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Hi, Had a roof done a while ago. I worked out that the "flashings" on the ceramiic tiles have caused a crack in two of them some time after laying. I used some spray on stuff to buy some time, but it was rubbish and has gone hard. I am thinking about solar panels on the roof sometime, so that...

I have two old pine large beams to try and dispose of, both about 6.5 metres long and nominal 4" x 12". Any Idea how much I should ask for them?

Hi, The blocks are 215x440 reasnoably flat, and I have some spare 100mm square posts that I need to fiz horizontally to the top, but I have the hollows vertical, so run the risk of the holes bursting if I drive a screw down into them. Has anyone tried something like this and got a simple answer...

Hi, as title, they are rectangular, black coated clay tiles for a 15 degree roof, I have just found one that has broken. Is it a big job to replace a single tile? it is out near the edge, so If I needed to lift the ones above them it would be about 30 tiles to lift or so. We noticed a small...

As Title, I have adjusted the hinges quite a lot already, and the outside view shows that the top of the door is about 6mm further away from the companion door than the bottom. The closing edge is still much lower than the hinge edge and it is rubbing on the plate provided on the base, and this...

Saw this on holiday, the 70's called and want there decor back, can think of one or two on here that might think this is a smart repair... It is a sheet of stainless over a hole in the tiles, with a central bolt, the lighting was dim so the exposure was too long to be sharp. Even the soap...

Hi, As title want to fit a cooker hood, we have a few models we are looking at, but so far the fitting drawing shows that the maximum height that the unit can be fitted is below the minimum allowed for a gas hob. Are they easy to cut down to a more sensible height? I know I have some cutting to...

As title, want to continue the tiling next to the hob onto the tall cabinets that will be about 40cm away from hob, they are 6mm tiles, so not too heavy, but need to choose the correct adhesive, I already have some mapei super flexible powder, will that be ok?

Hi, It is a timber extension and I am tiling the window cill as well as the front and sides. There is going to be a quarter round tile used at the join between the flat and vertical tiles. The quarter round needs about 12.5mm between vertical and horizontal. The gap just about works out for a...

As title, I find it hard to get the finish even across the whole surface. I can get most of it fairly even but keep ending up with patches and streaks that are dull. Any tips for how to make it a more even finish? I dont mind if it is not high gloss as long as I can get it more even.

As title, insetting a sink into a 38mm wooden worktop, 980x480 cutout, what is the minimum width I should have at front or back so that it is strong enough to manhandle into place?

I have a full stave solid wood worktop, it was designed to be an L shape, so a breakfast bar stub and a longer worktop against wall. It was fully sealed and made shiny with osmo top oil top and bottom. It was then laid flat on the final resting place where it will be screwed down later. I was...

I am fitting an kitchen 1.5 sink, the supplied fitting ends with a G1-1/2 pointing downwards. I want to turn to horizontal to leave as much room for the drawers below. then after that I do not have much drop available to the 40mm stub I need to attach to. what fittings do I need to go from...

Hi, as title, I have some existing 15mm pipe, I need to join some new 15mm plastic pipe (it was flexible so it could be routed quickly under the floor when extension was built, now needing to connect to existing pipe The tidiest would be if I could use a 90 degree adaptor fitting, as best place...

As title, one of the flexis under the bathroom sink has sprung a leak along its length above the lower nut. there is almost no room to get in to undo it. the flexi has been there about 25 years, so expecting it to be difficult to undo. Any particular spanner I should buy to get at the nut up...

Recently got a shark cordless cleaner that seems to work ok. It takes the "XBAT200" battery, or "XBAT200EU", the first is on the label of the battery itself, the shark website does not recognise that number, but does recognise the latter one. Anyway looking around amazon and ebay, there are...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166482145751 total carp, barely adequate or ok? Has anyone tried this one?

As title, I have two pale timber worktops to join, they have arrived with the routed out holes underneath for bolting together. I have now sealed them,but wondering what the best sealant I should use? I know that silicone is difficult to wipe off properly, but it does do waterproof pretty well...

I have a 900mm wide worktop butting up to the end of a 600mm wide wide worktop. I have realised now that getting to both ends of the bolts to tighten is impossible. I think if I can use something to retain the head end of the bolts al under the breakfast bar part, then I can get access to the...

Hi, As title, I have had to do a bunch of refills lately as documented in other threads. I noticed that when I have drained down enough to be able to open the upstairs radiator bleed valve and air goes in and not out, I am seeing the display say the pressure is 1.6 bar. That is clearly wrong...