quite narrow...

Hi all, Just after some advice please if I'm worrying about nothing or not, have got some 3 metre metal fence posts and started digging the holes for them, I can only get the first one 65cm deep as there seems to be concrete/stone at the bottom that I can't get past with posthole diggers...

Hi all, I'm after a few pointers please about some fencing I need to do. I have to replace the existing fence at my back garden 6.7 metres wide, eveverythings in pretty bad shape so can't see the gravel boards or posts being reusable. I'll be doing the work on my jack so looking at wood instead...

Hi Guys, I have a problem with water pooling at the back of my house when it rains. There are 2X drains but the water doesn't drain towards them it just stands and I end up having to broom it into one of the drains. I'd like to have a go at fixing this as whilst theres no signs of damage...

Hi Guys, I've offered to help purchase and fit an EPDM roof for my neighbour for their summerhouse which has an apex roof, a plywood deck and felt. Could you please offer any suggestions on a couple of queries I have Most of the felt appears to be nail on apart from a patch which I think their...

Hi, Can anyone please recommend the best agent for removing wood oil from concrete pation slabs? A large amount of Barretine log cabin treatment (oil based has ended up on my patio). I've tried hydrochloric acid, pressure washing, even applying homestrip paint remover and then scrapping but...

Hi all, I bought a moldex 7000 half mask respirator and a box of half a dozen pairs of filters as I have a lot of raking out and stone cutting to do. Try as I might I can't get a good fit. If I bought another half mask from a different manufacturer is there any chance my moldex filters would...

Not one of mine but my brother in law managed to give himself an electric shock tonight by sticking some of those pvc stick on tiles to his existing kitchen tiles. Instead of cutting the tiles to size and sticking them around the cooker isolator, he unscrewed the front of the isolator for the...

Hi, Can anyone tell me about their experiences with painting their patio, how long it lasted and if they could recommend any paints please? I have a concrete square slab patio that is approx 18sqm that I'd like to extend the life of a bit, its in OK condition for few more years I'd say but the...

Evening all, I've got a mira sport electric shower and there is no power to it. I was using a mouse sander earlier in the bathroom to smooth down some old rawlplugs that I cant get out of the tiles and as a precaution I turned the isolator off for the shower (the isolator has not been turned...

Hi, I went to change my wheels now that the temperature is dropping. I have a set of alloys with summer tyres on them and a set of steels with winter tyres on them. 3/4 changed no problem, the last one I could not get off, managed to get 4 bolts off with an impact wrench but the last bolt will...

Hi All, I bought some dulux easycare and it wasn't very good and peeled so I rang them up and they sent me a voucher for another can. Nowhere wants to take it, tried bq, home base and b&m as suggested on the website but they all say they don't take them any more. I tried the dulux decorator...

Hi, can anyone please help me with a problem I am having with my uPVC double doors on this nice sunny day? I have an integral garage in my house, I don't use it for a car so about 6 years ago I had some uPVC double doors put on instead of the regualr garage door. In hot weather I always have an...

Hi, I am thinking of applying tanking slurry to the inside of my external garage to solve a penetrating damp problem. I have done what I can from the outside but unfortunately the layou means I cannot access 2 out of the 3 external walls from the outside. I've been looking at Ka tankling...

Hi all, I have an garage at the back of my house that is very damp, the water seems to be coming in at the back which is a retaining wall and on the left hand side which is right next to my neighbour's garage with a small gap inbetween about a foot or slightly more. The garage roof was...

Hi, Apologies if this is a dumb question but I am new and need some advice please. I am planning to use an SDS drill to make some 190mm holes into the outside of my house to install dryrod damp-proofing rods https://dryrods.com. The wall is a brick cavity wall with cavity insulation. The...