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Thanks very much. That could be a much simpler solution.

Please have a look at the photo. I need to install a security light or rather a light that comes on when my elderly parents either come down the garden path or go up the garden path from the porch behind the camera. As you should be able to see, there is a large shed at the bottom and they...

:oops: Is there an award for 'nob of the year' on this website? I nominate myself. And it's right there in the description, as clear as anything, yet all I saw was 4mm x 1.7mm, looked at the picture and thought 'Yep, that's it'. Thanks very much, really appreciate it.

After quite a bit of research I bought this to extend the power lead for an Amazon Echo Show 5 2nd generation. 4.0mm x 1.7mm DC Female to 4.8mm x 1.7mm Male Extension Patch Cable 90cm I did not want to simply use an extension lead as it's really cumbersome where I have the device. The problem...

Ah knock in picture hooks look nice and simple, I forgot about them, thanks very much. I'll have to look up the weight restrictions, I think some pictures will be okay for them. Here's a photo showing the main picturres, the one at the back is quite big as it also continues behind the tallest...

I agreed to help my boss's friend (pressure's on) to hang thirteen (oh dear, bad sign) pictures in a new apartment that she'll be moving in. After tapping the walls, most of them sound very hollow so I'm assuming they're normal cavity boards. The ones on the outer walls don't sound as hollow...

Not at all, to make it worse it's on a disc that rotates so I can't lock it in place enough to get good leverage when I turn the allen key or whatever I can use. I'll have to take the disc off but I need to find a 30mm spanner first and that's if the central nut is not stuck as well!

I've only got an electric heat gun, would that be hot enough? I've heard this before but I don't understand how this works exactly. What does the heat actually do for this situation? Surely I'd have to let it cool down otherwise the metal might be too soft and break off? Thanks.

I need to replace the blades from a garden chipper. The last bolt is stuck. All I have been using is an allen key. I sprayed WD40 on it and left it for a couple of hours but no joy. Can anyone suggest what I can do next? I thought about buying one of those impact drivers that you whack with a...

As you can see, I think it is beyond repairing so I'm trying to come up with a replacement such as webbing or plastic boarding etc. I got this from Argos a few years ago. It was cheap yet the design itself especially the reclining option is fantastic. It would seem to cost nearly £1000 to get...

I bought a Titan detail sander from Screwfix many moons ago and have used it only several times, in fact, it's only very recently that I've had to source new sanding sheets as I've now used the ones that came with the tool. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any that matched the holes but did find...

I had already bought some Leyland quick drying water based gloss quite a while ago and it's still wrapped (not in the Christmas or birthday sort of way) yet I can't remember why I chose it. I think it's because someone stated the 'water based' gloss behaves more like a satin finish, which I...

Once again, thanks very much for this. I understood what you meant about the skin-over on the GripFil type stuff, useful tip. That said, I've just looked into the PU adhesive foam you explained and I'm hoping it's going to be a game changer for me. Yes, originally I thought it was the usual...

Thank you very much for taking the time to give detailed instruction, I really appreciate it and it's very helpful/useful. It's also interesting to know that even the trade have to adjust areas such as sanding down a mitre joint when it's not perfectly flat. I thought it was my mistakes that...

Thanks, I can't remember why I didn't use pins last time for the architrave. Maybe the walls were too uneven, therefore, felt I had to secure them in the middle thus using masonry nails instead. I'll try again and see what happens. Slightly off topic, would you paint the skirting first before...

I'm just about ready to start a project putting skirting and architrave upstairs. I really don't want the hassle of using screws and trying to hammer masonry nails in again. As far as I can tell, all the walls are breeze block and not particular straight as the house is over 50 years old so...

I'm hoping this question isn't dumb, I just want to stick tiles back on the wall after water damage caused plaster to crumble over time. The question is, do I need to repair the plaster first or can I just use extra tile adhesive to stick the tiles back on? I have already roughly sanded and...

The main reason for wanting to fill these gaps is because I believe kitchen smells (my wife likes to cook a lot of fish) are coming through these gaps. Not sure how exactly since the kitchen ceiling seems to be sealed especially around the pipes going up. Maybe through micro gaps from the...

Thanks very much, never thought of lead. I'll do a search online. Where would I nromally source that locally (apart from a church roof), B&Q? It's the velocity, nothing major but it can leave a trail across the shared driveway as it goes underneath the gate.

I'm trying to think of something I could buy from a shop like B&Q or wherever that can be made to stop the water running under the gate. I'm currently using a couple or bricks in a L shape. It just needs to be something that can be easily cut and bent to a 90 degree L shape angle or preferably...