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I noticed the floor near the end of a wall inside my garage is wet. I thought it was because one of the tins of liquid was leaking, but outside I can see a long crack along the garage. After a quick search online, I found a similar issue where they first use backer rod foam joint before using...

I have a hairline crack in a corrugated asbestos roof on my garage. It leaks a little when it rains enough. What is the best way to repair this crack? I'd say the crack is about 8 inches long. Thanks very much.

Hi, The plastic rod has snapped and now I'm stuck with propping it up with a screwdriver to stop it filling up. Can someone please tell me exactly what I need to purchase to fix it? I'm near a Screwfix. Thanks very much and hope you can help.

I need to clean the windows, soffit and repair the guttering, all above the porch roof. I don't think I can use a ladder from the ground as the base of the ladder will be too far away. I would like to simply stand and also use my step ladder on the porch roof. I'm not sure how it is...

I'm planning on revamping my windows with roller blinds. Before I do, I really need to fix, seal and clean my uPVC window frames, therefore, I can't temporary cover them apart from the actual glass. I suppose I can use A4 paper or newspaper that can let plenty of light in, but what was used in...

This waste pipe is leaking and dripping down onto the kitchen windowsill. Do I have to dismantle it or can I reseal it somehow as it is? Thanks very much and hope you can help.

I'm not sure how this is constructed but by tapping the wall on the inside, it sounds very hollow. Just wondering how you might, if possible, drill a hole to install an AC duct, without messing the up the pebbledash? If it is possible I'd imagine you start drilling from the outside but what...

I'm having a couple of small budget (no openings @ 640mm x 1040mm) windows delivered to replace the disintegrating wooden frame ones at the back of my detached garage. Already got my packers, sealant, expanding foam etc. What I don't have yet are the two type of screws, one to fix the windows...

At the bottom of my shower door, the silver chrome paint has come off or been tarnished. I thought it was limescale so after brushing some remover on I thought it might look almost new again but this is it. Is there some paint I can buy that I can at least tart it up a bit but will be fairly...

Went out this morning to drop my wife off at the station. Just before that I put the washing machine on. When I came home, everything was off. Basically, the main switch connected to the meter will trip unless I leave the left RCD off. I have tried turning this RCD on while all the MCBs to its...

My round, enclosed LED bathroom failed me the other day. Because it was reasonably chunky, the old celling rose didn't need to be disturbed as the light itself happily covered it. The new one however is quite slim in thickness so I've had to make the hole behind the ceiling rose wider so that I...

Hi, As stated in the subject field, as soon as I begin to switch on my dishwasher, the related circuit breaker switch in the CU flips down. I've checked to see if water has leaked around the power sockets under the sink but they seem fine so I'm assuming (with my very limited knowledge) water...

I need to replace the lower parts of a garage door frame due to rot. The frame is 50mm x 100mm but the closet size comes in at 47mm x 100mm. To line up the outer sides of the new frame with the old one, what is normally used that's 3mm to make up for the shortfall? I have a bag of plastic...

I know Methylene Chloride has been banned (for good reason I suppose) from paint strippers for some time now but as far as I am aware nothing comes close to removing paint than this chemical. I'm trying to remove paint from an up-and-over metal garage door and it's really difficult. I'm using...

I want to secure this flange to the brick wall of my house next to the patio doors. This will be used to stabilise a 4.6m wide parasol so there will be a wee bit of pushing and pulling by the wind. Firstly, should I make sure I drill into the brick and not the mortar? I was just going to...

I'm staying at my parent's house while one of them recovers from an operation after a fall. I noticed the hot water tap on their bidet only turns about three quarters, it's enough to give out a trickle but not to jet wash your backside. Does anyone know what's probably happened and how to...

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...

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...

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...

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...