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Hi, My other project I am mulling over. The guys who did our garden project 2 years put in these cedar batons but then used nails that have leaked/rusted or the nail gun used some form of lubricant. It just looks terrible with these rust patches. I looked at the other side of the batons and...

Hi, I need some loft hatch advice. When we moved in 20 years ago some company called Artisan lofts or similar put the loft hatch on the underside of the wooden surround so you could then pull it down with a metal skewer and the ladder comes down with it. The problem was that the loft hatch or...

Hi, Excuse my complete 'denseness' on this matter! I need a new garden gate. Do I buy the gate and get a man to fit it or is it best to go to a specialist gate place if one exists? I asked my home improvement 'expert' mum about this (She's like Mrs Bucket!) and she said B&Q gates are thin and...

Hi, A brickie is coming to finish off our seat. It's been like this for months i.e. never finished and waiting for the granite seat. Anyway, I just thought I could go to wickes and get 10 orange bricks for him that would match the ones already used. The builder who did it so far did a...

Hi, I'm on my second one of these now. The bracket is too weak over time and breaks in the bend. hopefully as shown in the picture. https://www.howdens.com/kitchens/kitchen-fittings/cabinet-fittings/brushed-aluminium-towel-rail-obj-sku-family-hyh1190 The ideal solution would be for the...

Hi, The door on our new shed/garden room is becoming impossible to open this year. Last year was okish but I guess we have had a lot of rain. I'm going to pull the handle off soon! It seems to be sticking around the handle area so I'm thinking about filing the inside of the door down a bit so...

Hi, Why would mould not attach itself at all to the back of the downstairs book cabinet (smells as new) but it does attach itself to the upstairs cabinet. Both corners look equally grim after a month so sprayed with mould remover regularly this time of year. I suspect the downstairs one...

Hi, We had our garden renovated a year ago. I think the nails are leaking rust or similar from the cedar panels on the fence and shed. It looks ugly. Why is it doing this and is there anything I can do to fix it before it gets even worse? Shouldn't they have used galvanised nails or similar...

HI, My sink push down plug is stuck in the bathroom. I've tried wd40, my son's plastic little suckers, tried putting blades down either side (can't et enough grip), rubber gloves twisting (won't move either). The only thing I haven't tried is dental floss but I figure that would fray anyway and...

Hi, We've planted this (don't even know what it is) but I'd like to grow all over the back of the house or at the very least up the drainpipe. So do I get a few metres of string, tie one end to the top of the trellice and then stretch it a few metres across the back of the house and nail it in...

Hi, Can someone give me some advice on this? I want to put this rather heavy trellis up on our back wall of the house. Two questions, should I just drive in some masonry nails with big heads (wall is solid though) or use raw plugs/screws? Secondly, what's the purpose of four hooks? The top two...

Hi, I've just have one of those garden out sheds built and want to hang a cheap largish tv on one of the inside walls. I understand there's two methods. One is sticky pads (which work as tvs now are lighter?) and the other (better?) is to use studs in the wall that the TV bracket goes on. So...

Hi, Every Nov this plant out front comes out in a bloom of colour. Everybody remarks on it. I have no idea what it is but it's some cheer against autumn skies. It made me wonder if there's a Dec colourful plant as well I could grow to then swap around? Thanks, Matt

Hi, My strimmer has no make stamped on it but I need to replace the wire. Do they come in standard sizes or can you just buy the thread to thread through in absence of buying a unit? Thanks Matt

Hi, Theres a bit of waste ground opposite. It's a bit dry there at the moment, dogs do their business and the council occasionally come and trim it. I was wondering whether some wild flower seeds would take if I scattered them once the rains come back. Thanks Matt

Hi, Are these easy to fix? Mine has only starting blowing and not sucking lol! I'm tempted to take it to bits. Can anyone fix these? Thanks Matt

Hi, I've tried an adjustable spanner (doesn't grip) and grippers. Shouldnt this be an easy job to tighten up a toilet seat? Am I missing a trick? Thanks Matt

Bits of my lawn are yellowing even though I water it regularly so I raked some up as you can see here. Is this natural in the heat or should I be doing some scarification for the first time? If so, can anyone recommend a tool to do that? Thanks Matt

Hi, The cartwheel on our old wall has started to see better days. It was there when we moved in 12 years ago, not sure if it's a geniune one or replica. It's starting to fall apart badly, pass that rustic stage. I cant decide if I just need a good chippie to carve out and replace the rot...

Hi, Gas engineers, whilst replacing, a feed into my house have spray painted markings all over the pavement outside my house. Two months on they aren't showing any sign of disappearing as I thought the rain would wash them away. Do I just need more rain or is there something I can scrub into...