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I've just fitted a second hand upvc door to my outhouse, all square and level, handle isn't stiff when pushed up, but what is odd, when you do push the handle up to lock, the whole door moves up about 15mm exposing the hinge pins Any ideas how to resolve this, thanks

I've read that you can grind out and remove the cement the old tie sits in, fill bed with expanding foam to Isolate the old tie, then once cured repoint, any idea if this is a acceptable method of dealing with old ties,

After having remedial wall ties fitted, do the old existing need removing,

We have started seeing staining on the k rend that's running off the end of the window sills, new upvc windows, 150mm sills, render is a cracking job, someone has mentioned that we could have upstand put on the sills, what exactly do they mean in upstands, I was thinking of just running a bead...

We're wanting the wall and doors knocking out that lead into the conservatory, the wall is cavity external wall, how should someone go about this, as in what steels or lintel is to be used, the opening will be about 2.4m wide, should they be using steels or catnic type lintel, will calculations...

In the past when I've had to make changes to the proposed drawings I've just done them by hand, ran them by the building inspector, then resubmitted them, not the most professional looking but got the stamp, Got some proposed to make changes to now, but would like to do them on the computer for...

What's the cost of having an oak internal door fitted, just the fitting cost not supplied

Just fitted some unfinished oak internal doors, I'm now after the finish that finished oak internal doors usually come, to me I'd describe it as a satin varnished look, to achieve that look would I actually use a satin varnish, or is it better to use an oil or wax etc, One other thing, with them...

Just fitted some unfinished oak internal doors, I'm now after the finish that finished oak internal doors usually come, to me I'd describe it as a satin varnished look, to achieve that look would I actually use a satin varnish, or is it better to use an oil or wax etc, One other thing, with them...

My dewalt circular saw came with a 184mm blade, am I right in thinking that a 185mm blade would be ok/safe to use,

Our area is suffering from little **** heads going around trying car doors, taking what they can find, we're wanting to put a couple of cameras up with the ability to record, pir, good night vision, with phone alerts, wired or wireless, can yous recommend a 2 camera system for around £100 or...

Hi, what's the best way to fit oak torus architraves, it's an old house so no studs, just brickwork & plaster, I was thinking grip fill, drill and pinned, if so, what size and type of pins? Thoughts please Thanks

I pulled the flue pipes apart today ..... ========================================= But you don't have the tools or knowledge to test it. Foolish. Turn it off and call someone qualified. Mod =========================================

Opps, what brand and type of paint would you recommend for top coat, I'm reading from proper kitchen cabinet paint to one coat gloss

Hi, yeah since writing this post been doing a bit of further research and most people get better finishes using eggshells and satins when DIY painting, they aren't real wood, they are laminated, shaker style, my plan of attack is, rub down slightly to key, clean and degrease, zinsser bin, then...