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Hi all , please could someone offer advice on what primer and gloss if any, would be suitable for painting over bitumen paint that was applied to the plastic waste downpipes over 10years ago. It has a weathered appearance. I would like to paint over it in either black or dark grey gloss...

Hi All, If anyone can advise I would be really grateful. I recently installed mdf wall panelling. I used solvent free grab adhesive and pinned it to the wall, which worked really well. Whilst pinning it to the wall, I used the squeezed out grab adhesive, to fill in the pin holes to save...

Hello all, I hope someone can help with the following issue. My elderly father in law back door has dropped in the frame Unfortunately as he is 88 he does not want to replace it with a new one. The lock latches have dropped by approximately 5mm. If somebody could please advise me what...

Hi all, I hope everyone is well. I would be very grateful if anyone could assist or advise me with the following. I wish to remove a plaster dado rail with as little damage as possible to the surrounding area. I am hoping to cover the removal area with either 6 or 9mm x 90mm mdf panelling...

Hello all, I hope someone can help with the issue I am having. Built a hardwood coffee table top from reclaimed hardwood pallets. Everything was going well until I applied a coat yacht varnish to protect the wood. The majority of the varnish dried as normal but on the red pallet wood remained...

Hi all, any advice very gratefully received. I am wanting to replace my patio, with new slabs. Before replacing it, I have an issue with the current patio that, rainwater pools against the retaining wall after heavy rain. When I install the new patio I wish to prevent the same problem occurring...

Hi all, I hope someone can point me in the correct direction with the issue I am having with my Veritas 8 Texecom alarm system with a remote LED only keypad. Unfortunately, the information I have regarding the issue is a bit sketchy at the moment due to not having time to investigate as I am...

Hello all, I have a vevor750 35L oil free air compressor. Unfortunately a nut appears to have fallen off the back of the compressor and a black switch module has I believe fallen off the back of the unit. Please can you advise what the black module is for and where or how it should be attached...

Hi all , I hope someone can assist with the following issue I have. I am wanting to perform a quick tidy/spruce up of my staircase ( I am planning to remodel the bathroom in the near future, so do not want to strip and re-wallpaper at the moment ). The stairs have been previously emulsion...

Hi all, I hope someone will be able to help me with a door that has been hung so it opens from the other side of the door frame.the hinges were originally on the left hand side as you looked at the door from the outside. The hinges are now on rhs. The door springs open as the hinges are cut...

HI all , I hope someone can assist with the following issue i am having with my garage door. Unfortunately it is out of guarantee , so I cannot ask the installers to rectify the issue which has occurred again. The door has become very difficult to engage the multi point locking system once...

Hi all, I hope someone will be able to help me with the following. I wish to emulsion paint my walls and ceilings in a light grey, but want to paint my ornate plaster coving, dado and ceiling roses in pbw. Can anyone please advise what is the best order of painting the different areas. My...

Hi All , I hope you will be able to help with the following query I have. I am laying a garden path to a storage shed, the individual paving slabs will have a 100mm gap in between them and will be back filled with gravel. Due to the irregular shape of the area i am covering, it would be more...

Good Morning All , I hope someone will point me in the correct direction. I have a small (2m long) two course high with copings garden wall to build. It is going to be built using 450 L x 140 H x 100 wide concrete blocks with a concrete coping on top , so total block height inc mortar will...

Hi All , hope someone can point me in the right direction. I am updating my garage toilet and after having the windows replaced with DG ones I am then going to fit 10mm thick , cellular 100% waterproof cladding panels. The problem I have encountered is I have removed the t&G wooden...

Hi all , Please could anybody offer advice of how I can overcome the issue I am having with my external stop top . The access hole is located at the bottom of my sloping drive and when it rains this means all the water and more importantly the silt/dirt is being washed into my stop tap access...

Hello All. I hope someone can help clarify a concern I have. My daughter has recently moved into a new home , and is wanting to replace the existing electric cooker with a range with a gas hob. As the existing cooker has no gas supply , she has had a quote for this and other works , that...

Hi All , I hope someone can help me with the following As I cannot afford a full MFT setup from Festool and don't have the space either , I have ordered a MDF replacement top (CNC) and intend to use it on two adjustable saw horses, locked in place with battens and 20mm dowels. I would like to...

Hi All, I recently used paste the wall paper and paste and was very impressed with how much easier it is than normal and the results were the best I had ever had with regards to not tearing the paper at sockets etc. and the seams. I was wondering if it is possible to use paste the wall paste...

Hi all , I hope someone can help with the following issue I have discovered. recently whilst on my flat garage roof, I noticed a particular area 600mm x 400mm approx, that was very springy/spongy . I believed the decking board underneath has perished and needs replacing. I haven't had chance...