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Hi All, We have an octagonal concrete base around 4.5m in diameter left over from an above ground pool which I've recently taken down and it's not in the prettiest condition so we're looking for ideas that don't involve digging it up and getting rid of it, instead, covering it. We're thinking...

Hi All, Bought and just put up a Keter Darwin 4 x 4 plastic shed bought from Homebase as they had a deal on it. Installed on top of my block paved patio which is fairly level but the shed door isn't and I can't seem to understand how to shim it so it'll close smoothly. Can anyone offer some...

Hi All, I want to attach a flexible 1/2 inch hose to my 15mm copper pipe that feeds our toilet as the pipe needs to be cut down as it's too high. I've never used JG Speedfit fittings before and nor have I cut a pipe but cutting the pipe I can handle but I don't know what JG part I need as it...

Hi All, We've bought a bidet toilet seat which needs plumbing into the toilet cistern water supply. Currently this is all copper going to the right hand side of the toilet cistern (closed coupled toilet by the way). The water inlet to the seat is on the left side (it would be wouldn't it!!)...

Hi All, I need to create a 2.4m x 2.4m perimeter inside my block paved patio for a concrete slab to be poured to support a hot tub. I'll be removing the patio blocks along with the sand and using 600mm x 150mm x 50mm concrete edging around the perimeter and getting these level in readiness for...

Hi All, We have a bay window with a door leading out to our garden. I want to install some curtains which I can get pre-made from Ikea but am unsure what track things I need. Could anyone advise please? I've attached a picif that helps. Many thanks Darren

Hi All, We have a small (2m x 1m) hallway porch which has some old carpet on top of floorboards (no underlay) and I want to lay some new carpet on top of this. Basically using the old carpet as an underlay. There's no carpet grippers apart from at the end of the run as it meets the inner...

Hi All, Our kitchen ceiling needs to be repainted. It's only small but we've had a leak above a couple of years ago and I need to scrape some of the flaky paint away, put some Zinsser BIN on it, etc. The issue I have is that once I've scraped the flaky paint away they'll be a slight difference...

Hi All, We have a narrow space down the side of our house which currently has a portion of it covered with plastic corrugated roof sheets so we can store a bike and other bits of crap (out of sight out of mind right?). What we're looking for is a slim shed (no more than around 90cms external...

Hi All, Very long story short. 7-year old fridge freezer stopped working. Engineer tested the standing pressure of the compressor which read 1 bar. Said there is a refrigerant leak and advised us to replace the machine rather than the compressor. He said the standing pressure (couldn't check...

Hi All, We have a small 6m square front garden which will be completely cleared of all life this week and a weed barrier put down. We want to have pebbles / stones with perhaps a centre circle feature. The problem is we're not very creative and was wondering if any designers out there could...

Hi All, Our block paved patio is suffering with a few partially sunken blocks. You hopefully can see from the photo what I mean. The step has been formed from house bricks which over the years has eroded and let the sand holding the pavers to leak out. Again, hopefully you can see from the...

Hi All, My son's radiator is either on full pelt or off. If he turns the rad stat off the rad cools down but even if he clicks the stat up to 1 or 2 the rad is burning hot. Anything I should look at first? Cheers Daz

Hi All, Years ago, probably 25 years ago, I had a mains extension lead (8 gang or so) they didn't use the standard UK mains plug. Instead, you cut that off and replaced it with a plug which was much smaller. It was neat and compact. Does anyone know if something exists like this today? Cheers Daz

Hi All, Attached is a picture showing the space for the end of row laminate plank and the stair post with two returns. I've undercut the post by about 20mm to hide the laminate under but cannot figure out how to cut the plank. Any help would be really appreciated. Cheers Daz

Hi All, I'm based in London and am looking for recommendations for where to buy 4.2m 25mm x 170mm high (approx) primed MDF skirting boards. Seems lots of suppliers online but very expensive. If anyone could recommend a supplier that would be great. Cheers Daz

Hi All, A while ago we had a leak from the bathroom which is directly above the kitchen. After it dried out I scraped the flaky paint off the affected areas and used Zinsser BIN on it. Now I'm left with a slightly different level between the good ceiling paint and where I've scraped the damaged...

Hi All, Below are some images of our dining room wall where all the skirting board has been removed as it is not wanted. This has left two large gaps either side of the chimney breast which I'd like to repair. The larger gap is approx. 30cm wide, 10cm deep, 8cm high. We want to wallpaper over...

Hi All, Some of the paint on our indoor windows sills has chipped off and I'd rather not have to strip the paint off the entire sill. What do you pro's suggest as to the ideal method repair? Cheers Daz

Hi All, We have steps leading out from our back door which are made from block paving. A couple of these blocks have come loose and I'm looking for advice on how to secure them. Strangely, when I look under the loose blocks there appears to be no cement stuck to them. Can anyone offer some...