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My parents had a new bathroom fitted this week and now have really poor water pressure. The "plumber" replaced the bath and used the taps (mixer with shower head) from the old bath as they were quite new, replaced the taps on the sink with a mixer instead of seperates. They have a hot water...

Well after a few years i finally started to remove the woodchip in the bedroom that the last owners put up as i feared it would be a pain so just painted over the past couple of years. Really suprised as it came off easier than any paper in the past as it was put on over painted walls? Apart...

I'm trying to identify the old windows we have fitted but can't confirm for sure. I believe they're an old Everest which were discontinued many years ago (they were installed probably 50 years ago by previous owner when house was built). I ordered a sample seal/ gasket kit but nothing matched...

I'm not sure where to post as i've tried check a trade several times for various jobs and no-one ever gets back to me. I'm wanting a small wall building but may consider sleepers if it's feasible - approx 38ft long and 2 ft high to separate the lawn from the edge of the drive/ garage base. I'd...

I'm going to be painting the concrete fence posts and barge boards next week (white) as they're looking a little sad due to years of creosote being splashed on the when painting the fence panels :( Does anyone have a recomendation for something cheapish that will go cover with 1 coat ideally...

I'm trying to find a supplier/ fitter of composite driveway gates as the wooden ones i have now are past their best. I'm hoping the composite will be lighter and the ones i've seen so far are made with galvanised/ powdercoated steel frames so should last a long time. Is there anyone on here who...

We have a PIR floodlight on the garage which was fitted several years ago (halogen) The past few weeks it's been hit and miss when walking up to it whether it comes on or not but waving my hand directly in front of the sensor it would come on. Today it came on for no reason -it was dark but...

I have a pir floodlight for the driveway but want to add another 1 or 2 outdoor lights on the front of the garage. I'd like these to be remote controlled so i can switch them on when i get to the top of the drive in the dark and also when i leave the house in the morning. I've found what i think...

I have several LED strip lights in the garage which are connected to 2 switches - 1 at the front door and 1 at the back next to a side door. I fitted a new light to a pre wired cable (sparky added this when he fitted the other lights) and now the switch at the front doesn't work but the switch...

I had my detached garage wired a few years ago so it has it's own fuse box, several double sockets and 5 strip/battern lights. I found the light output wasn't great for when i'm detailing in the garage so changed the tubes to led ones which are a lot better. I'm not having a new garage door...

The lino in our kitchen is looking very sad, it's seems to be very thin so you can see the outline of the floorboards underneath and these don't seem to be perfectly level. If we bought some new cushion floor from a flooring company would they insist on us moving all the appliances out ready for...

We have some long cracks in the concrete driveway leading to the detached garage. These have been there for several years but during winteres they seem to be getting slightly worse. The driveway is the rough concrete (sort of racked effect side to side which helps with grip in the snow) and i'm...

Hi I'm wanting to make a raised decked walkway at the side of my garage which is approx 3ft higher than the lawn which is on top of a clay base so gets waterlogged when it rains. I was thinking of putting wooden treated sleepers as a border then bulding them higher so they're almost level with...

Hi I'm wanting to repaint the interior woodwork gloss white using water based paint as the oil based i used a couple of years ago went yellowish (after a few weeks) and is looking drab. I understand using WB over OB paint isn't straight forward and i've heard about Zinsser coverstain so is this...

Hi Due to lazy dog walkers letting their dogs leave their mess on a small lawn to the side of the house i'm looking to replace this with some loose slate chippings as i'm told dogs/ cats don't like walking on sharp chippings. This lawn is a triangle shape and maybe 4 square meters in total? If i...

Hi The hose alarm back up battery has corroded at the terminal (15+ years old) so i'm looking to replace it. The current battery spec is 12V2.4AH but looking online all i can find are 2.1AH and 2.3AH - will these work ok? Thanks

I'm wanting to repaint the skirting boards as the previous coat has yellowed (oil based) so i'm going to be using water based. I'm not sure how to keep the paint away from the carpet as i don't really want to peel it back as it never goes back nice and tight. Has anyone any other ideas (maybe...

Hi All the internal doors in the house are varnished and look a bit drab, we were going to replace them all with new white ones but have now thought about trying to paint these with white undercoat followed by water based johnstones satin white - will this work or would the varnish need to be...

I have a concrete drive (rough stoney texture not smooth) which has several cracks widthways. I recall a few years seeing some type of filler sand/ cement which you poured into the cracks then added water which activated it - anyone remember anything about this or is there another easy solution...

Does anyone know where i can buy a garden strimmer with blades instead of the nylon cord? Thanks