Recent content by lwh

Thanks very much guys!

sorry newbie didn't know could hire a ladder... will hire one and DIM!

Got two annoying weeds growing on my roof top. Could someone come over to get rid of the weeds and help repair my roof if necessary? My house is about 6m tall. Happy to do the work myself if someone could lend me a ladder. I live in Leyton, London. Thanks.

Hi crank39 - Yes I've taken the grub screws out, are you saying what I should do next is to remove the black caps (by force? as I can't find any screws holding them)? Then the handles should go?

Thanks masona - it looks like the handles sit on top of those white cover plates. I found and removed the screws on the handles (see the pics) but still couldn't remove the handles or unclip the cover plates. The black things couldn't be taken out either... basically i removed all the screws I...

thanks crank39 - so shall i remove the handles first, followed by the black "padding" and finally the clips?

I’ve got an old front door lock which I wanted to change. However I am struggling even to remove it: the front knob can be turned 360 degrees but it doesn’t go; there seems to be a screw hole on the back but there’s no screw in it! I’ve managed to remove the cylinder but had no luck removing...

hi foxhole - i don't want to reduce the width becuase that's the only way to the stairs and reducing the size of door would make it difficult to move stuff around. a pair of equal size doors would mean two doors of 61 cm x 198cm? As they are not standard size, would any carpenter make them...

hi freddymercurystwin - many thanks for the reply. i understand the fire door point but i am happy with any door that works! are you talking about french doors? would any carpenter make doors for me? by "air-tight" curtain i mean i just need anything that could provide me a somewhat...

Hi all - I'm new to DIY so apologies if my questions sound silly! We need to install a door which separates our kitchen from the staircase. It's standard height but slightly wider: 124cm(width) * 187cm(height). I wonder where I could get such a door? We do need one which fits well and...

DIY is a daunting word to me!