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I took my MDF cabinet doors off to prime and paint, and am now going to give them a finish with Sadolin Extra Durable clear. It's been a nightmare keeping the cat and dog away from the drying doors, and I wondered if it'll make much difference to give them this final protective coat in situ...

My Indesit washing machine hasn't been draining properly, and I suspect that slight odour of dampness in the air may be coming from it! I pulled it out and found this (attached photo) lying on the floor underneath. Does anyone happen to know what it is? Is it from the machine? Thanks

Hi there. My husband installed recessed eyeball lights in our bathroom some years ago. Since then, we have kept the loft insulation away from the lights (where they come up into the loft). He also lifted the flooring at that part. Our bathroom, understandably, gets pretty cold. I was...

Hello folks, I have a Potterton Suprima boiler feeding an open, garvity fed heating system. The heating is fine, hot radiators ground floor and first floor. When running on hot water only I get "kettling" sound at the boiler and then banging pipes. The hot feed from the boiler to the hot water...

Hi folks. Our concrete steps up to the front door have really suffered over the last 2 winters. There are big chunks missing, and they really need to be replaced. Repair doesn't seem to be an option because they're hollow in behind. We just got a builder's estimate. He is quoting £800 plus to...

The door is aluminium and has 3 locking points...the lock itself, and 2 shoot bolts (is that what they're called?) which go into the frame at the top and the bottom horizontals when the handle is lifted. The problem is, these are no longer pulling the door in against the frame. They sit loosely...

We have a small wooden den/ summer house in the back garden. There is dampness on the ceiling, which is turning black. We're pretty sure it's not coming from the outside because we painted the shingles with a thick, gloopy tar stuff. The wood is pretty soft where the dampness is. There is no...