Recent content by fomojo66

It's a victorian house and the bricks are very crumbly / flaky and in a bad state really. I tried using large bolts but it didn't work - a couple of basket shots made it start to pop loose (see pics). There are some newer bricks from installing a trifold door - but these are a bit low for the...

Thanks so much! Draft now totally gone. In case it's useful to anyone else, I also eventually identified the door / winndow and may help too.

So I need to raise the door as the top locks don't quite engage properly so the top is pretty loose and any gust of wind is a big problem. However I can't seem to see anything quite like these hinges in all the usual places. The most likely suspects (bottom hinges) almost look like they could...

Thanks all, will give both a go!

Hi, simple dripping kitchen mixer tap with a complication, suggestions sought please! By pushing the hot tap lever (on the left as usual) it stops the drip temporarily so I'm assuming it is the left hand side that needs a new washer. Below the sink are 2 feeds as expected. The right hand feed...

Thank, yes I'll caulk the gaps, I meant I was toying with using caulk as a very lightweight adhesive - but that's obviously not a great solution! Maybe double sided tape could work, I'll look into that.

Hi, Wondered if anyone can help me - I'm attaching lightweight wall trim (some kind of hardened polystyrene, not wood / MDF) to a painted plaster / brick wall. It's purely aesthetic obviously and doesn't need much strength, the pieces are very light. I'm reluctant to use something like No More...