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Hi. I have an ex-council house with one of those little porch type structures comprised of concrete posts and a 'cover'. The posts are loose and the whole thing is, to be honest, ugly. I can't afford a full porch but want some sort of protection from the elements that looks good but not too...

Hi. Am trying to put a knife rack on the wall but cannot drill deeper than 1cm as the wall is rock hard. I'm using an old one speed 450W drill with a regular masonry bit. I don't do enough diy to justify buying a new drill so would another bit be more suitable? Also I'm a bit confused about...

Hi, we unscrewed a light switch to paint round it and now all the electric in the house is going off when we switch power back on for the upstairs lights. What could have gone wrong please?

It hasn't broken into song yet but give it time! It's doing this all the time and I've found that if I lift the float slightly it stops but don't know how to maintain the float at this higher lever. It's an internal overflow one. I'm a complete amateur by the way! Thank you

Hi. I'd like to attach a couple of hooks to a hollow bedroom door and understand I can't use regular plugs etc. Could someone tell me what to buy, preferably named products - nothing too heavy will be hung from the hooks and the door is a pine one with panels. Thank you.

Hi I'm about to buy a cooker. The old one is 60cm and fits nicely into the space but I've heard that there needs to be a gap either side now. This would mean getting a 55cm one which would look silly. I know nothing about connecting one so would have to pay for this on delivery. Does anyone...

Hi. I've never used F&B before but they have just the colour I'm looking for. Before I splash out can anyone tell me what it's like to work with please. Thank you!

Hi. I need to move the Sky dish cable to make room for a conservatory. What type of clips do I need and how do I attach them to the outside wall -are they hammered in or are they like regular screws? Told you it was dumb :oops:

Hi. I tried to use the outside tap this morning - very little water came out of the actual tap, but plenty was coming through the wall just below it! I turn it off in winter and just turn it on when I need it. What could be wrong? Help much appreciated.

The existing flex and the round bit that attaches to the ceiling is a mess and needs replacing and I need to know whether I could have a go at it myself. I've put a new bulb holder in before and am still here to tell the tale but I realise the flex might be a bit trickier. Any advice that's not...

Our small kitchen has no heating and is absolutely freezing in winter. This causes problems with condensation when we start cooking so I need to know how others heat theirs. Ideally I'd like some sort of electric heating that's economical to run. Any ideas are very welcome before the really cold...

Hi. A couple of years ago I repainted the hall and am not sure what went wrong (incompatible paint types?) but the top coat has a crackled effect in places. I now want to paint again so do I need to remove the dodgy bits or is there a wonder product I can use over them which will provide a...

Hi We had a new bathroom put in a year ago and the hot water flow has never been great. It's now only a trickle - we have mixer taps on both bath and wash basin. When we chose the taps the description mentioned that they were only suitable for a certain pressure. I mentioned this to the fitter...

Hi. Just noticed a slight drip at the top of the cylinder at the place where the immersion thingy is attached. We don't use the immersion but is it OK to have the heating on as normal? Can I seal it with something? Like everyone else we've had the heating on longer than normal but not sure if...

Hi and help! Not sure if this is electrical or plumbing! We had a new bathroom fitted 3 months ago by the most useless fitter in Christendom. The shower has been OK up to now but now doesn't get hot, only tepid. The low pressure light is on (thinking about it, it's been on for a while, possibly...

Hi. Sorry, this is not exactly DIY. A painter and decorator was recommended to us (after 10 years of DIYing it ourselves) so we duly hired him and left him to it whilst we were at work. At the end of the day he was clearing up and a carrier bag was spotted by us containing empty beer cans. Now...

And no, before anyone says it, it isn't wee! :lol: The loo isn't leaking cos I've had a good old feel around the back of it. The biggest damp patch is at the right side of the loo coming from the skirting board, with smaller patches tracking along the joints between floorboards at the front near...

Hi The water pressure in our outside tap seems to have dropped considerably. Does anyone know what causes this? The kitchen cold water pressure is fine so I'm assuming it's a problem with this tap. I know nothing about plumbing so is it safe to investigate this myself and how do I do it. If...

Hi! I had a new bathroom professionally fitted a few weeks ago and am less than satisfied with much of it. The worst is that the loo is not attached the floor properly/at all and the cistern is not attached to the wall, despite there being 2 screw holes there ready to use. As a result theres...

Hi I have a late 1950s ex-council house. I'm in the process of stripping wallpaper in the dining room and there seems to be a layer of shiny paint under the paper (it looks like it might be the finish used when the house was built). The paper's coming off really easily thank goodness but I...