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Thanks Terry. So if you think it's a communal issue, what's your thought on the repair work for the damaged paint/wall in downstairs flat? Do you think I should call out a plumber for this seal issue? I'm not very confident about trying to fix it myself so maybe it's safer just to get...

Don't believe so. Can't feel any. In a minute I'm going to stick some tissue above the pipe and around it a bit. Then flush toilet and ensure it is coming from that blue area on the pic

Yes that photo is from my house. Basically imagine a three story property. Downstairs is a flat and they have their own front door. I am upstairs and my property is two floors. Sort of like a maisonette. There is a bit soil pipe going down the entire property. It starts at the top -...

That area that I've highlighted is on the middle floor of the entire pipe. I'm not sure. If the guy came to me saying his pipe was leaking downstairs, I'd reply "mmmm, sorry to hear that, why are you telling me?". I've had some advice to not flush upstairs toilet for a few days so that it...

UPDATE Although I'm in an upstairs maisonette, there are two floors in my house. So upstairs is another toilet, using this same soil pipe. I've discovered that the leak or water is not coming from the stop cock tap thing, but it's coming from the main pipe and only occurs when the upstairs...

Well I'm upstairs, and they state that the water is coming down. There is water damage from the top of their wall and down a little (where the shared pipe runs). The stop cock tap thing is possibly leaking as the tissue I put on the pipe did soak up water almost immediately. I may ask for a...

Thanks for the useful response. I didn't mean the pipe was blocked... I meant it was "blocked in" - as in boxed in and not easily accessible. I think you may be right - the tap probably is leaking. I think - thankfully - that the damage to my neighbours property is minor, it looked to me to...

I live in a top floor maisonette. My downstairs neighbour is renting and says for a while now they thought there was a leak in their bathroom as the wall around a large pipe (It may be the waste pipe???) was wet and there's some paint damage there. Her landlord now suspects it to be me. I...

Thanks just to be clear is this something I can resolve now - eg can I de grease it or is it a case of having to sand the top layer off... re apply and this time remove the excess?

I posted another thread here about a piece of wood I bought to use as a desk top table. It is to sit on top of two sets of drawers and to use for a computer station. It came with a light base coat of danish oil. I have since applied 3 coats more and I've got the desired look - dark, glossy and...

I've got an electric sander. I could use that? In terms of sandpaper I know there's different grades. What one is best for this situation? I've just watched a varnishing video. Looks quite simple and straightforward (although I realise it's easy to mess up). I plan to try 2-3 coats or a...

Have I misunderstood the advertised product? I assumed those pictures accurately represented the product I was ordering. Or has the seller not advertised the item very clearly? They have a very good reputation so I guess it's just me being stupid I could sand it I suppose. It's just a real...

The seller got back to me and said that it has been pre-oiled but it requires at least one additional layer which I have to do. Pretty annoyed that I paid £20 extra for it to be oiled... yet I have to do a layer myself. What in gods name is the point then?! I thought this wood would come...

This is the advert that I saw on eBay that I bought from: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301036240539 I expected the wood to look like the one in the picture. Both the colour and the glossiness (I thought that was what the oil would do). I've contacted seller to ask about the oil and not yet...

Thanks, I'm going to be very annoyed if it's not been oiled as I can't easily send the item back. The wood is unbelievably heavy and awkward. I'll have to think carefully about it as I'm not at all DIY minded - I could probably stretch to rubbing some oil on but that's about it. As I said...

I may just get a made to fit silicon cover as it looks quite decent and would save me a lot of time in trying to apply any oil or varnish. I'm likely to mess a job like that up too!

Thanks for your comments so far. This is the sort of finish I had hoped for - as you can see it looks glossy and very smooth. Comfortable to lean your arms on for an extended period oftime. I have emailed the seller about the wood to check if it has been oiled as I paid £20 extra for...

I bought two drawer units. I went through a company on eBay and ordered a 170cm kitchen style work top. It's a lovely big thick heavy style one. I also asked they oil it which I guess they've done - tbh I probably wouldn't know the difference anyway. The only issue I've got and question is...

Thanks for all your comments. I bought some dowel today. I filled the 3 holes in the door frame by glueing and hammering the dowel in. That seems to have worked quite well. I'm going to leave until tomorrow so it dries and sets. However the door is completely screwed I think. I put the...

Hi everyone, I guess this is quite an easy task for most people. However, for me it's not as everything I seem to touch doesn't quite go right, especially fiddly tasks like hinges and carpentry. As you can see from the two pics, the screws in the hinges of the door continually come loose...