Recent content by Peter2222

Hi all Our kitchen tap is really stiff to turn off and on leading to it dripping when not turned off fully. I have removed the little cap on the handle but can’t work out how to unscrew whatever is inside and what’s needed to do that? Hoping once the handle is off I could give a good clean and...

Hi all, Our Xmas lights deer hasn’t been working and the other day the plug completely detached from the wire, as shown in pic. Can anyone point me to the one or two parts that I’d need to connect it back up? The break is annoyingly close to the plug connector so thinking might need a new...

Just a follow-up question too @Madrab .. as you can see from the pic we have these micropipes. What’s the most straightforward approach - to find valves which are suitable to fit with the micropipes? Or to get normal valves and the plumber adapts the pipes into them? We did the latter for the...

Thanks for the response. It was in relation to quite a heavy column radiator that the plumber told us wouldn’t work. But maybe the easiest thing would be to just get a lighter weight one to go on the wall. We just haven’t seen a column style which seemed light enough

Thanks for your detailed response. That is where the crack is yeh, so I might give it a try. Can I just vote a hole with a regular drill bit? And after the pin and resin are in the holes, how would you go about bracing it in place?

Hi all, Looking for advice on best method to repaint a bannister and spindles. They are currently a gloss white, and we want to repaint a different shade of white. Would it be sufficient to simply put a couple of layers of our new eggshell paint on top of the existing? And maybe an extra cover...

Hi all, The corner spindle on our landing is cracked (pic attached). I’ve seen a couple of complicated videos to repair them but wondered if people thought it was easier to buy a new spindle and insert it? (How easy is it to remove and insert a new spindle?) I don’t know where to start, any...

Hi all, We need to get a radiator fitted in the space in picture attached. As it’s a stud wall we’ve been told we have to have a free standing one as others would be too heavy on the wall. We are also getting a new carpet in that location. So my question is what order would you do things for...

Ahh this makes sense.. I wrongly thought the other half of the post might be in the wall ‍♂️

Thanks, Forgot to say we are redecorating including changing that temporary blind but it’s likely to still interfere

Hi all, The top of one of our newel posts on our stairs comes through the window sill (related to the house being converted at some point) it looks weird and gets in the way of the blind. So we’re considering sawing it off. Does anyone know of any reason why we shouldn’t saw the top off so...

Alternatively, if the cracks do seem to settle down and stabilise, what would people recommend to fill in? I’ve read possibly epoxy but doesn’t seem much info online. Thanks

Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice please. 4 years ago we had a new porcelain tile patio laid and a glass balustrade fitted on top. On a handful of the slabs, cracks have appeared, always leading under the balustrade towards the screw hole. Some worse than others (the very outside ones went...

Thanks for the advice. When you say rip down do you mean saw the top off? That would be testing my sawing skills (and tools) to the limit but I’m willing to give it a go.

Hi all, We have done basic panelling in our hallway and are now moving onto the stairs. Problem is there is different skirting board on the stairs to base it from. Pics attached. I’ve looked in b and q for a moulding that could be added to make it look like the hallway skirting but can’t find...