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How easy is it to drill through a reinforced concrete fence post? Malcolm

Hi Can anyone advise me how to attach a concrete fence post (slotted for a panel) to a brick wall. Alternatively, can you purchase a concrete fence post with pre-drilled holes at right angles to the fence slots? Regards Malcolm

Has anyone tried using the spring loaded jockey wheel available via screwfix to support a heavy gate - if so is it any good (does the wheel make the gate awkward to open and close)? Malcolm

Hi Anu thoughts on what would be the best, longest lasting exterior gloss paint to use on wood (probably whitecolour)?

I recently put new skirting in the house and screwed it well to the wall. On the gaps between the top of the skirting ad the wall I put plenty of felxible decorators caulk (two layers allowing the first to dry). However, a few months later. The caulking appears to have shrunk leaving gaps - how...

Hi We have one of those metal fences with the fleur de lys finials on top. The original gold colours paint is now fading and I wondered what would be the best paint to use to re-coat them - something bright, but also durable and resistant to weathering Thanks Malcolm

Hi I wiant to paint our mahogony window frames white(I was aiming to use quick drying gloss white as it does not yellow). Last time I remember panting mahogony, there were problems with the colour bleedsing through the paint. I there any specific method I should use - a specific undercoat...

Hi We have a 'sun room' which was built with cavity walls. It has a polycarbonate roof and the top of the walls is finished with coping stones. I need to replace the roof and noticed that the mortar joints between the coping stones have flashing band over them. Is this necessary to keep...

Hi I have sanded the original wooden floors in our house. What is the best finish - varnish or wax. In the other rooms I have successfully used Ronseal Diamond Hard Floor Varnish. It is great and easy to use, but would I get a better finish with floor wax. If so how durable is it. Thanks

A couple of years ago I fitted a Triton Topaz T100si electric shower. It has always worked perfectly until today. Last week I noticed a slightly musty smell in the bathroom after I had a shower, but it went and I took no further notice. This evening the same smell returned and smoke was coming...

Hi everyone I am about to put new digital ariel cable to out bedrooms from a distributor unit in the loft. Ideally I would like to use two gang TV - FM sockets. Do these need a separate radio ariel cable or do they send the radio signal down the TV ariel cable and split it at the socket...

Hi Not so long ago I installed a Triton Topaz T100si 9.5k electric shower. Generally it works fine but to have a comfortable shower the lcd gauge has to be down on one bar (any more and you will burn) According to the temperature display this comfortable setting is 37 degrees C, get it up to...

Hi Does anyone have an opinion as to which is best - plaster or lightweight cornicing? I am a little concerned as to how easy it is to hide the joints on light weight coving Malcolm

Help Plaese! I am laying new vinyl in the bathfoorm and will be putting a ply inderlay. Is it ok to slide these under the toilet (rear waste) rather than cutting round it as this would probably look much neater? Thanks Malcolm

I am just about to lay new vinyl in our bathroom and will be first putting down a plywood base over the existing floorboards. Rather than cutting around the toilet, can I lift the toilet (easily done) and continue the ply and vinyl under it? Malcolm

Hi I don't know if anyone can help me. I have just redone the bathroom and have fitted two Danlers PIR ceiling switches, one for the lights and one for the extractor fan. Trouble is especially the fan one keeps switching on and off for varying time intervals even if no-one is in the room and...