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Hmmm. It does doesn't it? Awkward corner to get into and not sure what tools I should use .. being a woman, improvisation is my most useful one. Can I WD40 it or is that bad on plastic?

Thank you, kind sirs! I've done it! What a relief! Took me all afternoon :roll: but success at last. I have now noticed, however, that water appears to be seeping from the pipe underneath the cistern which connects to the plastic overflow pipe inside it. (I am SO glad to have a concrete...

I have had a dribbling outside overflow pipe for a few days. I thought it was probably caused by the cistern washer so I have managed to replace it. Then I noticed the ballcock was catching on the plastic overflow pipe, and dismantled and reassembled the assembly to the right, (with the...

hmmmm ... ingenious, woody. Where can I get suction glass holders? I'd need more than one to realign the whole cupboard back. big-all, I'm thinking about your suggestions, and thank you, but please remember I am a woman and don't have your confidence, experience, and testosterone, no matter...

Please can anyone tell me how to get a kitchen cupboard back, you know, that thin bendy material, back into its grooves when some object has pushed it out? I can't get behind the cupboard because it's against the wall. The material is too thin to drill. Any geniuses out there who know the answer?

Thanks masona, that looks about right.

My builder chap who is going to put up a concrete post and 6'x5" panel fence the length of my garden ( to block out unpleasant neighbours and give me at least visual privacy) has asked me to price with Wickes the components of this fence. He says I need panels, posts, and what he calls...

My windows are only about three years old and are UPVC double-glazed. I don't think you can drill into those sorts of frames, can you? I'd rather make a hole in the plaster than ruin an expensive window!

:D Our Pal, would be a lot nicer than Old Person. Can any of My Pals tell me, if it had been YOU installing this blind, would you have placed it in the recess, that is, against the window pane - or outside, flush with the wall, which is what I was trying to do? And, if you would have gone...

I never realised how complicated making a hole could be! Dextrous, what's an op? You keep calling me one. Your name sounds like someone from Up Pompeii! :lol: If you have a brother he could be called Ambi. JohnD, my drills are kept in the cupboard under the stairs, which I hope isn't...

That is so kind of you, JohnD, to post what amounts to a lesson in the use of the drill for a frightenrd novice. I will certainly do as you suggest, it makes so much sense. I will also print it and keep it, if you don't mind.

Pictures speak 1000 words ... this is the scary drill I used (someone gave it to me): And the bit came from this Black & Decker set I bought years ago from Argos. (I used the smallest silver one on the LEFT) I also have this big even scarier drill which I bought at a boot fair ....

I'll have to see if it is classed as part of his three hours' work or if he will have to come back again and I get charged twice. Honestly, all this palaver just because I tried to save a couple of quid in a Sale! Reminds me of the time I tried to change a washer on a tap - on a Sunday...

You really are amazing people in here! Thank you so much for all your advice. I think I have found another way; being on a low income I qualify to use a local charity called In Touch. They provide a Handyman for small jobs, for £15 (+materials) for up to three hours' work. I am waiting for...

Thanks guys (and gals?) for all your advice. Unfortunately I think I'm out of my depth and shall have to Pay A Man ... :cry: Apart from anything else I'm terrified of my drill; and now I've messed it up my confidence has vanished. I'm in Chatham, if anyone is seriously offering ...

Thank you for at least your sympathy, which I much appreciate. I'm afraid the picture isn't very clear; it's the window I am trying to put a blind up over. If I pay your fare, will you come and fix it for me?

I don't know if anyone can help me with this unless someone in here lives just round the corner and is feeling charitable. I just bought a roller blind from Dunelm Mill in the sale, but when I tried to put it up, I drilled holes for the brackets (the drill only went in so far - I think it hit...

Thanks for your comments, chaps. Last night I disconnected the whole thing and watched tv in analogue. Missed Dr Who! :cry: Today I have put it all back together and it's working! Perhaps the signal had been faltering. Gadgets are great - till they go wrong.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but can anyone help? My freeview box has suddenly started what I can only call cutting in and out. The red light comes on for several (approx 10, counting) seconds, then the green (4 seconds), and it just keeps on doing it. I have disconnected and reconnected...

Just over three years ago I had the whole house (Victorian terrace) double-glazed and the old sash window was replaced by a beautiful and expensive modern sash. Over the last few months, when opening the bottom panel I have noticed a sound in the lower right-hand side of the frame that...