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I have just installed some 200mm insulation (over the thinner insulation already there) in the eves of the loft as the centre is boarded over for storage. We hope to have the old slate tiles renewed next year as we get a lot of dust and mortar falling off them they are so old. In the meantime I...

A few of our double glazed window handles have sheared off as they are quite old and pretty cheap. The bathroom top window in particular is bad as it won't fully seal unless you slam it shut which unfortunately resulted in the handle snapping and bits of dry mortar falling from behind the...

I have Bulldog TRV's on all my rads which are decent quality. The trouble is they are not consistent. I have one set in the front room to come on at number 1 setting to keep it ticking over but it always seems to come on despite it being warm enough in there. Even at the frost setting it comes...

My mum bought a cheap 2000 £400 Rover 25 last year for a run around. The guy who sold it told us that the head gasket had just been replaced and that he had done the work himself. He even showed us the old gasket. One year on and the car has been boiling over for some time. The garage have been...

For the life of me I cannot get my Sony KDL-32U3000 hd tv to detect signals from my DVD surround system and my Humax 2000T. When I select a HD channel from the Humax I get the message "the programme cannot be viewed via HDMI connection because your tv does not support digital content...

My wife reported a missing bra wire a couple of weeks ago. We checked the filter and the drum but found nothing. Today the washer started making a horrible metallic scraping sound. We stopped it, rotated the drum which was smooth with no noise. Nothing in the filter either. It's a Hoover...

Whenever i run the cold water tap or flush the toulet in the bathroom there is a low, droning sound tha lasts a few seconds. I have ran the tap to get rid of the possiblle air lock but to no avail. It doesnt happen with the downstairs kitchen tap. It has happened for months and driving us mad...

My wife has cleaned all the top of the gas hob. Just after cleaning, behind the buttons also, she pressed the gas ignition button and heard a banging sound. Now the ticking no longer works and there is no ignition spark on any of the 4 hobs. It's an Ariston hob. Any idea how to get this going...

I have a corner of the kitchen that seems to always acquire black mold over winter. I am going to deal with it by putting a small dehumidifier there in future but my other problem is after painting the walls rust seems to come through after only a very short time. Is there anything I can do to...

I have a few old kettles, VCR, PC case and other misc metals. Is it worth me taking them to our local scrap metal merchant or won't it be worth the bother ?

Here we go again. Our wooden back door that has again had weathershield paint coated on the outside this summer has swollen in this awful wet weather making it impossible to lock. The inside isn't painted but it has had danish oil rubbed onto the surface once or twice over the years. I have...

This is a mystery. About 13 years ago I had our old original bedroom cupboard doors dipped and stripped down to the bare wood. Ever since the edges of both doors have always been almost wet with moisture. The house isn't damp (old as it is) and we run a dehumidifier but the wood always seems to...

I am again (see my other post) getting my 2002 Polo scratched by some lovely person/people. I used one of those pens from Asda which take the edge off it but the car has so many marks it just looks vagrant (despite me looking after it) I would pay to have the bodywork repaired but they could...

My mother needs a small run around car to get to town and back. Nothing fancy but she only has £300, £400 at a push. Is it possible to get something that is Reliable Cheap to run Safe Cheap to tax For this money ? If so I would be grateful for any suggestions on makes to look at...

I painted some wood panels that were dark stained. I was advised here to use satinwood. I not only used satinwood but sanded a little, painted with undercoat/primer all in one and 2 coats of satinwood from Bromborough Paints (professional trade paints) I have notice already marks on the panels...

I have replaced the old rubbery sealant that connects the ceramic pipe from the toilet to the plastic soil pipe with normal bathroom, kitchen white sealant. This seems to let water through even though its water resistant. I then tried the black gutter sealant which dries much quicker and it...

I have a halogen 3 bulb kitchen light that never seems to last that long before a bulb goes with a bang and the fuse wire in the fuse box needing replacing. I have been told to go for an LED system which will save power and won't blow the fuse from time to time. Can I replace the halogen...

We have inherited old bathroom tiles that don't go with the new bathroom. Some have cracked and the grout looks grotty. I don't want to have to re-tile but if it is the only option we have no choice. I have tried (see my other post that got poor response) removing the patterns that are...

We have inherited old bathroom tiles that don't go with the new bathroom. I don't want to have to re-tile but if it is the only option we have no choice. I have tried (see my other post that got poor response) removing the patterns that are transfers with a glass scraper and nail varnish...

I need to replace a very old Gainsborough 2000 that has gone faulty. It has been going for 11 years (the previous owners of the house had it before us). As it was a decent shower that lasted that long I would like as good quality at 9.5 kw. I would also like it to be the most economical model...