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I'll try that, but given they don't come on at night I'm thinking it won't work. I've tried locating the wiring in the cupboard, but it's a mess of cables.

Good call. I'll see if I can trace it.

There's a PIR sensor just above the main door. I've absolutely no idea what its purpose is because it seems to trigger nothing. There's also another sensor like the one @pete01 described. Pics below. I suspect the lead from the white topped sensor almost certainly goes into the common electrics...

What makes me suspicious is that every light doesn't work. There are about 10 along the back wall.

If it's above my reach then I absolutely won't be going up ladders.

I'll have a proper look in the daylight.

These outdoor security lights have not worked since I moved into my flat. I'm very reluctant to contact the management company because any repairs always cost a fortune. The bulb in the bollard style lamp is working. I've tried it in an indoor lamp. The wall mounted lamp (last photo) is one of...

These are toppers on a retaining wall - not a railway line.

To be honest I'm not sure what type of timber it is. The ground floor flats are well below street level, so rather than have a steep sloped lawn, the developer built a pathway and a couple of gravel terraces as you can see in one of the photos. Various sizes of timber have been used. I've no...

The sleepers topping a low wall are splitting and rotting. It's a communal garden and we don't want to pay the maintenance fee provided by the factor. What are our options? 1. Repair. Is it even possible? 2. Replace. Where can we buy sleepers? 3. Treat. How do we treat all the existing ones and...

Done and replaced. Was much easier than I anticipated. My only concern now is that's the only security on the door. I'm in a flat that does have a main door to the communal area but it's not always locked. Any suggestions on beefing up my flat's door security?

Hi. I can no longer lock my front door as the key will not turn in the lock. I haven't dismantled the lock, so I'm assuming it's a barrel type inside the main unit. I can lock the door from the inside using the thumb turn, which I also assume is fixed into one end of barrel. Can you please...

Someone who shall remain nameless caught the wing mirror on my car. It looked worse with the white paint transference, which I've managed to remove, but the scratches are still visible. I used a polish that I thought was more abrasive and I'm wondering if I can use something else. Any advice...

Not sure what you mean by matching heights. The new pb runs from floor to ceiling.

Thanks for all the advice, and especially about only using it for the picture frame moulding.

I'm looking for a 210mm mitre saw blade for making very fine clean cuts in picture frame moulding. Any recommendations?

I'm not doing the plastering. I'm rubbish at it. I've built the partition and sheeted it. I'll tape it ready for someone to skim it.

The specific area I mean is where the new plasterboard meets the existing wall, as in the photo.

I've just finished sheeting a stud frame partition and I'm about to cover the joins with scrim tape. My question is, do I apply it to the joins where the partition meets the existing wall and ceiling?

Job done. Thanks for all the help and advice.