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Hi guys, I'm contemplating installing some cladding around our outside steps which backs into a box that we use as a bench. Installation looks straightforward enough but what I can't seem to find is if I install them horizontally, can the boards be cut horizontally should you end up with a gap...

So after 8 years of struggling with leather jackets, I'm now fed and thinking of decking it. The area is about 16sqm and everything I've been reading online, it seems you can just put membrane down then lay the joists straight onto the ground? I was expecting to have to cement posts into...

Hi all, Just looking at painting our bedroom a white but tis currently magnolia with a purple feature wall so I understand I need some primer. I'm finding mix messages online about water or oil, some primers showing wood and metal but multi purpose. So I've found this one...

I've got an old flower bed (1.6m x 0.43m) which we had laid a piece of OSB board on and painted with fence paint. It's started to warp and peel and just wondering if there should be something better we should use to replace it with? Many thanks

I've noticed over the last couple of days that in the evening, our boiler pressure drops to around 1bar but then in the morning it hits about 3. I first noticed this after I noticed it low one evening and refilled back to just over 1, but then the following morning it was on 3. To confirm this...

I'm hoping someone can help. Our kitchen drain smells when water is running. We don't have any blockages, poured lots of different blockage and other things down there and stripped out the plastic pipework under the sink and cleaned it out. I've checked the drain outside, used Keyes fluid and...

I've got an 18ft window which holds 2 pairs of curtains and 18ft pole. It's currently secured to the wall via 2 wood battens but the right hand one is coming loose. Any recommendations for the best grab adhesive out there to hold this weight? Looking at Screwfix it looks like lots of options...

We've had a leak under our kitchen sink which has left some damage. We don't know how it's happened but all we know is that we woke one day to the cupboard being filled with water a couple months ago and another morning where there was water in front the washing machine which is adjacent to the...

Hi guys, we had our fill valve changed a while ago and replaces with a Fluidmaster which I was told was the bee's knees. Unfortunately although it used to fill slightly every now and then, it's now almost constantly slightly dripping and then refilling about every 30 seconds. Is this something...

We've had a mixer in our kitchen that has the normal up and over bend which has been fitted for around 6 years. It's always dripped slightly when turning off the taps but the other week, we lost all pressure in the cold tap. A plumber was here servicing the boiler and had a look and it turns...

Hi all, I know we are currently going through a heatwave at present, but I'm still keen to see if there are any solutions to cool my upper level. When I visit my parent's house it's lovely and cool throughout but with ours, it's 26C as you open the door and then as you climb the stairs, the...

Hi guys, One of our dining rooms chairs has developed an annoying squeak as you move around on the seat. It's an oak chair with a leather pad and the sound is coming from the seat and not the frame. Is there any easy way to resolve this?

Hi all, I just thought I would put a quick question in here on tips on how to cool our upstairs. Obviously we've had some warm weather lately, but even in the last couple of days where it's been a bit cooler, although our downstairs is around 19 degrees with doors open to let cool air in, as...

Probably seems a simple thing but just trying to work out the general consensus with central heating and condensation. We did have a 2 bed flat with no heating and the condensation was so bad we had to mop it up every morning. We have now moved to a 3 be semi with central and still have...

Hope someone can advise. Looking at building a new side gate for my garden rarher than buying. It will be about 6ft tall by just over 3ft wide. My thinking is that its just a cade of getting pieces of timber, and then putting a couple of batens on the reverse. My question is that I'll...

Noticed an old post from 2010 on here but just wondering if the same is true. We are in the middle of doing our garden with slabs, turf and gravel. We have some painted coping stones that we want to replace but curious as to whether you can cut up and use slabs. We both like the flat style...

Just trying to sort garden in new house and do something about my lovely painted pink slabs. Most of them are flaking and thought jet washing would remove the remainder....not so easy. The jet wash is lifting it but obviously using loads of water and soaking everything else. Nitromors was...

This probably sounds stupid, but just after some advise of rawl plugs. Just moved into a new house and finally I have proper walls :) We've purchased a curtain pole which should be easy enough. The instructions tell me to use a 5mm drill bit which I've tried, however the rawl plug will...

Can anyone please help with problem I've got and can't seem to resolve. Live in a 2 bed flat and things I've recently done Replaced all rotten wooden windows with new double glazed units including trickle vents Installed cavity wall insulation Had soffit vents fitted all around Don't...

Woke up this morning and a Dimplex oil filled radiator we had in the bedroom has decided to stop heating up. Lights are all on and if I move the dial to frost setting I can hear the 'stat clicking in and out. I was going to test it again tonight and seen a few items about fixing them (not...