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I reckon I would require several as this is not an isolated incident on my fence

Hi John Thanks for your reply. Yes I can imagine they are more expensive although way I see it should improve longevity of the fence. Can you provide an example of a concrete spur? How would a concrete spur tie in with a wooden fence in term of securing the wood to the concrete? I have...

Hi everyone I have a shower floor and the grout seems to keep washing out. It has been re-grouted once and now facing having to do it again. The tiles are white mosaic tiles and quite shallow depth so I think there is a distinct lack of grout in the joins and then are of course joined by a...

Which large adhesive and grout manufacturers would you recommend that I try to contact?

Hello everyone My fence has seen better days... in particular the fence posts seem to be the main problem... rotting from the top. They are set in concrete. Would it be possible to remove these and put composite ones in their place and screw normal wood into / onto the composite... the...

Hello everyone I don't know how many garden hoses I have went through... most finding their fate from being dropped or meeting their demise over the winter period when left connected to the hose. I know I should endeavour to disconnect the hose over winter and to even be more gentle with it...

It looks plug and play by the looks of this drawing...

And this...

I found this...

Hello everyone I have a Numatic CVD570 which is a wet and dry vacuum cleaner. It was knocked over on my driveway accidentally whilst in use and when put upright I noticed smoke emanating from the vents that house the motors. It is out of warranty. I contacted the retailer from which I...

Hello everyone I purchased a Hollywood style make-up mirror for my wife at Christmas. https://www.illuminated-mirrors.uk.com/rgb-isabella-hollywood-mirror.html It has an ambient light for the wall in the way of an LED strip. The company supplied it with a RGB light strip which emitted a low...

Evening everyone. I have recently received planning permission for an extension to the rear of my home. However the front of the property looks terrible (it is a 1938 John Lawrence bungalow). See attached image. It currently has white painted pebble dash and has seen better days. I have no...

Hello. Thanks for replying and pointing out the error of my ways. You may or may not believe but I knew in myself it was not right and needed correcting... hence my post... I was not happy with how it was left. The double socket below is a spur via a junction box - see image attached - that...

Good evening all. I have installed a Hollywood type mirror in my bedroom for my wife at a vanity table. It is wall mounted and requires power for the bulbs and ambient backlight. There is a socket directly below the location of the mirror which comes directly off the ring main. I installed...

I would need to make the hole larger to allow these to fit I reckon

I squared off the hole with Makita multi-tool and then used Starrett hole saw kit to widen hole through wall (from both sides). I have not lined it yet however the cables are passing much easier.

Hello everyone. I am in the Bearsden area. I have received planning approval for an extension to my home. Whilst we will not have to move out I will need to remove a lot of furniture and belongings... too much to be stored elsewhere within the home. Therefore I need storage. To quantify how...

Hello everyone. I have brick built cupboard in my living room. Within it there is a recess that is shelved and is a convenient home for my home IT - NAS, network switch etc etc. In my living room I have a number of devices... TV, Sky Q Mini, PS4, Google Nest WIFI router etc... some of which...

I am not intending on touching the wall tile or floor mosaic... purely just the grout of the white mosaic tiles. I have renewed some of the grey silicone at the floor mosaic to wall tile 90 degree interface... I am aware of the silicone the tiler used and cut out and replace as and when...