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I've got this honda Wacker plate. I think it's a rocwood 87cc 12". I used it last night for over half an hour and when I switched it off I noticed some oil had leaked, probably from the exciter. Is this normal? Also, when I took off the cover plate there was some kind of broken seal. When I...

I've got a dripping mixer tap. It's dripping every second (used to be every couple of seconds but seems to be getting worse). It's dripping from main spout and also down the tap. More so when cold tap is turned. I have removed the hot water tap, but I can't remove the cold water tap, I've undone...

My shower mixer tap popped off when I was turning it (hot water end) I turned off stop cock and tried to put it back on. I can't get it back on securely, it always seems loose. I can tighten the screw at the end but that makes no difference as that only seems to hold the valve inside the chrome...

I'm wiring the ceiling in my shed/treehouse with led lights. I'm wondering if I can join 4 led lights up in a circuit by just using splitters. They are all the same; 1 input and 2 outputs. So after the first AC input I want to continue the AC power by splitting off and feeding each light in...

I'm about to insulate a summer house or actually a treehouse as it's 6ft off the ground. It's 8ft x 10ft. Joists and studs all 3x2 inch so only got 70mm space for insulation. I'm thinking 25mm celotex all around. With 45mm air gap between outside cladding and insulation. Going to use foil tape...

I'm building a cabin (treehouse summer house thing) and I'm wondering what the maximum overhang I can get away with for the pent roof with these dimensions and materials please.... wooden building is 8ft x 10ft (2.4m x 3m). I've used 3x2 all around. Wall studs spaced every 450-500mm on centre...

I'm building a treehouse and my floor has a slope for the rainwater as there will be decking around the 3/4 of the cabin area. Slope is around 100:1 10mm in a metre. I'm wondering how the slope will affect the build of the treehouse? should I remove the slope on the treehouse cabin by using...

I'm building a treehouse (or a shed/cabin within the trees as its not supported by the trees). and my floor joists are at different angles. Joists are treated 6x2. I've already got 3 screws at the end 90mm x 5mm and 85mm x 6mm (the hangers is an after thought, hence why i started with some...

I'm trying to repair a shower door but I don't know where to new fixings from. The bottom one hinge side is broken so I guess I need one a bit like the top one. Thanks

I'm repairing a gate post in the middle of a 6ft high panel fence. The concrete on the hinged side of the gate was cracked and caused it to lean towards the gate which stopped the gate from opening. The concrete post was 8ft and buried 2ft into the ground. the wooden gate is 6ft high, fairly...

I want to repair an old creaky staircase for a friend on a small budget. it's an old house and taking out the existing staircase or treads are not an option. So can I just place a piece of hardwood or plywood straight on top of each existing tread. There will be a carpet going on top with...

I posted a job on myBuilder for an export to sort the drainage out for a new patio because I didn't know what I was doing with the drainage, but this builder has sent rainwater from the drainage channels along the side of the house into the side inlets of the existing gully which also takes...

i'm doing a patio and trying to workout the best option for the drainage. I'm thinking of running a series of drainage channels along the house but I don't know how to filter the water away into the bottle gully. I think they are UG50 bottle gullies. I believe the side inlets can take 32mm, 40mm...

i'm re-laying a patio. It's 11m x 8m. I've not lifted up the old patio yet so not sure what the base is like, but it looks like its had a solid foundation down for a few years because there is no sagging. its nice and flat. I will be taking up the old flag stones. Just been on an aggregate...

I'm about to make feather edge fence panels on a slope. Not stepped, I'll be having top cut parallel to ground. Also using durapost which has 50mm gap for the rails. And using dewalt nailgun 50mm galvanised nails 2.8g ring shank. I don't know what rails to use... I thought 38mm depth rails (a...

I'm building a wooden fence above a (to be created) retaining wall around the bottom perimeter of the garden. I want the wall to be 6ft high (hit and miss fence pailings). On the inside of the fence in the garden there will be about 1 metre of backfill. I'm not sure which is best... 10 feet...

I'm doing a fence job - approx 50m in length, 25 posts (100mm x 100mm) and 650 pailings (hit and miss double sided) so thats 3900 nails @ 50mm and 300 @ 90mm nails. Pailings will be 25mm thick so hoping 50mm nail and 2.8mm diameter will suffice? Side rails will be 50mm thick (2" by 3") - so...

I'm fixing a drop leaf table to a plasterboard wall. I've read other threads advising to find the studs and fix to a stud. My wall is only 1.95m in length. You'd think there should be a stud? But I'm struggling to find one! It has the same echo all over. I wonder if there's a sound frequency...

I have the 13 year old black slate floor tiles that are looking a bit scruffy now. Looking for thoughts on sprucing them up.... Like best type of grout of a regrout is recommended and if slate oil is a good idea..? Thanks.

I have some curtain holdbacks that need to into plasterboard But it is just a single screw and keeps coming out. How can I secure it please?