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Can you fix a concrete post directly to your house/wall? I have read that it is advisable to use a wood post or a wall plate. I just wondered is it bad to attach a concrete post to your wall and why?

I've just popped down some new kitchen sealant along the back. First time I've done it but now wondering if I've done it too thin. It looks neat and still drying but wondering if there's enough thickness to keep any liquid in the counter top. Can I put another layer on top or do I need to...

Ok, 2 months ago I had my first service on my Worcester Bosch combo boiler. All has been perfect with my 1 year old boiler… until now. 4 days ago the boiler fired up on it's on and went into lockdown mode insisting on a reset, the frequency has increased since then. i had the guys who...

Worcester Bosch Combi Boiler just over a year old - had it's first service a month ago… Today, I heard the boiler fire up and stay on unprompted. No water or gas was being used at the time. Noticed the pilots light was flashing. Reset button also flashing red (every second). Held down...

Hi, I had a combi boiler installed last year and apologies for my ignorance but my last place ran on electric so I have no idea about anything concerning gas. The guys who installed it emailed me with a quote of £90 incl. vat for a service as apparently you have to have an annual service to...

Hi. Out the front of my house there is a concrete floor with a raised bit of grass with a surrounding curb. It is becoming overgrown with grass and weeds growing in the curb. Can anyone recommend a hand tool to use to get rid? I can't use any chemical removers as there are a lot of...

Here's the dilemma. The garden is fairly small - 40 ft long and narrow. The colour up when I moved in was a red/dark brown colour. It's due for a make over but finding it hard to select a colour. The dark colour is too on the red side for my liking. I'm also aware that a lot of the...

Hi all. Yesterday I made a big old whoopsie and just trying to establish how much of a whoopsie. I have interior doors with lots of glass panels. Previously varnished. I sanded off varnish - that was fine, I think! I went to buy new supplies as leant my primer to someone and in error...

hello. i'm going to be painting the internal doors here. the ones i have are varnished wood with about 15 glass panels 3x5. i want to get rid of the wood look and paint them white. i was thinking that i need to sand off the varnish, prime, and then paint with satin. is that right...

Hi, I live in a ground floor maisonette. My neighbour above has discovered a leak coming from the attic through the bathroom ceiling. She doesn't have a ladder to access her loft so hasn't been up there for a number of years. We shone a torch up there and I noticed that there are 2 thick...

i was in B&Q today and noticed painting pads alongside the rollers. has anyone used them and are they any good?

Had the plumbers round today to sort out my shower leak following combi-boiler installation. It turned out the pipes were leaking into the wall. I currently have a recessed shower unit. The plumber has disconnected the shower to stop the leak in the short term. I am hoping this has...

To cut a long story short, recently had combi boiler installed replacing water tank boiler. The guys had to fit new valve in toilet when that leaked on day one of installation. After they went I noticed that the cupboard which had water tank in was damp. Turned out that the shower was...

Hi. I am redecorating and there is an old BT box that I want removed. Can I take off the cover cover the wires with electrical tap and then fill the hole?[/img]

There are a couple of flower beds that I want to grass over. So far I have dug out all the existing plants and raked over a few times. I moved here not so long ago so not sure what else is lurking beneath! It has been a pile of soil for a month as I wanted to see if anything is likely to...

bit of a weird question. basically im trying to keep costs down at the moment as there is so much diy to be done to the flat i have just moved into... prioritising what is urgent and what is worth spending on. the bathroom needs re-gutting as i don't really like the current syle however this...

ok, painted the bedroom and hallway matt. overall happy with the finish apart from one thing... i have a dog! very quickly discovered matt doesn't like to be wiped! ran out of paint so decided next hallway will be in silk which can be wiped. clearly with the silk it isn't as forgiving as...

to cut a long story short, had a combi boiler installed to replace a water tank boiler. there were a few complications during the process including the toilet leaking due to the high water pressure. they installed a new valve which sorted out this problem (at my expense obviously). the...

Hello. I'm trying to think of a quick solution to revamp the kitchen! It isn't too bad but I'm not liking the tiles! I know to do the job properly they should be removed... at the moment the previous owner has tiled over tiles and I know that when I start the kitchen properly, there are...

Following a boiler change, I now have the cupboard space to use where the water tank previously was. This is located in my bedroom! I would like to make it more attractive on the outside (as well as inside!). Basically there is a vile door that looks as though the previous owners cut in half...