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I have just fitted a new TV to the wall, but sadly the power lead is too short. I am not sure the name of the TV end, but it's like the image attached. I have temporarily used a normal extension cable, but it seems longer cables are available online for not much money. Do all cables with this...

We have just bought a 65" TV and obviously need a bracket to suit. The salesman recommended a TTAP branded unit, no doubt because the shop stocks these. Sadly there wasn't one in stock. Looking at Argos, there is one under the brand "One for All" would this be OK ?

We need a couple of radiators changed, one 600x600 (single to a double) and one 700x700, a straight swap Our plumber was here and suggested we just buy the radiators ourselves, at Screwfix or Toolstation. (luckily, we have both quite nearby) I see Screwfix have Flomasta radiators and offer...

I need a new rectangular shower cubicle. A retired builder friend recommended a local store Tecaz, a company I had never heard of before. Anyway, I called there and they seemed to have a great range, including several cubicle options by the company Merlyn. I took the details but before...

A few years ago, we had a built in electric oven and gas hob removed and replaced with an all electric, stand-alone oven. We really wanted to stick with gas, but a couple of major shops were saying gas ovens are hardly available as electric was 'the way to go' Now, the grill is broken, so we...

I have a dimmer switch in the bedroom and up until recently, all was well. The light bulb stopped working and as I had a candle bulb spare, I fitted this and all was well, although the maximum brightness is far too low. Today I bought two dimmable bulbs but they didn't work .. no light at all...

I want to have uPVC fascia and soffit boards fitted over existing wooden boards on my bungalow, then have dry verge pieces fitted too. Should I be getting quotes from a roofer or a joiner ? thank you

I want to add a second hanging rail to an existing 'flat-pack' wardrobe, which has a series of holes down each side. Are the brackets with metal dowels a standard size .. it seems the hole spacing is about 32mm thanks

We have a Honeywell thermostat / 7-day timer linked to our boiler. Over the past few months, the heating hasn't been on, but of course, it's now getting cold. I noticed the other day, that some of the display is missing, the numbers are getting hard to read (parts missing) but i jusrt assumed...

I've always been an undercoat 'n gloss type of guy, but I suppose times move on. I have some new glazed doors to paint, as well as skirting boards, architraves etc, so was thinking about water-based undercoat and gloss (white) I was in Wlko and see this plan of action, using their own brand...

For some reason both WHB taps have quite small flow rate .. so maybe they are in need of replacement. We've been putting this off for a few weeks, but as our plumber is coming next week to service our boiler and fire, may as well get the taps replaced too. Shown below is the current 'basic'...

How long should a digital timer last ? Our one had sections of some of the digits missing, so I assumed the battery was low. I've just put in fresh batteries and the problem is still there .. is it time to exchange the unit Model is CM927

As the title says.. I have a tube of white silicone which has the product date of 28/04/21 I'm not sure if that was the date it was made or whether it's a 'use by' date Will it still be Ok to use now .. between worktop and tile splashback ? thanks

We have not used our heating yet this year, but thought we would this evening. An error is showing on the boiler which look s like -11- the pressure needle is on the red / green line .. so I assume the pressure is too low ... I repressurized it last year I think I insert the white key ...

On Monday we are getting plywood and cushion flooring laid in the kitchen. We have an electric cooker hard-wired in, so what is the best way to lay the flooring next to it please ? I couldn't lift it, even if I wanted to as I was thinking of putting a large block of wood below it, so the...

I am tiling a splashback to the kitchen. the window wall has two corners (surprise surprise) .. one that is very visible when you walk in to the room and the other, not so much .. anyway the food processor is in the corner. Measuring the length and having cuts at each end would mean having 45mm...

A neighbour has just pointed out to me that there is a section of felt loose at the side of our dormer window roof. It looks as if the felt has broken along the corner (roof to the fascia board) with one section just hanging (1m in length) We have a bungalow and with the layout, it's an easy...

We have just had 8 doors fitted, so now it's time for me to paint them :( The joiner explained that I should prime the edges, then undercoat and gloss the whole door. I have always used oil-based paints, but with doors, the drying time may be too long and awkward too, so he recommended...

I want to buy a couple of carbon monoxide detectors and as usual, there is a vast number of options to choose from. I just want the battery-type ones ... maybe there are hard-wired ones too .. I'm not sure Could somebody provide a link to a decent quality, reliable alarm please, or at least...

We are about to get all the doors in our house changed so as well as the doors we'll need ironmongery. The joiner suggested looking on the Howdens website and picking doors etc there The existing frames etc are white, so it would make sense to either get clear pine doors (to paint later) or...