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No bathjobby, apart from emptying the flooded plastic tank and clearing the water from my conservatory where the overflow pipe terminates I've checked nothing as yet. I will disconnect the drain pipe to see if is blocked but, knowing my luck, it's probably going to be something more...

I have a Crown water softener. It is just 3 years old. I found the overflow dripping today and the plastic tank was half full of water of of course. I emptied it out and opened/closed the service valves to by-pass the softener. Has anyone got any suggestions as to what might have gone wrong and...

Dan, I am not doubting your experience in replacing taps or doing new installations. It is your experience in removing cartridges which hold the ceramic disks in Monobloc mixer kitchen taps that I would be interested to read about in case I am overlooking a vital aspect of this job. Regards.

Dan, I do not know the make of the original tap. It was installed when the kitchen was refurbished. However, the new monobloc was bought at Screwfix and cost £49.99. Top of the range it isn't but neither is it cheap tat so my question still is why won't the cartridges unscrew ? Somehow the...

Some weeks ago the H.W side of my monobloc kitchen tap started to drip. After putting up with it for a month or so I decided to try and inspect and if necessary replace the faulty ceramic cartridge. Struggle as I might, I could not budge what I assume to be the cartridge which is behind the...

I am seeking advice on ways to stop rain seeping onto the floor of a precast concrete shed. The shed sits on a concrete base and during winter especially much of the floor gets very wet. My guess is that rain seeps in where the walls meet the floor. I have considered sticking roofing felt...

I have been searching online for Home Emergency Cover including boiler breakdown. There are plenty of companies offering such a service of course but most seem to charge from about £200 to £300+ for a year's cover. However, there is one company called "emergency assist 24" who charge a good deal...

It looks like silicone is probably the answer but I will try the hand drill first and see how I make out.The garage door is of sheet steel I believe and not aluminium which would be easier to drill.

Thanks for your reply Stivino. I will read up the pros and cons of silicone adhesive. I must admit the only silicone I'm familiar with is that used around baths etc.

I have a NO PARKING sign that I want to fix to a painted- metal garage door. The sign is made of a plastic that I cannot positively identify but it maybe what, I think, is called polyurethane foam board. It is fairly rigid though light and white matt. The writing seems to be done with a...

Thanks 'foxhole'. I had not come across this particular post when scanning the web.

I need to install a surface mounted ( not telescopic) anti-parking post in front of a garage on a private driveway. The driveway is block paved. Commercial installers seem to just drill the requisite number of holes for the fixing bolts which they fill with epoxy resin before inserting the bolt...

I had another try today. Well what else is there to do on a Sunday afternoon? I took the handles off and the covers that are about 12mm deep which cover up the drilled holes in the uPVC and through which the handle spindles and the lock barrel pass. This left the lock barrel protuding about...

Question is, will I be brave (or foolhardy) enough to dry the drastic methods suggested for fear of permanently damaging the door. But maybe I have no choice if I want to change the existing barrel for one with a thumb turn. I am quite surprised that the machine screw I have to remove is so...

I want to replace the door lock barrel on my uPVC front door but the screw holding the lock won't budge. I am gradually wrecking the head(Philips or crosshead) of the screw. Has anyone had this problem and solved it please? I could drill out the screw head but I guess the lock barrel would...

Thanks again gregers, I will think hard on your suggestion.

Thank you garyo and gregers for your suggestions. I am not too worried about the door glass being broken and the knob being turned as we also have a small lobby with its own door which we usually keep locked both day and night. However my wife insists on locking the problem door at night also...

Can anyone advise me please. My upvc front door lock can be locked with a key both inside and out. The problem is that if you leave the key in the lock on the inside and go out, pulling the door closed behind you, you cannot then get back in even with another key. This has happened to my wife on...