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Hi, I’ve recently moved into a house with a block built shed (painted, but not rendered or plastered) which is a real bonus but is extremely damp. I’ve already removed one of the old kitchen units which was next to a wall because it was so rotten and mouldy. I store some tools, paint etc. in...

Thanks for your reply. I'm not at all sure how old the door is, but the panel is about 5mm and looks hard rather than fluffy like MDF, so it sounds more like asbestos cement board. It's such a small job that I'm not keen to pay someone to look at it so I may just have to leave it.

Hi. I'm planning to extend the letter slot on my flat front door as it's currently too small for almost anything to fit through. The flat building was built in about 1900. The front door has what seems to be a fireproof panel attached to the inside, which is painted, and I'm worried that it...

It's not plasterboard- as far as I can tell there's brickwork behind the plaster but I'm struggling to get into it with a fairly pathetic cordless drill. I'm not getting anything like 50 or 60mm in- if I manage to get some distance into the brickwork behind, presumably I don't need to worry as...

Hi All, I'm trying to fit a rack for coat hooks in a wall- the rack has two holes to hang on screws. I've drilled holes in the wall for plugs but the plaster is crumbling away, so the holes just keep growing wider, and there's no way a plug will grip in there. Does anybody have any ideas as to...

thanks for the education!I think it's probably 4mm squared judging by those measurements.is this not likely to be enough then?

thanks for the replies.the fuse says 45A.I measured the width of the sheath and the flat bit is 10mm-with the curved edges it comes to12-13mm.is this ok?do you think I'll be ok to do this myself then?as I say,I can rewire a plug or socket but not done this before.cheers.

Hi. I've just bought a new cooker and I want to check whether the cable which is hard-wired to the old one will be adequate for it. The cable running to the old cooker is 10mm, and the new cooker (a Hotpoint HAE60P) is rated up to 10.7KW. Comet have offered to install the new cooker for £70...