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I wonder if your problem is similar to what I've got here. The water hadn't made its way into rooms below. Luckily I caught the symptoms before xmas - glistening wet bricks on the chimney stack in the loft, with water dripping off the corbelling, and rockwool acting as a sponge. Two different...

Help please. Short version - some of the rockwool insulation in my roof got wet. Should any bit that got wet be removed, or can it stay if now dry? Longer version - water had been dripping from an old chimney that's had a section removed (from about 40cm above the joists, with the remaining...

Help please! My neighbour 'helpfully' pressure washed a north facing outside wall on my house. Not all the moss has been removed. Some paint and pointing has come off. In places the pointing/mortar has been washed out to about 20mm depth. I'll get a proper trades person in to fix it but not sure...

Thanks so much @jj4091 @RandomGrinch @Rodders53 - all helpful. I'll get an electrician in to assess before choosing a replacement hob.

Hi folks My elderly mum is moving into a warden-assisted flat and the kitchen has a broken worktop which we want to get replaced. It's got a ceramic hob in it which we think is safer to place with an induction hob. Question is, what kind of trade do I need to find? Kitchen fitter? Chippie? Do...

Thank you so much!! That's made my evening a lot easier!

Hi folks Hope you can help me with this one. Moved a Laser Printer to the utility room without thinking about sockets :rolleyes:. Nearest socket is wired into fused switch socket for a freezer. Can I plug in an adaptor and safely have the freezer and printer both plugged into that? Might the...

Yes, it's in the fridge with the Sugru and Milliput, . . . and lime pickle obvs :giggle:

Doesn't the bicarb also add volume - like mixing sawdust with PVA?

Thank you Random Grinch (busy time of year for you) - there's a Screwfix 20 mins from here. Thank you Wayners (best mix of sock and chocolate in your profile pic that I've seen in ages). I live in a small village of under 2000 inhabitants . . . . which has a model shop! So thank you very much.

Hi folks I want to do a hack with superglue and sodium bicarbonate, so it needs to be liquid superglue. Any idea which superglues are liquid, not gel? Thanks!

If that doesn't work, and the actual problem is the smell, rather than water being where it shouldn't be, then a couple of drops of teatree oil or a splash of white vinegar will kill the bacteria that cause the smell. In the summer, sometimes my dishwasher smells (I only run it every two or...

Don't overlook the cost of removing and disposing of the hedge. You'll need to dig out the roots - if not the laurel will just keep growing back.

I have to do the same thing. I presume I should use OSB3, but what thickness? With overhang it's 750mm x 1800mm and has a support half way along the 1800mm width. Thanks!

Mr Chibs, John D - thank you so much. Great advice.

Wow - brilliant tips. Thank you so much guys:) Just so I'm clear . . . . a few more questions. JohnD 1. I'm sinking a pole holder into the concrete. Although the seller says "Sleeve is heavy duty 5mm galvanised steel - it will last a lifetime" I will paint its outside. Will Thompson's...

I've bought a 4m x 3m garden sail with 2 galvanised steel posts (the other two corners will be attached to the house). The instructions say the poles should be set in holes 400mm x 400m x 800mm deep. The bottom 100mm should filled with gravel. I'm trying to work out how much ready mixed mortar...

Thanks Lucid - am saving those points for next time/pwer cut/firmware upgrade! Helpful to know optical cable can fail yet still show red light at both ends.

Genius RandomGrinch - thank you. Sound bar working fine. Scrolling through the Input settings to get blue tooth working, realised sound bar had come off TV as source :oops: I'd have RTFM if I could have found it. Many thanks

I thought Tesco was TEssa COhen, Jack's wife!