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I noticed today that the window frame (that spans two rooms) crooked and there is a big gap between frame letting day light in. It looks like it's falling into the internal cavity of the room. Would this be fixable without having to replace the windows/frame etc? I was thinking of exposing the...

The clear plastic sheet (even if it doesn't look clear anymore) has holes in it and I put duck tape on until the weather improved last year. Now I'm looking to replace it and I'm wondering is there anything I should take into consideration before starting this? Even the fixings. Should I try and...

During a storm the other week I noticed in my parents house a concrete tile had fallen down. When I got up to it I didn't notice any nail holding down the tile and it seemed to held in by the mortar. In the third photo you can see it's a very small run just from the chimney flashing to the...

During a storm over the weekend part of the cladding has come loose and I was wondering what sort of adhesive should I use to stick this back in place? I was thinking to wash it down with sugar soap and the using Tec7

I'm trying to install an Mira Elite SE electric shower that is gravity fed but the feed has an airlock which I'm not sure how to fix. I've no way to isolate the feed from the tank so I've shut off the mains and emptied the header tank. I did have an airlock on the cold tap too but once I...

I have a Mira Elite QT electric shower and while it's working fine there is noise coming from it that doesn't sound too healthy. As you can hear from the below video there is a loud screech when the shower is turned on I had a look at the brushes and while there is a fair bit of use I don't...

The paint in my parents kitchen is falling off the wall and I'm not 100% sure why. Last year there was a lot of mold growth on the interior block walls (ie not an exterior wall) and the paint was falling off the walls. I put this down to the fact my parents refuse to turn on the heating and use...

Installed a new kitchen tap and when I was tightening up the flexible hose to the mains feed I noticed I had put a kink into the hose. I did untighten it but then it started to leak but once I tightened it up again there was no leaks but the kick is there. I've no leaks but should I replace the...

A four year old toilet in my parents house had a leak coming from the cistern, had to cut off the wing nuts to see the coupling plate was completely rusted. After cleaning up the area I add a new fixing plate with a new rubber doughnut but once I line it up with the wall I noticed the holes in...

My father owns a house in good location in a small town that has been empty for a few years. He isn't keen on selling it and we are now toying with the idea of refurbishing the house before renting it out. Should I first be looking to get an engineer to carry out a structural survey or should I...

Apologies for the poor quality photos but in my parents house one of the doors has a draft coming through and I can see the fur/brush like excluder running around the door is pretty much flattened. There seems to be a groove for this excluder to run in built into the door frame. What would...

Anything to worry about with these floorboards? I'm not aware of water damage but a coal bucket may have been stored in this general area over the years. Also any tips for getting sunken Phillip's head screw out that are filled with varnish would be greatly appreciated as my current method is...

There is a radiator in my parents house that is falling off the wall that I want to fix before it falls off. I've already replaced another radiator in their house last year but this one is proving to be a bit more difficult. I'm trying to undo the nut by moving the adjustable wrench on the...