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Hello, In attempting to drill through a cavity wall i appear to have hit the steel lintel. I have managed to find another route through which avoids the lintel altogether, but should the existing hole (which hit the lintel) be plugged with anything to prevent corrosion on the lintel in the...

Thanks. Do those two part fillers have any resistance to cracking? This is upstairs so wooden floors and stud walls. There is no noticeable movement but i can imagine over the years things will flex and shift etc. As for the gaps, put simply i am a first time DIY'er so i am still learning...

Hi, I have installed a number of new MDF architrave sets and need to fill some gaps at the corners (see photo). For these gaps, would 2 part wood filler or caulk be best? I also have some internal corners on skirting boards that could do with filling also. Would the same apply here? If Caulk...

Hello, I am currently refurbishing my ensuite and master bedroom. During refurbishment, the ensuite floor has been built up using tile backer boards, covered with a self levelling screed (with UFH) and then the tiles and adhesive. The total difference between the level of the caber deck in the...

Hello, I could do with some advice regarding positioning of spotlights in a small ceiling area. The room to be lit is approx. 2.6M square, but has been kitted out with floor to ceiling wardrobes. This leaves a ceiling area which is 'L' shaped and sized as shown below. My initial idea is to...

Hi, I have a plum tree in my garden which has become too wayward and needs pruning. The tree is about 20 years old. Can anyone give me some advice on how best to go about pruning such a tree? Is there a right and wrong time to prune it? It has just started blossoming. Are there any...

Hello, During gusty weather, i get a lot of banging and creaking sounds coming from around the edges of the roof. They can be heard in most rooms upstairs and it has woken me up at times. The house is 25 years old and i have only been in about a year. I have been into the loft and had a look...

Hi, Thanks Yes, they are white windows. I have heard about the effects of solvent on coloured foils so will keep well away from the front door!!!

Thanks for the reply. Would it be best to go over it with a solvent cleaner first and then the cream cleaner to buff it up afterwards? Cheers

Hello, I had new UPVC windows installed about 3 months ago. I have given them there first major clean today and have noticed that there is a distinct dull patch on one of the windowsills. I dont know if something has been stood on there during install, but this is the first time they have been...

Hello, I have a composite front door which has developed a click/notch type sound that can be heard when the door is closed. It doesn’t do it when opening and seems to have developed recently. The door has three hinges. Does anyone have any ideas what could cause this/if it can be sorted? Is it...

Thanks. All of the doors in the house are pretty much the same so i think filling might be in order on the door casings initially as I dont fancy changing 14 of them at the moment!!. Think a few skirting board replacements will be in order, however!!

Hello, I am looking to start getting my stained 'orange' woodwork and door frames painted white. Several of the doorframes and areas where the skirting board meets the frames/corners appear to have cracked/shrunk i suspect due to age (theyre approx 20 years old) - see photos. What is the best...

Hello. I have recently had my HW system converted to an unvented system and would like some advice regarding pipe sizes as i have an opportunity to upgrade any pipework before my new bathrooms are fitted in a couple of weeks. The existing HW system was a gravity fed system with header tank in...

Hello, I had some new UPVC windows and doors fitted about 2 weeks ago and I looking to give them their first clean soon. Is there anything that people recommend is best for preserving the windows to keep them looking like new for longer. The window fitter said washing up liquid and a...

I would get them checked to make sure they are not asbestos insulation boards before ripping out as they look similar. Given the age of the house it is entirely possible.

Morning, I am having new windows fitted and want to know how long the protective film can be left on the frames for? My bathrooms are due to be refurbished and retiled in about 4 weeks so i was proposing to leave the film on the frames in these rooms to protect during the works. For the...

Hello, Just to reply on this. Thank you for your replies and information! I have done the free calcs on the heat engineer site using the data as best I know about the house and it outputs a heat loss of 8.9kW, total energy demand of 32,006kWH, hot water being 8490kWh & heating 23510kWh. I'm...

Thanks for the comment. I have run the calculator knowing the detail i have and it comes out with a heating demand of about 16

Thanks. It is a system boiler and pressurised tank i am looking at. What i want to consider is if the property post modification (20+ radiators and potentially a large sqm of water fed underfloor heating) would better with a 26kW or 32kW boiler...