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Hi, We had our soffits, fascias and guttering replaced during the summer. Happy with the finished result but noticed during the recent cold spell what appeared to be a frozen icy area on the house wall, now that the temperature has risen it is clear that there is a large wet area on the...

Our house has a rendered area and fake Tudor cladding (real timber) as per the picture. A couple of questions please, I want to remove the nasty timber and just leave/replace the render. I am guessing that once the timber is removed the render could be repaired/painted, or would it be better to...

Hi, I need to make good around the 110mm soil pipe exiting our bathroom wall. It was just filled with mortar previously but as you can see, there is quite a deep/wide void to fill so would it be acceptable (or a complete bodge) to pack out the void with some expanding foam etc. before finishing...

I got up close and personal to our soil stack yesterday as I am looking to get it painted black to match the new black downpipes we have had fitted. It was then that I noticed the damp area you can see on the attached photos, it would appear that the leak is where the waste outlet exits the...

Our house (20 years old) has the front upper aspect rendered and faux tudor style beams (timber) attached to the render, this is the original house design not a later addition. The timber is showing signs of rotting and to be honest we don't like the whole Mock Tudor thing so are looking to...

I am about to undertake painting my metal garage door, as you can see from the attached photo the sealant between the frame and the brickwork is cracked and has shrunken back - it needs to be replaced. My question is, what is the best type of sealant for this application? should I strip off the...

Hi, Our estate was built about 20 years ago and our particular design of house had an 'open plan' type of porch area consisting of a dwarf wall with some open wooden framework above for decorative effect. The majority of this type of house have subsequently had the porch enclosed, as has ours...

In the process of refurbing our en-suite and am looking at my options for flooring. I have included a picture of the floor in it's present state as I feel that this will influence the possibilities. The floor is currently ceramic tiles onto chipboard floor as can be seen in the photo, the area...

I have a cheapo corded multitool which I use for occasional DIY jobs. I was considering buying a better quality tool as a replacement but I got to wondering if I would get a better return for my investment by keeping the existing tool and buying the best blades I can get for it? If good blades...

We noticed a while back that the porch door was letting in a draught and have just got round to finding out why. It seems that the bottom of the three hinges has been replaced at some point with one of a different design. This has resulted in the door being skued in the frame and hence the...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can identify these composite door hinges? more specifically I am looking for guidance on how to adjust them. Thanks

Our house is about 18 years old, we moved in just under 2 years ago. It had been a bit neglected prior to us buying it so whilst we were concentrating on the interior we got a Decorator to repaint the exterior. The decorator mentioned that some of the Mock Tudor was beginning to deteriorate but...

I am about to change our bathroom an wanted to check the WC soil connection please. I have attached a photo and wondered if the brown pipe emerging from the floor level connection can be removed and the new waste connection fitted directly into the floor? If I do this, is the 'socket'...

I'm in the throws of a bathroom refurb and took the old radiator off the wall this morning. I found this earth lead feeding in from the bedroom next door and attached to the rim of the radiator by a clamp (the paint on the radiator was intact so I am not sure how good a connection it was...

I may well be overthinking this but I have a query about the best way to get a good finish on this area of my bathroom. I am installing a new bath which will have an over bath shower fitted. In order to accommodate the pipework for the shower I am going to construct a stud wall at the head of...

Apologies if this is really obvious to everyone but I would appreciate some guidance please. Our plumbing system is gravity fed with all cold water taps being fed from the mains apart from the bath supply which is fed from the tank in the loft. I am in the process of a bathroom makeover and...

I am about to commence on a bathroom refurb. which will include tiling on a stud wall I will be building. I shall be cladding the stud wall with tile backer board of some description and would appreciate some guidance on which board to use. Looking at various backer boards, some seem to be...

Hi, The existing sealant around our garage door (metal frame on to masonry) has become brittle and is failing/pulling away from the frame so I want to replace it. I guess that the sealant is the original stuff from when the house was built so coming up to 20 years now, what would be the best...

Hi, We currently have a shower in the ensuite which is fed via a double ended pump in the airing cupboard - this works well, no problems in the 12 months that we have been here. I am know looking at putting a second shower over the bath in the main bathroom and bearing in mind the need for a...

Not sure this is really an electrical problem but perhaps someone could suggest a remedy please? We have two PIR controlled lights on the front of the house, one either side of the garage door, they work well except that they are too sensitive and are triggered by passing cars on the road even...