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Hi people. Our back door is difficult to open as you have to pull the handle down hard or wiggle it to release the catch. It has 3 hooks but also has top and bottom bolts as part of the mechanism. I assume the cam is worn on the handle part of the mechanism. Can I just replace that bit or do I...

Hi all, My house has the rows of brick below the damp course either painted or coated in something. This is looking rather shabby and want to do something about it. Can I just use masonry paint or do I need to use something special? I do not want to cause damp or bricks to blowout!

I'm wondering whether the fridge only comes on at night...........maybe an old storage heater outlet in that modern house?

Hi, I have been given a patio door (the type with two doors that open like conventual doors) which have been stored outside behind a shed for 8 years. I wanted to use them & some other UPVC bits to replace the rear of my garage which is currently made of wood & getting tatty. The door frame was...

Hi All, I want to replace some of my sealed units as the spacer bar has bowed up intot he viewable area. I have measured the sealed units as 28mm thickness. I can also measure the opening where the beading fits into. How much smaller (or larger) should the sealed unit be than the opening the...

Hi, Our Fridge Freezer has gone wrong & it turns out to be the thermostat. The draw fronts are all knackered so don't want to spend too much on it & it seems that the thermostat for this model is around £25. I bought a cheap VS5 thermostat & have just now fitted it but am a little worried that...

Thank you Crank39. Gearbox arrived this morning (he even posted it first class!) & funnily enough I had the day off so fitted it within minutes of it coming through the door (even though it was raining quite hard!). You sure you don't want some beer money!? P.S. Where do you actually get these...

Hi, One of my UPVC window openings got jammed. I managed to open it using a twisting motion with a wood chisel. The Saracen gearbox has broken. However, it looks like a non-standard one as it is stamped 12857 & has square ends to the side rods. I can't find any reference to it using google. I...

He was so confident but still insisted on getting one of those lying, dirty, useless Electrician's to check his work.

Ask your neighbour if they can turn their stop tap off for a few minutes. I wonder if your tap is fed from their supply!

I've temprarily bodges it until the weekend using some plumber's mait. I will clean up etc then & leave for 24 hours.....

Hi All, Fitted a new boss clamp to my 1970s plastic vertical soil pipe. Unfortunately it has a weeping leak & as the new boss clmap is in the kitchen & the toilet/bathroom is upstairs I don't particular like the liquid leaking out. I used a Floplast boss from Screwfix & used Flowplast solvent...

Hi all, Fitted the boss clamp Saturday, left for 24 hours for solvent weld to set & tried it out. Unfortunately it weeps at the solvent weld joint. The soil stack is the original from the house & is approximately 1970 & definitely plastic. There is another boss higher up so I assume it must be...

Hi, I want to fit a washing machine (or dishwasher*) in my kitchen by using a boss clamp onto the plastic vertical soil stack that goes through the kitchen. Can I do this? I'm concerned that even with the U-bend in the washing machine pipe that it might burb smells (or worse solids!) when the...

I was concerned about the local weirdo using the plans to gan access to the school & kids!

A first/primary school a few hundred yards from me had a planning notice outside, as we have problems with parking due to the "school mums" at kicking out time I thought I would have a look as to what they were up to. Looked on the local planning site & was shocked to find a full set of the...

I know how you feel. Had similar issues with my windows. Mine were far better than that though. Crap joints! I even had the window manufacturers warranty guy & sales rep round. They did remiedial work but still not 100% happy. The window manufacturers excuse - "We employ foreign workers & most...

Hi, Was wiping some condensation off my windows this morning & noticed that 3 of the small top long openings have sealed units where the metal seperating strip have bowed upwards. This all seems a bit odd as they are all on the same side of the house. I assume they shouldn't do that & I...