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Hi, the screws that secure my toilet to the floor have all corroded and sheared. The toilet was probably fitted in the late 70's/early 80's as it is in a former council house and the screws look like they go into the floor at a slight diagonal angle. What length of screw do I need to use to...

I've noticed a crack appearing in my toilets cistern just below the flush handle running horizontally. The crack is about 100mm long and isn't leaking but there is also a smaller crack running up towards the flush handle. The cistern was orginally fitted by the council maybe 20-25 years ago...

Hi. recently our toilet had became difficult to flush but usually pumping the handle a couple of times got it going. Today however it has became alot harder to get the toilet to flush. I've had a look inside the cistern and it has a Dudley Turbo SSR syphon fitted. When I removed the blue...

I've noticed some damage to the edge of my roof. It's a terraced house that was built late 70's/early 80's and it looks like cement has been used to seal off the end of the roof. alot of this has came loose so i'm looking to get it replaced with a new plastic facia. any Idea on how much it...

The house I live in was built in the 70's and has 2 air bricks in the kitchen wall. originally when the house was built it had a warm air heating system that was positioned at the opposite side end of the kitchen diagonally from the air bricks. About 10 years ago the council replaced the...

Hi, I currently have the above mentioned boiler fitted in my home. For the last 3 1/2 years every now and then it would trip out and I would have to press the reset button to get the heating/hot water working again. This hasn't been too much of a problem until recently where the boiler...

Hi, I need to get hold of a micro circuit breaker to replace a fuse that keeps blowing in my consumer unit (due to dodgy council wiring making 9 wires going into a ceiling fan I fitted, you don't want to know how the thing is wired up, all i'll say is that it doesn't make sense to me). Its only...

I need to buy a new lawnmower and would like to know what would be the best option. the back garden is 15 sq/m and the front is 8 sq/m. The back garden has just been re-turfed, the front has some quite thick grass from where it has been left to grow too long and leaves something simular...

i'm going to be building a small area of decking in the garden (3.3m x 1.5m approx) and need some advice. 1. how deep into the ground do I need to set the posts? I've had a look around on the internet and have found info saying anything from 0.3m to 1.2m below ground level. 2. About a...

Can anyone give me any tips on building a fence, its going to be about 0.9m high. here are my rough plans for it The width of the gate is approximate and may be slightly larger or smaller. should I set the vertical supports in concrete or can I use those spikes that go into the...

I need some shelves to store my records on, they need to be able to take quite a bit of weight (well above 50KG per shelf). be no more than 90cm wide and around 30cm deep. have a gap of 30cm between shelves and have at least 4 main shelves and a top shelf. Also need to be fairly cheap and...

Hi, Has anyone used the hilka shelving available form argos? I need some shelves to store my records on and was wondering what there like. The description says they will hold 150kg on each shelf but they dont look that strong in the picture and apart from the frame the shelves are made from...

Hi, i've fitted a ceiling fan and it all works fine apart from the very large amount of wobbling it does. The instructions said it would wobble for a bit when first fitted but I don't think it is supposed to go about 1 inch off centre at high speed. I've checked that all the blades are fitted...