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I'm not having a lot of luck with windows this week! A bathroom window (small, horizontal top outwards opening) has stuck locked. The handle turns smoothly but the window remains locked. From the movement of the pane, it feels like it's unlocked on the left but the right remains firm...

I'm trying to put up new blinds for my mother and have now moved on to the upstairs windows but I'm coming up against a very awkward lintel! I;m trying to fit the small brackets that an aluminum venetian blind rail will clip onto. the sort with just one screw holding it into the brickwork...

I've got a Bosch Worcester Junior 28i boiler with a Salus RT500RF wireless thermostat located in the living room with the receiver in the upstairs bedroom and the boiler in the loft. The radiator in the living room has no TRV's fitted. The thermostat is still in summer mode (shouldn't come on...

Hello, I've just started to strip back old loft boards to install a new loft hatch and ladder. Firstly, I noticed that the existing loft hatch was wider then the new casing, which got me thinking. When I remove all the boarding and insulation, found that the original beams had been cut to...

My Mum is starting to find it difficult to get into the loft as the hatch is very small, is a push up and move one and there are no fixed ladders as the hatch is too close to the external wall. So, I'm looking at cutting a new hole, installing a new loft hatch with ladders. New hatch will be in...

I'm abouts to replace all of my barge boards around my house (I was going to paint them but turns out they are pretty rotten!) but am unsure as to what timber to use. Can I just order plane/sawn timber and paint it or do I need treated wood? I'd like to try to get them to match the neighbours...

The wooden barge boards on my house are looking tatty and I'm getting ready to sell so want to paint them and clean the guttering. What is the best paint to use for them once I've cleaned them up? I want to paint them black to match the guttering. Thanks in advance, Phil

My girlfriend wants me to deck the back yard at her house. At the moment, it's half covered in gravel, which will be removed, and there's a drain cover. I'm happy to build a sub-frame and deck the area, leaving a hatch for the drain. My question is simple: does the sub-frame need fixing to...

The guy who was going to fit my work tops has let me down and I'm trying to find a reasonable price for someone to fit them for me now. There's 2 corner cuts to be made along with gluing them together. What's the going rate and if anyone lives/works near Oldham... Cheers! Phil

I'm in the process of fitting a new kitchen and have hit a problem. In order to get the units level (the floor is not quite perfect), there is a gap of approximately 30mm betweem the rear of the unit and the wall. As a result, when I fit the worktops, there will be no overhang and they'll look...

Under current regulations, does a kitchen need to have a seperate electrical ring main from the rest of the house? I ask as at present, I appear to have a CU labeled up as follows: 1: Lighting 2: Sockets 3: Under stair sockets 4. Sockets & heating 5: Cooker 6: Spare I've checked the...

I removed the kitchen light today as I'm installing a new ceiling. After fitting a new temporary light rose with single bulb, the breaker blew. I removed the new fitting and when I set the breaker again, the following happened: 2 x Hall lights, on a 2-switch circuit, now work on a single...