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Trying to repair a section of damaged concrete at the threshold to my garage. I have already cleared the broken bits back to a solid edge, see pictures below. Is there anything in particular I need to do here? I'm thinking just apply some bonding agent to the existing slab and fill with...

I've got a Hudson Reed sequential thermostatic mixer tap and I can't seem to get hot and cold to mix right. With both supplies connected I get only cold water (hot supply doesn't seem to engage at all, even if I reduce the cold flow by half-turning the isolating valve). If I disconnect the cold...

I had the floor in my kitchen replaced with solid wood T&G boards in December of last year. This was installed as a floating floor over a chipboard subfloor. The floor has always been pretty creaky, with some visible movement underfoot in places (especially one area which has no nearby...

Have boarded over a void in a brick wall, and now I'm trying to finish the surfaces off. The brick wall itself is plastered to about 25mm depth, although there's a big chunk been hacked off that's exposed the brickwork underneath. The back of the board is pretty much level with the brick face...

Just found a sash window frame in the party wall of my bathroom. The other side is bricked up, and the frame had been covered with plasterboard to make the bathroom wall itself. The walls to either side appear to be solid, although I can't see far up enough to see what's above the frame (nor...

Have just spent the weekend tearing up a (ceramic) tiled bathroom floor, which I intend to re-lay with cork tiles. I took the ceramic tiles up betcause the adhesive was crumbling and some of the tiles had come loose. With the tiles up, the (9mm) ply underneath was visibly damp in some areas...