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Hi. I've taken off layers of peeling old paint from a bath stone window sill. Without the paint there's now a gap at the bottom of the window. Should I seal this or leave it open? Thanks

I have an air conditioning question, and it seems like most of the air con questions are in this forum? I was thinking of fitting an Electriq Easy Fit split air con system, to cool the upstairs of the house. It uses R290 (propane) refrigerant and so can be DIY fitted. The main thing that has...

Hi, I've got two new screwfix Kudox radiators the same size, both are leaking from the threaded insert where it joins the casting. I installed with ptfe tape, and used the same amount on the other end. Both rads are leaking from one end, not the other which suggests it wasn't a great batch. Is...

Hello, was thinking this would be straightforward. Three months back my electrician installed a new fused spur in the attic, going into a double socket (pictured) into which I've got two Herschel infrared heaters plugged in. Heaters are on the ceiling of the bedroom underneath. Now I want to...

My 900x900 shower enclosure is timber stud wall on one wall and Victorian brick on the other. It's going to be a pain burying pipes and cables in the brick, but if I mount the shower on the stud wall it'll be opposite the shower door. Is that going to make much difference, potential for leaks...

I added these steel plates, 4 stainless screws each to stabilise flexing in the upstairs newel post - Top post was is a reproduction joined to original base but I didn't have that much original to join onto. Merrily I routed the joint fixed the screws and then realised I don't know the best...

I bought a pack of sainsburys tile spacers in a tube (600 x 3mm) last year, finally got round to doing some bathroom tiling with them and now they're discontinued - sainsburys can't find any in any stores. The annoying thing is I turned them horizontal to get a thinner mortar gap then pulled...