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Hi, I want to replace our outside light. It's mains powered and the switch is in the house. It has motion detection so it comes on when it detects any movement in the garden which means it's useless as it comes on a lot during the night plus it's so shabby. Ideally I'd like one with multi...

Hi, This border plants (no idea on what they are) have dead ends. I'm not sure if this is a natural thing or spill over from patio magic cleaner that I use once a year. Can someone give me advice on how to make them look healthier and more green? TIA

HI, Difficult to see in winter but there's a young Virginia creeper doing well on the back wall. We had an idea that another creeper might compliment it growing up the sides of the door of the shed. The sun is coming from the same direction so it should do as well as the Virginia creeper. The...

Hi, I'm a novice trying to replace a loo seat. It's got corroded and I'm just left with these screws where the bolt is seized up (wd40 does nothing). There's no space either underneath or on top for my hack saw. They wont break as they aren't corroded enough. It's like I need bolt cutters but...

Hi, I've just realised that the new tv I bought is 65 inch and the existing mount (link here) is for 55 inch max. Is this a problem? It does seem to rest on it ok. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07S94N2FM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Additionally, the best position...

Hi, Missus wants this pathway cleared for new slabs and stone chips. However, there is a raised platform at the end that at the very least needs to be levelled. It seems to be cemented into the shed base I guess. I thought I could get a spade under it to lift it out but it's big and well...

Hi, Just noticed when sweeping up that my wall has gaps in the brickwork now where the cement has disappeared. Is this a problem yet? TIA John

Hi, My other project I am mulling over. The guys who did our garden project 2 years put in these cedar batons but then used nails that have leaked/rusted or the nail gun used some form of lubricant. It just looks terrible with these rust patches. I looked at the other side of the batons and...

Hi, I need some loft hatch advice. When we moved in 20 years ago some company called Artisan lofts or similar put the loft hatch on the underside of the wooden surround so you could then pull it down with a metal skewer and the ladder comes down with it. The problem was that the loft hatch or...

Hi, Excuse my complete 'denseness' on this matter! I need a new garden gate. Do I buy the gate and get a man to fit it or is it best to go to a specialist gate place if one exists? I asked my home improvement 'expert' mum about this (She's like Mrs Bucket!) and she said B&Q gates are thin and...

Hi, A brickie is coming to finish off our seat. It's been like this for months i.e. never finished and waiting for the granite seat. Anyway, I just thought I could go to wickes and get 10 orange bricks for him that would match the ones already used. The builder who did it so far did a...

Hi, I'm on my second one of these now. The bracket is too weak over time and breaks in the bend. hopefully as shown in the picture. https://www.howdens.com/kitchens/kitchen-fittings/cabinet-fittings/brushed-aluminium-towel-rail-obj-sku-family-hyh1190 The ideal solution would be for the...

Hi, The door on our new shed/garden room is becoming impossible to open this year. Last year was okish but I guess we have had a lot of rain. I'm going to pull the handle off soon! It seems to be sticking around the handle area so I'm thinking about filing the inside of the door down a bit so...

Hi, Why would mould not attach itself at all to the back of the downstairs book cabinet (smells as new) but it does attach itself to the upstairs cabinet. Both corners look equally grim after a month so sprayed with mould remover regularly this time of year. I suspect the downstairs one...

Hi, We had our garden renovated a year ago. I think the nails are leaking rust or similar from the cedar panels on the fence and shed. It looks ugly. Why is it doing this and is there anything I can do to fix it before it gets even worse? Shouldn't they have used galvanised nails or similar...

HI, My sink push down plug is stuck in the bathroom. I've tried wd40, my son's plastic little suckers, tried putting blades down either side (can't et enough grip), rubber gloves twisting (won't move either). The only thing I haven't tried is dental floss but I figure that would fray anyway and...

Hi, We've planted this (don't even know what it is) but I'd like to grow all over the back of the house or at the very least up the drainpipe. So do I get a few metres of string, tie one end to the top of the trellice and then stretch it a few metres across the back of the house and nail it in...

Hi, Can someone give me some advice on this? I want to put this rather heavy trellis up on our back wall of the house. Two questions, should I just drive in some masonry nails with big heads (wall is solid though) or use raw plugs/screws? Secondly, what's the purpose of four hooks? The top two...

Hi, I've just have one of those garden out sheds built and want to hang a cheap largish tv on one of the inside walls. I understand there's two methods. One is sticky pads (which work as tvs now are lighter?) and the other (better?) is to use studs in the wall that the TV bracket goes on. So...

Hi, Every Nov this plant out front comes out in a bloom of colour. Everybody remarks on it. I have no idea what it is but it's some cheer against autumn skies. It made me wonder if there's a Dec colourful plant as well I could grow to then swap around? Thanks, Matt