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Hi all, In our new place we have this fake wall built up which has a recess for a TV. A precious occupant did this. I absolutely hate it as I feel the TV is too high. So when sat I am looking up and I just can't take it anymore! My options and questions are: 1) Take TV off wall and put on...

Thanks I didn't realise I had to treat it. There's about 20 doors in the house like this so just assumed they were bought off the shelf Can you tell me what oil to use? I know I can just rub this on with a cloth so hopefully it's not too difficult as I'm rubbish with this type of thing!

Hi All, Below is a picture of an internal door in my house - I need one just like it. I can find the same looking door but struggling to find the same colour. Today I bought a door from Wickes named "Oak Belize Door". It is a lighter shade but I wasn't sure if it was just my eyes playing...

I'm not sure if it's plaster to be honest, it could be but I'm clueless with things like this. I painted the patchy bits and after two coats you can't see the lines where it has peeled off so I may just cover it all up as the wall is in very good condition I also think it may be silk paint...

Hi Everyone, We moved into a house last year and the old occupants had a kids room. They had a few areas in there where they had stickers on the wall of animals. I peeled these off easily and neatly, however in a few seconds (pictured) it removed the paint underneath. What is weird, is it was...

The original unit which I removed today was working fine (ish) but just kept draining batteries When we spoke to a gate person they said it's likely just a bit erroded and needs replacing So I bought the exact same item and installed today. Just need to configure it.

Hi, I have an electric gate which has Nice remote controls to open/close it. There's been a few issues recently with the item (circled in red) CONSTANTLY draining batteries. Every 1-2 days the batteries need replacing. The gate itself is mains powered, however the receiver (in red) is...

Oh wow, yea you may be right on the alarm box as there is one at the front actually (pics posted are in the garden/rear). I didn't even consider the back to be a dummy - i don't think it flashes a little light either so it probably is a dummy. You're right on the cable being a Sky one. However...

Thanks everyone... I traced the cable that runs down from the security box - which I thought may be the power from the lights (although I am taking note of the other replies too). The cable runs down to the kitchen and into a socket. The socket has just a switch on and has a fuse thing in it...

There is a few switches around the house which don't appear to do anything. Do you think it's odd that both lights have stopped working, especially as they're LED and I assume would be a bit less likely to break? Finally, the cabling seems to go down the wall and into the lower level, so I...

Haha, great thank you. I think I have just clearly shown my level of skill and DIY knowledge right there!

I'm rubbish at DIY and moved into our house about 6 months ago. We own it. It's 2 Floors and I don't have a big ladder to reach up to the lights. Even if I did, I'm not sure I'd be able to reach one of the lights, and also not sure how to replace/re-wire. I know that a decent ladder is about...

Hi All, I'm building a bit of a home gym. I've been offered a free mirror. I've not seen it yet but the person say's it is very heavy. Dimensions are: Width: 160cm Height: 97cm My garage is detached, single skinned bricked garage. Would this be more hassle than it's worth to try to hang...

Thanks sparkwright ... I was going to get the 1.5mm just as it's got to connect to two additional lights. The current light does have an earth cable, however it is sleeved off and not connected. I believe due to the light being double insulated and a modern LED batten light. Do you think I...

EDIT: Actually, think I solved it as I can see some that say "Solid Core wire" rather than 27 strands per core that I bought

Hi All, I just installed an LED Batten light in the garage (one of my best achievements!). The light can connect to another light of the same design. I bought some cable from Screwfix today, but when I stripped it back, the actual wire inside was lots of little ones which I had to try to...

Thanks to everyone for the helpful comments, really appreciate that. Just to say also that I'm from a fitness background, in the past I have competed in powerlifting and have been lifting weights on and off for nearly 20 years. I am already a member of a gym and not looking for any instruction...

I moved into a new house about 2 months ago and had these grand plans for a garage gym. It's a detached garage, single skinned with electricity and lighting, it's own fuse box etc. I have spent around £400 on a weight bench, some weights, a bar etc, nothing too over-the-top (yet). I haven't...

Hi, I'm turning my garage into a gym space - nothing extreme, just some rubber flooring. Not going to paint the walls or anything like that. There is a light in there at present which is wired directly into the light switch. It's all connected to a fuse box dedicated to the garage. My...

Hey, There is a channel actually. It's just the space was set up at a time when TV's were slightly different sizes due to bezels and things. So I had the option of lowering it to the very bottom, or going mid way up. I stupidly chose midway and now regret it as the cables are very visible...