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Hi I want to cover my flat roof fascia boards with UPVC. At and approaching the corners there is not sufficient space between the felt flashing and existing facia board to slip the UPVC underneath. So looks like I will need to remove the felt flashing. The flashing was stuck to the roofing felt...

The damaged areas are where the vinegar enriched cleaner was first sprayed on and the runs that caused. That was then wiped over the whole area as you would when cleaning. It only really shows in the areas where the cleaner was in high concentration before wiping. So don’t think it was caused...

Thanks Yes think it is that door, just different glass pattern. Our doors are 10-15yrs old so any cleaning instructions have been long lost/forgotten. Have found some frosted glass spray on amazon, expect its sold elsewhere as well, so will try to get the old stuff off and spray with...

It was a bog standard mid ranged pine Homebase door so assume they would use the cheapest / easiest method. So not sure whether its faux frosted or abraded. All the frosted area feels very slightly “rough” and can’t feel a lip at the junction of the plain glass and frosted area (assume I...

Got some internal doors with glass panels that have a frosted finish. Cleaned them today with a vinegar solution which seems to have damaged the coating and they look awful. There is no beading, seems the doors are built around the glass, so it can’t be taken out and replaced. Anyway to...

Thanks for the reply. I stand corrected re the wood above the window. From tapping it it sounded/felt like a thin piece of hardboard/ply so assumed it was merely “decorative” or to stop birds etc. I accept what you say about moving forward when existing frames are wood. In this case the...

hi What should we do ? Seal the gap betwen the gap tiles and brickwork Insist that the window is moved back Something else Also what is the wood above the window for ?

Back in June we had a 15yrs old uPVC dg window with openings replaced with a new unit with no openings. When the window fitters installed the new window they moved it out about 20mm. Their reason being that had they installed it level with where the old unit was we would see the old sealant...

Thanks for the replies. It buried because we have solid floors and had the extend the wooden floor over that area. The wood floor is glued to the concrete. The rest of the cable is also buried so not just my extension. BT wanted £100+ to do it and was in a bit of a rush to get things done...

No not proper telephone wire. Can't remember what wire but not "mains cable" Thought you had a cooling off period with BT but seems not so not so keen anymore in case there is a problem. How much effect is the wrong cable likely to make? Its only about 6ft of wrong cable + a joint

Thanks so the broadband will work OK then. Will place the order tomorrow then. Wonder what all the other wires were for.

Some 5yrs ago I moved the telephone socket. Didn’t have the correct cable so just extended the 2 wires that were physically connected in the socket. That cable was buried under concrete so is not accessible. Phone works fine but now thinking of getting fast broadband via the telephone rather...

No I brought the lock brand new some 15yrs or so ago but the handle has been saging for some time. Its only the other day that I realised that because the handle was not centre that the double locking was not working. When I took it to pieces nothing fell out. So very confused. Think your...

Sorry for the late reply. Yes the Latchbolt does stay out. It has been removed in the picture. Yup it is the same lock that you posted. With the latch bolt removed the handle has no resistance and just flops down. Have removed the handle but cannot see by what means the handle is...

Unless the handle is perfectly horizontal the lock will not auto double lock because the cut-out in the handle control washer does not align with the auto deadlock actuating pin. With the lock disassembled the handle is free to rotate and makes no attempt to auto centre. The handle seems not...

Won't answer your question but may give you some good ideas http://youtu.be/1pYqquG27pg

The seal on my Hotpoint HM312I seal has split so needs replacing. Haven’t ordered the part yet as need to be sure that I can actually fit it. Have looked at various videos showing you how to BUT in all those cases the seal fits into a grove/channel around the door. Having looked at mine as...

I suffer with the same problem with higher expectations than I can achieve. I point though. Understanding the materials and knowing your working with is important. I mention this because of your example . The absorbency of pine, assuming a pine staircase, varies a lot and this can produce a...

Never had any luck with that method for very small leaks hence the balloon method and lots of time.

Went to halfrauds and got a tool and some valves. Using the tool found the valve was a bit loose so tightened it. It still leaked a little so thought would put new valve in anyway. Pic shows old valve on the left and new valve on the right. Of cause new valve don’t work. Refitting...