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I hope it's okay to put this question here as it IS about electrical items AND plugs etc. I am having a debate with a friend. This family came home to find their house was on fire. The firemen said it started because of the Airfryer. They're adamant that it was switched off at the wall BUT...

Sorry to ask a 'nooby' question but I've asked in my local DIY shop and they've sold me a dud (second time it's happened) and I no longer trust them. I have a very slight mobility problem with my right hand. I used to use a razorblade to strip the wires when ever i'd need to however, since my...

Hi there. We moved into a house last year and we believe the family before had a dog that used this hallway as it's own possible toilet. We have tried everything to clean the carpet but the stains just 'wicks' through again. We even paid for a 'professional' to try it and they ended up...

Hi. first off i know NOTHING about gardening lol so Sorry if this is a silly question. We moved purchased a house last year and are only just looking at sorting the back garden. It's mostly a clear job etc and nothing too major. However the 'lawn' is 90% weeds and i've been told NOW is the best...

I'm sorry to sound tight here so please don't judge! lol We have guttering outside of the house (PVC/Plastic) and the drain coming down has come off. This part keeps the water from hitting the side of the wooden lean to and 'guides' the water away and into the drain. I've just been looking at...

Just removed some boards from the wooden conservatory and discovered this insulation.. I'm not an expert but i've never seen it before. To my very untrained eye it looks like roof insulation in a plastic bag lol. The bottom half has rotted away so it does need replacing. The windows on the...

Hi. We purchased a house last year and the house has a brick lean to with a corrugated (?) roof attached. The people we bought it from took us into the lean to and said "That roof will need replacing. We've done everything we can to it and it leaks". We couldn't really see the 'leaks' as they...

I'm looking for something like this - LINK to insert into a desk. It's the PERFECT thing for my needs but i can only seem to find them on E-bay, Temu, Aliexpress, Amazon (with the same photos of the ones on Temu) etc. Does anybody know how safe they are? They'll only be used for small draws...

We moved into a house last year and are about to decorate the hallway. It's a smallish hallway and there is a switch (The boiler isolation switch) stuck right in the eyeline as you walk in. Our plan is it literally move in 3-4feet to the left and 'hide' it (not box it in) with a plant. As you...

Hi. Sorry if this is a dopy question. I purchased a Dewalt laser (DWHT77100-XJ measure from Toolstation 5 months ago and have only used it once (to try it) and it was purchased in a sale with plans to use it when carrying out replacing a roof of the conservatory which I am now doing. I took it...

Hi. Sorry if this is a dumb question but we moved into this house last year and it has a conservatory (Thats how it was described but i'd say it's a lean to). The past owners said the whole thing is insulated except for the small right side. The wood on this side is rotten and i'll be replacing...

Hi. This may be a really silly question - I need to change a 4 pendant lights UPSTAIRS. I have changed them many times but when I do I normally turn the MAIN switch off. For years I've been told "Just turn the one switch off, in this case the upstairs lights (circled in red) When i turn it...

Hope it's okay to ask but I'm looking for something like this but with 3/4inch on both sides? It's for a garden hose connector. I need something with a valve to be able to just turn it off rather than going to the tap. I did buy a VERY over priced one from Amazon £9.99 but when it turned up...

Hope it's okay to ask. I am planning on buying one for a few jobs around the house. Mainly cutting wood (door frames, old cladding and using the sander for getting in the corner of furniture every now and then). I've never used one before so i may end up finding lots of other little uses for...

Hi. Sorry if this is a dumb post/rant. We moved into a house last year and some of the cladding on the wooden leanto has started to break down due to it not being treated by past owners. I need to replace about 5x2m lengths. I popped to B&Q (big mistake) and it's about £11 per one.. but it...

Hi there! I hope you don't mind me asking. We moved into a house last year and have slowly been doing it up. We have a small cloak room with a High Level toilet (one of them with the cistern attached high on the wall and an actual chain) and we'd (Well, my wife..) Would like to keep it...

UPDATE: We've blocked the guy and run. We sent him the photo (At that point to see what he'd say) and replied back it would be £400 PER outside socket. The socket wouldn't be wired into the mains (As we requested) and would simply be a wire coming through the wall and plugging into the socket...

Bit of an odd one. Last year we moved into the house and the owners father who lived with them had passed away suddenly. She asked if she could leave the garage as it was as she couldn't face clearing it out. We said that was fine. Most of the items in there were gas fitting related (tools...

Hi. Is it safe to remove these archway corners to make it fully square? I'm 99% sure it is but i just wanted to make that 1% extra sure lol They sound more hollow than the walls. Also, what is the best way to do it? Is it just hammer/chisel it out or is there a way to unscrew it etc. Sorry if...

I'm so sorry if this has been anwsered. I have looked but most questions seem to be with 5ft fence posts or have other contributing factors than mine. I am putting up 6 foot fence panels using 8ft concrete fence posts (10cmx10cm.) I currently have a normal spade and a post hole digger. From...