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Some ideas there although I haven't come across any timber merchants like that around my way (Surrey). Have seen some weatherbar which I might be able to use since I'm replacing the battens on the glass. Might also be just the excuse I need for some more tools! Thanks for the suggestions.

Thanks for taking a look. You can see the bit I'm trying to replace here which runs along the bottom of the windows. The second picture is of the cill on the side window. You can it's about 40mm deep currently with a drip groove. I woudl like to get something which is ideally a bit deeper as...

Hi - trying to rescue our shed. It's generally good, but the window cill has seen better days and was probably not deep enough from the start. It is one of those sheds with sloped windows all along the front (8' shed). So I need to find something I can use to replace the cill (at least 2400...

Dunno, but there’s a page here where you can apparently search by opener and vehicle for compatibility. https://www.homelink.com/program/choose If that doesn’t pan out, you could take a look at something like a meross opener controller. Cheap and can be connected to most openers (looks like...

Thank you both very much. Very helpful.

If you want to go down the rabbit hole, have a look at hfcr. You’ll need a colorimeter and can then calibrate your screen objectively in order to view movies closer to how they were intended. It will require a bit of practice and investment if time, but in reality, tweaking colour settings...

Hi. This is not so much a DIY question as a “is it even worth asking an electrician to visit?” question. We’re looking to replace a gas hob. Trying to work out if it’s feasible to get an induction hob. We don’t have a cooker supply at the hob location (only a 13 amp socket). We have a double...

Thanks. They look clean looking through one set of holes to the next, but I'll give them another blast out in case. Another thought was that if I have one valve which is leaking, it could cause regulator to reduce gas pressure. Not sure about that, but will need to dismantle case to check the...

Thanks for the ideas. Front to back burners, yes. It’s all clean on heat plates and the burner tubes with nothing blocking the actual burner tubes either. As far as I can tell the burner tubes are fitted ok. I can’t see how I could fit them wrong tbh. The open end goes over the valve outlet...

I have a 4 burner gas BBQ which is in good condition, but has started acting up. Following removing the burners for a bit of a clean last year, it's not worked as well (possibly wasn't working well before, but has got worse). One burner is unusable as the gas is escaping at the inlet to the...

I have a Trimetals metal shed which is used as a motorcycle store. For this I've not had major condensation issues (I guess using as a workshop, you'd just need to give close attention to ventilation (natural or forced)). I got it because it was equivalent to a garage for insurance purposes...

Check spark - wear rubber gloves/wellies to be extra safe or just make sure you're holding the rubber boot/not metal of the plug. Hold against bare metal of engine while some gives the starter a pull (or buy a spark tester to make this even easier/safer). It's usually fuel supply rather than...

Wonder Wheels and the like are great until you realise that every time you use them, they make the next clean harder and are gradually killing your wheels. They're acid. Acid and lacquer don't play well. If your wheels are in reasonable condition I recommend doing a very thorough clean once...

The first "Nikon" battery I bought turned out to be a fake so if you go that route buy somewhere reputable and then check very carefully (you may be able to find details of the mass of an original as this is one way the fakes often differ). I've had luck with some Neewer replacements for my...

Thanks again for all the help everyone - really appreciated. I found that the motorised valve on CH was making a pulsing/buzzing sound when trying to open. A tap on the valve seemed to get the valve open and the boiler would kick in (sometimes taking a few gos). Problem was still too...