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Hey I have a bit of a weird problem what has suddenly appeared in the last couple of days. One of my wren kitchen drawers is suddenly jumping over to the left just before it closes causing it to hit the oven to the side of it before it corrects its self and closes normally. Seems to be fine...

Hey I have new plug sockets in my kitchen - the ones where the socket has a clip front on and unfortunately on one of the plugs there is a bit of tile right behind where the clip needs to go. What is going to be the best way to notch out this small bit of tile without the risk of damaging the...

Hey I’ve recently had some architrave replaced in the bathroom around a cupboard. Unfortunately the wall was well out so this means there’s a big gap between the tiles and architrave at the bottom where as at the top it’s flush against the tiles. To be fair to the carpenter he pointed out this...

Hi Am redecorating the hallway and have started painting the ceiling - it wasn’t in bad condition to start so was just a fresh coat over - am painting over Dulux easy care with Dulux easy care paint. I did the first coat last night with no issues, when doing the 2nd coat (with what is a new...

Hey Started a job have been putting off years and have removed a dado rail. To be honest I thought it was going to go a lot worse than it was - no major damage to walls but they will need some prep to tidy up before painting. There’s a few holes but nothing major, the biggest thing to fix...

Hey https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-13a-2-gang-sp-switched-socket-4-2a-15w-2-outlet-type-a-c-usb-charger-black-nickel-with-black-inserts/793hf?ref=SFAppShare Have installed a couple of these in my room - mostly for the usb c function. The issue is when ever there’s something plugged into the...

Hi all Have recently decorated my room and used Dulux trade oil based egg shell for the skirtings etc. unfortunately it’s taken way longer than I’d have liked and I’ve only finished the skirting painting today. I had carpet due to be fitted Monday but I’ve put this back to Wednesday just to...

Hey Am planning to fit some new skirting / architrave in my living room. Looking up online it looks like it’s fairly straight forward - though of course things always look easy before they start! Just wondering if anyone had any hints / tips for doing this? My worry is dealing with walls not...

Hey Does anyone know if the Dulux Plaster Sealer has been discontinued? I’m having some plastering done soon and was planning to get some of this to seal the plaster before painting - I know I can make my own mist coat but I’ve always found this ready made Dulux stuff easier to work with and...

Hey Am planning to run a through Ethernet runs to different rooms around my flat. Rather conveniently (I hope) the previous owner had boxing put along most of the rooms to hide radiator pipes / aerial cables etc - im hoping this will be the perfect place to do most of the Ethernet runs...

Hey I have a communal socket in my living room - since getting blinds over curtains it sticks out like a sore thumb! Next year I plan to redecorate and want to hide as many of these cables as I can. It provides both freeview and satellite signal (although I have my own sky dish as the...

Hey I’m looking to buy some small 4” wall panel displays to put up in each room to give control over the smart lights and other smart bits in the room. Have bought one so far just to test out which is just plugged in to mains but works well. I’d like them installed on the wall next to the...

Ні Am looking to order some hard wired blinds from a US company to the UK (unfortunately no UK ones seem to offer what I'm after) They give the choice between 12V DC and 110-240V AC. I assume both options would be fine in the UK but 110 - 240V AC would be most straightforward for an...

Hey I am planning some Ethernet runs in my flat and have been thinking of the best runs for some rooms. Was wondering if there are any regulations/ reasons not to run these behind the skirting boards? It would definitely result in a lot less work on tidying up walls if run from above and I was...

Hey I need to add an additional socket but it's location is making it slightly tricky. Basically the only socket which is near where I need the additional socket is already a spur (running a fridge freezer) and I know I can't spur another socket directly from here. But I have been doing some...

Hey I need to remove our Grohe Minta tap as am replacing it with a boiling water tap. The only issue is I seem to have thrown out the plastic wrench piece which is used to install it *doh* Does anyone with experience with these taps know if they can just be removed any other way (preferably...

Hey I need to do some work on our kitchen sockets (changing the single socket in this image to a double) I’ve been looking over pictures from when our kitchen was fitted a few years ago, all the work was done by a qualified electrician / signed off etc but from looking at the pictures I took...

Sorry for another condensation post I know there’s a Lot on this! So we have a fairly small bathroom (1.62 x 2.35m) We had a Vent Axa Svara fan which didn’t seem Upto the job - the walls were all running with water after a shower even with window open etc. This fan could shift around 100m2 an...

Hi Have bought a Shelly 1PM to control an in-line bathroom fan - am by no means an electrician but have experience in the past with wiring plugs / light fixtures etc! Just want to insure I have the right idea for the wiring - have attached a diagram of what I believe should be just after some...

Hey Our wall mount extractor fan is really poor, even with the window open - I’ve looked and seen the inline ones are both more powerful and move the noise out of the room so seems a win win. I would put a vent directly over the bath / shower as the main source of steam - but I was wondering...