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Hiya guys, I took the trim off partners window to replace the glass that had started to get condensation on the inside. when I came to fit the trims somehow we had lost one.. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement? Thanks

Hiya guys, Im going to have a look at my partners door handle this weekend, it seems to be acting odd, it works perfectly from the inside, the handle and lock works as it should, but from the outside it doesnt, when you try to open the unlocked door with the handle it will not open, she has to...

Hiya Guys, i have pigeons under my solar panels, and my local roofer has told me to get some mesh and he will fit it for me, My question is, what type do i get, and what clips do i use?, i read on another thread someone asked the same question and was told that they had to know if the panels...

Hiya Guys, I have an upstairs box room with two external walls that join in the corner, i want to put insulation on just one of the walls, i dont want to do them both because one of them has a window and didnt want to go to the extreme of getting it all plastered, my idea is to make a small...

So i came to replace an old socket because it looks a right mess, and there are four wires going into each connection, i have tried to do this before and found it nearly impossible to get all the wires in, are there any sockets out there that have larger holes for all the wires? if not hows it...

Hiya Guys, i have just moved into a two bed semi with no loft insulation whatsoever, i have been told that there are now no grants available, is that the case? if So it looks like i will have to do it myself, i have been told that you put 100mm between the rafters, and then another 200 on the...

My old fashioned gas meter has started making funny noises, like a kind of whooshing coming and going when the boiler fires up, i called up my supplier and told them, but because they all seem to be working from home she couldnt really help me as the computer was down, she said i would get a...

Hiya guys, i want to soundproof an internal wall, what is the best and easiest way to do it, i was going to use some soundproof boards and dot and dab them to the wall, but i have seen videos where people mount them on battens and stuff, is that really necessary? is the barrier more effective...

Hiya, guys, I have been having some quotes for two bay windows and a bedroom window fitted, the salesman was giving me all the patter about how A+ is much better than their B rating ones, the difference in price is about £500, are they really worth the expense compared to B rating, or is there...

Hiya guys, I have a Texecom veritas home alarm system for the house, i also have a sensor in the garage, i have a few motorbikes in the garage that i really want to keep secure, i was thinking about having another alarm set up in the garage all self contained, at the moment we have a full set...

Hiya guys. I tried to turn the water off the other day, and when i fully screwed the stop cock in it made no difference whatsoever. i would have thought that even if the rubber seal inside had perished it would have slowed down the water flow at least a bit, but it made no difference, We have...

Hiya Guys, i bought one of these for my shower https://www.toolstation.com/wall-union-elbow/p93973 but like an idiot i cut the brass connector pipe too short, i think it measures about 22 outside diameter, is it possible to buy just a new connector pipe? Thanks

I have an old Triton "Elina" concentric built in thermostatic mixer shower, it pours with water out of the valve part when being used, does anyone know if it would be worth taking apart and replacing the seals? surely it must have seals inside. This is a similar one, but i think this is more...

hiya Guys, i need some re pointing doing on our house soon, and i wondered what the going rate is, is it worked out by the sq meter, or is it just what the builder fancies charging you? i would have thought about 6 or 7 hundred, its three walls that need doing, we are in south Yorkshire if that...

Hiya guys, my lady wants me to soundproof a bedroom wall to stop any noises travelling from the bathroom into the adjoining bedroom, currently we have a wardrobe on that wall which we are moving, she thinks it may make any trumpet noises more pronounced, would soundproofing on that wall make any...

I came across this great video about ticking sticks, i had never heard of them, it looks a pretty good "old Time" invention, anyone heard of them or used them before?

Hiya guys, My partners daughter has just purchased a house, i believe she had it surveyed for the banks to lend them the money, and from what i understand there was no problems, but her daughter did mention to the sellers that the roof looked a little shoddy from down at street level, it is an...

Hiya guys, i am wanting to take a spur off a socket in the bedroom, there is only one socket in the room and i wanted to create another one, when i took the cover off there are three wires going into each connection, one of them has been used to take power into the adjoining bedroom for a...

Hiya guys, i am thinking of putting some insulation boards on the inside of an external wall, but i have a couple of questions that are puzzling me, firstly i read that the boards are fixed to batons fastened to the wall, leaving a gap behind them, the gap increases the thermal effect, is that...

Hiya Guys, I am wanting to help a friend take about 20 coats of paint off his very old skirting board, which is the best brand to use?, and will it take it all off in one go? i tried Nitromorse many years ago and wasn't overly impressed with it, any advice anyone?