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Hi. I am in the process of planting some pleached trees behind my shed… unfortunately the neighbour at the rear has chopped a large tree down in her garden and now we both overlook each other. I’m really limited for space in terms of where to plant. I’ve basically got 50cm gap to try to...

Does anyone recommend a product for removing mortar stains from limestone paving? I appreciate anything acidic is a no no. I wiped away the larger bits of mortar but it has left a haze/residue which isn’t shifting easily. I’ve tried jetwashing but it’s not made much difference. Thanks

Evening all. I’m in the process of working on the end of our garden. I’ve put a shed base down, new shed and new fences. Unfortunately our elderly neighbour at the rear has cut down her large willow tree which we both relied on for privacy. I appreciate it is her tree but it would have been...

Sorry. Newbie question… Can anyone advise me. Do these ideally screw on or should I just be able to pop them off? Thanks

Hi there I'm trying to identify my bathroom wall tile - I have a couple that have hairline cracks in them and was hoping to find some replacements. The bathroom was installed before we moved in so I've no idea where they might have been sourced from. I think they would have been purchased in...

Hi all I have had quite a bit of difficulty removing a basin from my bathroom wall due to the amount of silicone which had been lagged behind it (by previous owner of house) I was a careful as I could be but it took me hours to get it off the wall as I didn’t want to pull any tiles off whe...

Hi guys. I’m struggling to remove a pedestal basin from my tiled bathroom wall. I have removed the bolts from the underside but I can only assume it has been lagged with so much silicone when it’s been put in place (by previous owners) that I am struggling to remove it. The last thing I want to...

Hi there I am considering renewing my fencing and I am wanting to go for a higher 6 foot fence than the 4ft fence that is there at present. My question is how i can attach the new fence to the existing fence post which joins with my neighbours fence. I don't really want to have to replace...

Hi there My Beko DW686 integrated dishwasher has been stuck on drain and wont start a proper cleaning cycle. I have read that a common cause of this issue can be a leak which leads to water accumulating in the base of the unit, and an anti-flooding sensor puts the unit into drain mode when it...

Hi there Was just filling some cracks in the bathroom ceiling over the weekend and ended up scrapping off a patch of loose paint/plaster. I don't really want to have the whole ceiling skimmed. I was wondering if you think easifill would be the best bet to patch this area? I'm not a...

Hi there I've got a cracked roof tile on the side aspect of my roof which has slipped. i'm hoping to get to it to replace it by getting my ladders up against the back of the house which will allow me to reach round and replace it - see picture attached. Just after a bit of advice on the best...

Hi there Just after a bit of general advice. Since moving in to our new house last summer, I've become increasingly aware of the condition of the bricks below the level of the damp course and wondered whether this should be a cause for any concern. I've attached some photos. I appreciate that...

Hello I have a small leak that weeps from a tee just up from my stopcock which splits to take water to an outside tap. Unfortunately I've had to cut a hole in the plasterboard to get to it. Anyway, I want to replace the tee ideally with a new soldered one. Am I right I assuming the...

Hi there Does anyone have any idea how to remove these style of taps? I have taken the covers off the back of each tap and see there is a small grub screw which can be loosened with an allen key. So I've loosened one of the grub screws which has dropped out and fallen into the inside of the...

Hi there I fitted a new soil pipe on the outside of my house at the weekend and thought i's done a pretty good job. The pipework cosnists of a vented 3" down pipe. I've joined a 40mm waste from my shower at the top of the pipe with a push fit strap-on boss which appears fine - no...

Hello there I am in the process of installing a new close coupled toilet in the bathroom. The toilet is from B&Q (not sure of the exact model) and the water outlet between the cistern and the pan is 2.5 inches in diameter. All of the toilet flush valves on the market state they are...

Hi there We have some steel pipework that feeds the radiators in our lounge. I have just replaced the radiators with some slightly smaller ones so i have had a chap come round to adjust the pipework to accomodate the smaller radiators. What he has proposed is to join the old steel pipe to...

Hi there just had new 60x60 porcelain tiles laid in our dining room/kitchen. I notice that one of the tiles gives a hollow noise when tapped in places (possibly in 60% of the tiles area) which i know means its not bonded in these areas. what do people think? is it best left well alone? or...

hi there we are having a new kitchen fitted next month and have an electrician coming round next week to give a quote on moving a few sockets and fixing wiring for applinces - which is fine. however, in our garage we have an old style fuse box. Are we also going to have this replaced with...

H there I am having some 50mm insulated plasterboards fixed to our wall in an attempt to make our house warmer for this winter. I'm also replacing an old radiator on that wall. the one i have taken off is 75 inches (191cm) and i am replacing with modern 180cm one. The pipes will have to...