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Hi, Just wondered if anyone can help, I currently have a concrete imprint drive that has been laid well over 10 years ago and has never been treated. Basically it’s starting to look very weathered and it’s as if salt has started eating away at it. Can anyone recommend some treatment and sealer...

Anyone got the hive outdoor camera?? Is it any good??

I’ve been given a good quality pub bench today, it’s looking weathered but still in good condition, can anyone recommend a good oil/stain to bring it back to life? Also am I best of sanding it first??

Hi, what’s the easiest ccct to setup and install?? I’m looking for 4 HD cameras and a good hard drive. I was gonna buy the hive outdoor camera but changed my mind. Any info welcome

Hi, my decking has been down roughly 10 years, initially I treated it with a stain but it looked rubbish. Over the years I have used the stuff in the pic to clean it when tbh is very good stuff then I have used Screwfix own decking oil which looks good for 6 months then looks tired again. Can...

Hi, just wondered if anyone can help me with an issue I have with my concrete imprint drive. It’s starting to look tired and I want to bring it back to life, it’s been down roughly 9 year and I have never done anything with it. Can anyone recommend a product/paint/ sealer I can use on it...

Hi, can anyone recommend a good 1080p CCTV to be used at home. Potentially only 2 cameras needed.

I have a brick out house just outside my house and I have now added a door on one side and bricked up the other Side so it is actually attached to the house now. My problem is the walls which were exterior are now interior and these have started to make the old paint flake off and like a white...

The above tumble dryer has stopped heating up. been looking at posts and they all point to stats or heating element, however I have checked the 2 stats on the heating element and they have continuity between them and I'm getting about 54 ohms on the heating element. I don't seem to be getting...

Hi, the paddle has snapped on the above washing machine. I have figured out how to get to one of the securing screws by taking off the black hose at the bottom of the drum. However I cannot find a way to get access to the other retaining screw. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi guys, I am building a new pond, this will be above the ground about 6 concrete blocks high by 2.4m x 2.4m. I am wanting to render the outside of the blocks and get a nice smooth finish. Can any one advise me of the mixture i need and any tips. thanks in advance

Hi, I am shortly going to ring round for a price for new fascia, soffitts and downpipes done the proper way, not just nailed to the old wood. I just wondered wot price i'm going to be looking at per metre so i don't get ripped off. Any help would be great, I live in the north east.

I am going to start and ring round for a price to Tyrolean render the front of my house. I just wondered wots the going rate per m2 so i'm not getting ripped off, Cheers

Hi, I have downloaded a movie off the net and converted it to video files using WINAVI. I have burnt the movie onto disc using nero,however when i play it on a dvd the picture has a thick black frame around the outside and the actual picture is only small. Can any one tell me how do i get the...

I need to drill a hole through a wall to fit an ethernet cable. Daft question i know but i need to know what size masonry bit i need. I am drilling the hole for my brother then he is installing the cable next week cos he does not have the cable yet and i am going away to work. So don't want a...

Spent some time in the garden today since weather was quite warm. A large portion of my garden is decked and is looking rough & slippy since the bad weather. Last summer I used a Ronseal stain to protect. Looks blotchy now I've read on here about jetwashing first and stain not preffered. Can...

Hi, I am going to start ringing round for quotes to have UPVC fascias and guttering, I live in teesside in a end terrace house so need 3 sides of the house doing. Just wondering can anyone give me a rough ball park figure so i know i'm not getting my eyes took out and any thing in particular i...

Hi, I bought a Dell laptop just over a year ago. Now i don't plays discs on it i just use it for the internet. Now I have bought a digi camera and need to insert the disc to install software. The problem I'm having is the laptop won't recognise the cd. I have tried music / dvd and get the...

My bedroom door hinge has come loose and the door won't close properly. It is only loose on the door frame side, I have tightened the screws but within a day or two I am back to square one. Can anyone tell me a permanent fix for this other than splicing the door frame? Many thanx in advance

I have a vaillant thermocompact 142e and I can't get it to ignite. Pump and fan is running and the air pressure switch makes an audible click. There is just no spark at the burner. I have replaced all 4 pcb's and still no joy. There is no power getting to the ignition transformer. Any ideas...