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I've got a Tabor combination unit where the sink and toilet are built into the one unit. Link here for info. Unfortunately the cistern has now started to leak into the toilet so I want to replace the valve etc. The problem I've got as that the sink and worktop is all one. There are no screw...

Hi I've got a problem with my upvc front door. The door is randomly locking itself when the door handle is pulled upwards. This will happen regardless of whether they're is a key in either side of the lock. I can't understand what's causing it as the locking points all seem ok and the euro...

I've just bought a new patio set and at the moment my patio area is 10mm gravel between 2 - 3 inches in depth bounded by a concrete path and a low wall. Having thought about the chance of damaging the new furniture by dragging it through the gravel each time I use it, I thought it may be a...

I'm about to replace my carpet in the hallway with laminate flooring. The flooring is currently concrete. I was planning on cutting the laminate so that there is a hole in front of the front door in which I was going to put something like a coir mat. I was going to build a frame around the...

I'm experiencing a bit of a problem at the moment with black mould in our bathroom which is upstairs. Ive read pretty much every post on the topic on the Internet and am happy that it's caused by warm air riding and condensation occurring on the cold ceiling. The area of ceiling that it's...

Hi all, I've just removed the old gas fireplace and hearth in our lounge, and prior to this there was a coal fire in situ. I removed the old tiled surround and hearth and knocked the old blobs of mortar that the hearth sat upon. I have now cleared it down to the solid concrete floor...

Hi The handle on my upvc window will only turn around 20 degrees before stopping. The mechanism to to move the bolts which lock the window in place will not move either. This seems to have happened overnight without any earlier indication that it was failing. Unfortunatly this is stopping us...

I've just moved house and am looking to install outside security lights. At the moment, I have one 'bulkhead' style light above the back door. What I would like is to add a pir light to both the back and front and retaining (with a smarter new) the light above the back door. I know this...

Ok so i've got an outdoor socket that is plugged into a normal socket indoors via an RCD plug. It's one of those DIY outdoor sockets from B&Q. What I want now is to extend this so that I can have a further double socket at the end of the yard. I'm happy with using IP rated sockets etc, but...

Hello! I'm planning on running electrics to my shed where I'm in the process of installing some decking. I intend to run 12v decking lights and may be a radio from this, however I would appreciate your ideas on whether I can run a security PIR flood light from this as well? My plan is...

I am planning to replaster the ceiling of our small box room. Size approx 3mx4m. We are in the process of slowly doing it up, but the ceilings are in need of tidying up. The ceiling is currently covered in woodchip wall paper with thin strips of wood underneath which are in turn attached to the...