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If there is a lintel above the window then often you are not able to fix it mechanically along the top edge of the frame. It sounds like this is the case with this one. If the gap is <5mm then sealant should be used along the outside edge and forced in as far as possible. That will give a...

It is approx. 2mm thick, and 40mm brush length. If you did it internally, just bring it away from the wall/frame slightly. As it would be removable it doesn't matter if it would foul the tracks when fitted.

That s/fix self amalgamating tape is horrible stuff to work with because it is tacky on both sides. It will stick to the door and the frame and prevent you from opening it. It will also stain clothes and attach dust. The problem with having a hard seal is that it creates friction which can...

With a standard canopy door fit brush strips such as screwfix code 63359 to both sides. They will close gaps up to 40mm and allow the door to slide past them without catching. You can use a normal rubber strip on the top and bottom such as 29327, or use more brush strips. If your door is...

If you use nails or screws ensure they are stainless steel or brass. Anything else will react with the oils in the cedar and cause black staining which will ruin your timber - even if the fixings are hidden. I have done a similar thing to this to build a horizontal cedar fence where hidden...

If the the post will be cross braced from suitable points and is designed to be free of the ground except to anchor it vertically then there is nothing wrong with concreting in stand off brackets if they can take the load, but use concrete not postcrete to give it the best chance of staying...

Are you trying to support a 2m 100mm square post above ground with nothing but the stand off bracket to support it? That will never work unless the post has cross bracing across two sides. You'd be able to push it over with one hand and it would wobble in the breeze. If you will be putting...

The 40mm non-return valve is so that if your stack blocks you don't end up with last nights curry coming up through your bath and basin waste. It's not a pleasant thing to happen. The anti-syphon traps are to prevent a vacuum in the pipe from emptying the other trap and leaving it open to...

I must be very unlucky but I have never hung a door that didn't need planing on at least two sides, and often all four. The best one so far was a door frame that was 2 inches off vertical from top to bottom on one side - fortunately that was not the hinged side. :roll: With regulation tea...

Not all branches are the same. With my local TP sheet materials usually come on a 6x3' pallet and the last lot of platerboard I had off them came with a complimentary scrap piece of 9mm ply as the bottom sheet. I even phoned them up once when I realised I had ordered the wrong sizes of...

Hi Mike, Although not an Aquasata D shaped model, I had similar problems with the doors on my enclosure sticking and after about two weeks of daily use would bend off-level just enough to cause complete failure. My problem turned out to be because the top rail was very slightly off parallel...

Unfortunately it is true. I have submitted over a hundred reviews to Screwfix over the years and they have never published one that was overall rated as 1 (they don't do zeros). In one case I had to order replacements for an item five times because each one arrived faulty*. Despite other...

To be fair to the OP if the size of the overall set was listed and it didn't specify the rest was separate then the advert was misleading. Possibly deliberately misleading. I have seen similar adverts in the past where a reasonable person would assume items where included when they are not...

Physically, yes, but don't do it. In the future someone will come along, see a water pipe, and cut through it without realising there are cables inside.

If the bags have been kept completely dry then they should be fine. Plastic bags of cement can last a year stored inside out of the cold and still be fine - although paper bags would probably not last as long because humidity will eventually breach them and once the reaction starts you cannot...

'Non-replaceable bulbs' simply means the LEDS are connected directly to the wiring and cannot be individually replaced when they fail as you need to replace the wiring to the bulb as well. (They will fail, but hopefully not during their useful life.) They shouldn't generate any real heat but...

It sounds like you have one live and two switched live cores split across two cables. This is not uncommon, particularly when an additional light has been added to what was originally a one point switch. The additional wire connected across the switch was a strapper taking the live from one...

Was the old switch a single or double switch? It could be that the black connected to earth is a spare core and was earthed (although it should have been sleeved). Was a strapper cable fitted with the old double switch so you have one live and two switched lives?

Ted, have you tried asking your neighbour not to enter your garden without asking you first? I know it seems bizare but some people don't realise that it is just not on to tresspass into someone's private garden. Explain he only needs to ask and you will return any balls, and explain you will...

If it is a water mark in the first pic rather than a reaction between the clear layer and the foil then it should be possible to remove. Baking soda and warm water/white vinegar will shift most things without damaging further. Rub on with a microfibre cloth, or sponge if you don't have one...