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The screws are for upright spaced slats (100mm x22mm) fixed to horizontals between posts. I am replacing the slats on a short piece of painted fence so that it matches a new fence I have had installed. There are only 20 slats so no great problem piloting all of the holes. I am lucky in that the...

Sorry if this is daft question but what are best screws to use on a treated timber fence? Are galvanised screws ok or should I use stainless. Some people recommend decking screws but these are too long for what I want. The fence will be left natural so I don't want rust streaks appearing down...

I have a number of broken springs on Smith and Locke door handles. There seem to be a few replacement springs out there with various dimensions. The springs on my handles are 2mm thick but there are some replacement 2.5mm thick ones that supposedly replace 1.8mm, 2mm and 2.5mm originals...

Hoped that was the case. Thanks very much.

Odd question I know but on an 1800 x 900 sheet of tapered edge plasterboard, which edge is tapered, is the long edge or the short edge? Thanks.

Using Win10 laptop at the moment which does the job ok. Having to use hdmi lead at the moment but might look at chromecast. Big problem with broadband speed at present. With Talk Talk at present and having all sorts of problems, regular drop offs and speed as low as 3mb/s not unusual. Going to...

Yes, I suspected as much. Luckily it is only one feature wall that will be behind furniture so unlikely to get knocked. I always find paint makes a bit hit and miss. I have splashed out on expensive paint in the past and have been disappointed for various reasons. What are the best overall...

It was B&Q Good Home matt emulsion. The wall was previously papered but was stripped of paper leaving a painted pink wall underneath. This was thoroughly washed down and then a couple of coats of white emulsion were put on to form an even base coat prior to the blue top coats. It needed three...

I have just painted a wall with dark blue matt emulsion. Unfortunately it is not very durable and marks and chips with the slightest touch. Even running a hand over the surface leaves a mark. I have seen there are clear coats designed to make such walls more durable but are they any good? Any...

I do apologise. You did make it clear that the Firestick supported Britbox. In my weak defence, I had been googling devices that supported Britbox and a well known review site stated that the Firestick did not support it and basically said there were very few that did. I think I then went into...

Just read that Roku do not support the Britbox app! Not sure whether the Amazon Firestick does either. I only wanted Britbox initially for the new Spitting Image series but was going to look at what else was on there that might interest me before deciding whether it was worth keeping. I am...

Thanks very much. To be honest, a stick was my initial plan. It was only when I was looking at them on Amazon that I saw the Android boxes and this derailed me somewhat. Ultimately, if I want Android on thevTV, I can connect an Android device to it. A stick is simpler and will do all I need so...

My Samsung smart TV no longer supports video content such as YouTube and Britbox so I need a relatively cheap device to allow me to stream videos. The two options would seem to be a streaming stick like Roku or an Android TV box (all of our phones and tablets are Android). I'm not sure which...

Thanks. I must have misread the Wago site info. I have some of the push type but I think I'll order up some lever type connectors to save any problems when it comes to doing the job.

Which type of Wago connector is suitable for 2.5mm2 stranded cable. The Wago site seems to suggest that the push type connectors are not suitable but the lever type are. However, other sites say the push connectors can be used with stranded cable. Any advice welcome.

I want move a socket approx 2 metres along a stud partition wall. This wall will be skimmed once all work in the room is complete. The easiest way to do this as far as I can see is to cut out windows in the plasterboard, close to the studs, then drill holes in the studs and run a new cable...

Thanks for the advice. The coals were ok until I handled them and the paint started coming off. I'll wait until my other half is out otherwise she will want to know why I am playing with the fire again when it is working ok. I am perhaps a bit of a perfectionist.

I think you are right and it is just a case of patience until a stable bed is achieved. I need to touch up the coals with ceramic coal paint at some time so when I do that I will perhaps look to see if some coals are slightly larger than others. These would then go at the front where I currently...

Yes, apart from the arrangement for supporting the coals. Mine has a ceramic tier arrangement that supports the coals like this: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/834736/Crystal-Fires-Cf2-Montana.html?page=22#manual

No, there is just a picture of the coals installed and they all look pretty much the same.