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I have put concrete fence posts in and would like some help and advice on drilling for gate and driveway fittings. I have drilled the driveway concrete posts and using timber attached to the posts but when l drill through the concrete posts it crumbles a fair amount of concrete off the post on...

Hi , Could do with some help and advice from the experts . Recently with the bad weather and storm 6 of my clay roof bonnets have came away from the roof and smashed, l’m no expert but my friend is pretty handy at these type of problems and so we have searched reclaim yards for a...

l noticed my toilet carpet was wet around the base of the toliet and on further inspection seen it was dripping from where the system splits and the doughnut washer goes.. it is really hard to even get to the wingnuts and they are rusted up and l cannot move them , l cant get a junior hacksaw on...

I have a outdoor toilet and we had carpet in there, but yesterday went in there and the carpet was soaking went so took the carpet up to see if l could pin point where the water is coming from . Checked all around and then flushed the system and the water in the bowl rose up and went down slowly...

Hope someone can help me out here and give me ideas how to go about this . I have a 3.5 x 2.5 m awning l would like to fix to our outside wall , but the house has in the past been wall insulated and rendered/ pebbledash. The house wall is concrete stone underneath, so can anyone come up with...

Only started a week ago that the RCD keeps tripping but the circuit breaker’s don’t . I have switched each breaker off one at a time to see if the RDC still trips . I tried all the circuit breakers and the final one l tried was downstairs power circuit off and it didn’t trip . I have then...

Can anyone tell me of a cheap outdoor wireless cctv camera that as a app that will work with my phone . Looking for one that will pick up people coming in the garden that l could look up on a app the detected movement but l would also like to be able to look back on recordings outside the front...

I’ve just noticed that the drain cock on my combi central heating has a slight dripping coming out the end where you open or close and the drain opening , l presume it could be the seal . The only reason l looked was the water pressure is low every few weeks so would this be the cause of the low...

l have bought tiled decking and will be putting pallets down and wood on top of the pallets for a flat surface to lay the tiled decking on. What l would like to know is what is the best thing to put on the wood to make it water tight so it won’t rot or swell in time .

I have just bought some interlocking decking tiles and since lve never done these before could do with a bit of advice . The decking tiles are 30x30cm and l want them layed onto a raised timber frame , but how can this be achieved. If l put battens 30cm apart that support the end lattes there is...

l have the internet and would like to put a CCTV Camera in my house . One where you and see it live on you mobile phone while out and about. Is this possible.. if so what prices could they start at. If a camera can be put into the house can it work wireless to the internet to the mobile phone...

I have a mirror l want to put up on a wall that is dob & dab plasterboard with breeze blocks behind that. The mirror is heavy and only has one keyhole fitting at the back , the keyhole fitting is small so wouldn't take a large head screw or coach screw.. Any suggestions please on how to go about...

l am fitting new base units and wall units in the kitchen and the units have markings to say where the hinges fit , anyone help me out here. Also the drawer fronts are the same, l've had a go at the drawer but when it's closed it seems like it's catching something on the runners closing , maybe...

Can a advanced diy'er or plumber help me out here. I have just put a new sink tap on with tails that were only hand tight as l couldn't get to tighten them with anything the other end of the flexible hose is a female end, so what do l need to get to connect to the 15mm copper pipe at the bottom...

I'm Assembling new kitchen base units and wall units , now l have to fit the doors and draw fronts but with these units l have no marking pre drilled on the units they only have the recess holes for the hinges on the doors. Can some advanced diy or kitchen fitter tell me how to get the holes...

Can someone give me some advice on the worktops l'm putting in our kitchen. The wife wanted a L shaped kitchen , so l have put new units in and now have to put the worktops on. The long length has the curved end over the units but at the end it a straight edge that will be butted up against the...

Can someone help me out here as l'm not good on conversion for laminate flooring. I have measured a few rooms that l will put laminate flooring into and the total was 45.69 sq m.. The laminate is 1.996m2 (Per pack) and the store l'm getting it from said l needed 19 packs is this correct as l...

l noticed 6 or so bees circling around my roof gutter yestaday and there were some dead ones on the floor , so l have kept my eye on this as l didn't noticed anything till yestaday.. I came out this morning and again a handful were flying around the top of the guttering . Our house is a end...

l would like to lay ceramic floor tiles on top of existing floor tiles and would like to ask the experts what floor adhesive l should use, and if to use ready mixed or powder mix . Is it best to use adhesive and grout separate or is there a ready mix or powder mix that will do both ..

l have a flat roof on the outbuilding of the house which was always leaking so l put some EPDM rubber sheets up but they didn't go up as one piece as the rubber was left overs from another roof so went up in 3 sections which doesn't look to bad. Anyway after our last bit of rainfall l noticed it...