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Yes they have worked in the past. I may need to call a window person - I don't understand how you're meant to get at anything if the window mechanism is closed and the handle does not do anything!

Hi, I have a couple of UPVC windows, where the top smaller windows don't open. One of them the handle lifts up and down but if you try and push the window it remains locked, so the handle isn't engaging the locking mechanism, and the other one opens and closes but the bit you put the key in...

If it helps the lock is this one and I was looking at these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221721569908 Union locks might be o.k, I will look into that. Many thanks for your reply!

Thanks for the replies The 8 locks in question (probably 40 years old), all work off a master key - it's in a small business. From what I can see these are very expensive to replace with new - hence I was looking at a set of 2nd hand ones. The problem with the existing is the mechanism...

Hi, I've got a bunch of doors with 3" union 3 lever locks in them. Some are faulty, and I've found some locks online which are union 3 lever, however they are 2.5" Will the smaller locks fit in the doors ok with a half inch gap behind or could there be problems? Thanks in advance

Hi, I'm sanding stairs down for repainting and replacing spindles. The stairs are stepped along the side so a base rail can't fit diagonally along the bottom. There are groves cut into the step which the spindles fit into. What normally goes on the outside edge of the stairs? I'll attach a...

I have a couple of aluminium ladder / platforms i've used and the could do with a clean as they've had plaster on them over the years. Is it sensible to use the power hose on them to clean them? Thanks In advance!

I was looking at trowels and came across these plastic trowels. The last posts about them are several years ago. Has any one got experience of using them (refina plastic trowels) are they really a substitute for metal trowels?

I have a 14" MT Gold and 14" Ragni - both stainless and great to use The 11" was for just one awkward section, the first in several years (I'm a DIYer) so I didn't really need the £40 MT SS trowel They've put a note on my file so I can do an exchange in store in the next few days...

Today I needed a smaller 11" trowel. @ Toolstation they bought out a Marshalltown - which I queried as I ordered the Stainless steel Ragni but they said it was from the correct picking point. Basically I assumed it was a substitute of equal quality. Now its got some rust marks and...

Thanks, used just hardwall. I've not got much experience with cement render i.e non so try and stick to plaster! Question about bonding was i have bags of that and hardwall is a little more in cost. Thanks anyway

Hi, Old 1920's house - I'm re-doing a room. On the external wall with the window where a radiator was, I've taken off the loose plaster. Some bits need patching, under the window where the rad was, it's fallen off pretty easily to the brickwork. Being an external wall I've bought hardwall...

Unfortunately the trimmers are not sitting on anything or in a pocket in the wall. I assume it used to rest on the brickwork of the removed chimney breast. If I push / pull the trimmers up there is movement with all the joists. I think I'll have to give it a go with these sleeve bolts in...

There is no chimney breast above, the stack is supported in the loft.the room upstairs is pretty full and a pic wouldnt show anything ysefull A better pic is attached. The joist against the wall are 7x2 resting on 3x3 Which is unsupported. Just the 2 7x2 bits through the middle are newer...