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Looking to fill in some cracks/gaps on my wooden fence panels for privacy. Mainly around knots and gaps in the slats where they have warped due to weather. I was thinking a tub of wood filler from Screwfix, but this is probably bit really for outdoors applications. Any suggestions how to...

The dual flush button on our toilet cistern doesn't return fully up now, not sure why. If you hold the button down, it still flushes. Just doesn't pop back up flush like it used to. Seemed to coincide with when we started using the toilet blu things in the cistern. Not sure what effect that...

Hi, I've been looking for more storage space, and been thinking just now that this metal gas vent takes up quite a lot of space on the loft. It comes from the boundary wall next door, then follows the roof up to the top to vent. These are all mid-1990s build houses, which I think had gas...

Hi all, This winter our central heating really makes a lot of noise when CH is on. Doesn't do this with just HW on. (Boiler is an old Potterton Prima F) I've added sentinel x200 thinking it might be kettling, but I'm not so sure now. It sounds like the noise is coming from the return pipe on...

Hi all, Got a central heating heating system that is around 30 years old now, with a Potterton Prima F boiler and 8 rads. This winter, it's started making a really loud metallic clanking noise when warming up from cold. It does eventually settle down, but there are around 15 minutes or more of...

Terrace houses, at the back our neighbours boiler flue exhaust is going straight over the fence and across our back wall. I've read online that the regs minimum is 600mm from boundary line. Where abouts on the flue is this measured from, as I would say it's borderline. Cheers.

Hi, Got a communal garden gate that is on its last legs, but don't want to spend a lot of money or time on. I was thinking of just trying to find some iron mongery that matches the old one, but is there a simpler way to latch the gate perhaps? It would need to be openable from both sides.

Hi all, Got some bits for wallpapering a feature wall, which included some rolls of 'paste the wall' wallpaper, and solvite ready made 'all purpose' paste. The problem is, I only just noticed the solvite ready made paste says in small writing 'paste the paper'. Can I still use this paste with...

Looking at running an ethernet cable along a stretch of external brick wall. Two questions, where would be the best place to source black cat5/6 that is suitable for sun etc? Clipping the cable to the walls, can I just use those plastic clips with the nail in, and hammer into the mortar? I...

Looking at swapping the current transformer in our CU for one suitable to power a video doorbell. Below is the CU with front cover off. If I found a 2 DIN size transformer, can they be swapped without having to remove anything else? Obviously I would knock off the main breaker, but do the...

Hi all, Looking to replace our old school Byron wired doorbell with a video one. Was looking at hard wiring one in like the Eufy one, and maybe even trying to utilise the old Byron chime on the wall. It looks like the video doorbells need meatier transformers. The transformer already in my...

Hi all, The wooden threshold at the French doors between rooms is wearing away, and splintering. Looking to replace it, so have a couple of questions. How is it likely to have been fixed in? Thinking maybe glued or friction fit, as can't see any screws? Was thinking easiest solution would be...

Got a TV I've mounted on an internal stud plasterboard wall, and a TV unit below. Currently got all the cable coming down from the TV in conduit, but it looks a bit crap. Was thinking of making a small-ish hole at the top and bottom, and feeding the cables behind the wall instead. I've never...

Looking at getting our ash tree tree reduced down in size. Probably about two stories high at the moment. What sort of cost so you think I'd be looking at, so get an idea of what a good quote my be. I intend to use a legit one off Checkatrade. The amount of non-registered company trucks I've...

Hi, Currently trying to remove some latch furniture from my garden gate, as it has warped over time. There are a couple of screws that are corroded, stubborn to get out, and in doing so the screwdriver is slipping and rounding them off. Can't get a purchase on the head with pliers. My...

We've had birds nesting in our front gutter in previous years, but this year it sounds like they are getting behind the fascia, possibly through the small gap between the roof tile & plastic fascia top. Today I could hear them scuttling around, and then I heard something fall and smash. Sounded...

We have a little puddle forming between the toilet seat hinge area, and bottom of cistern. I suspect it maybe the gasket seal between cistern and pan. I removed the internal dual flush tube mechanism thingy from inside the cistern, and checked the seals there. Didn't seem too bad, cleaned them...

I am looking at replacing an old metal PIR lantern at our front door. It was already there when we moved in, and has been wired with conduit running on the outside of the wall. I was looking at a half lantern this time, possibly the LAP LED one from Screwfix, or one from Toolstation that take...

I've got laminate flooring in the hallway with a 5p sized chip in it. As the colour is dark, the exposed light coloured MDF(?) under sticks out now. Is there a way to repair this at all? Thinking wax etc not really suitable for flooring with heavy traffic. Cheers.

Hi all, Got some uPVC door hinges that have scapes on them. Looking to see how easy it is to source replacements and swap over. Do-able? Cheers