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    Can I plaster over this or what other options are there?

    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...
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    What colour door is this?

    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...
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    Paint peeled off in a long strip (not flaky)

    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...
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    Electric gate issue

    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...
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    Both my security lights need replacing - best option to get someone in?

    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...
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    Hanging a big heavy mirror on single brick garage

    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...
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    Basic: What electrical cable to link up two lights

    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...
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    Is a garage gym more trouble than it's worth?

    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...
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    Changing lights in Garage - how easy

    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...
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    How easy would it be to move this recess in the wall down?

    Hi All, I moved into my new house which had this fake wall, with a gap to hang a TV. I got a 55" TV which is the only size which would fit - although there is a gap at the bottom so the cabling is visible and I also think it may be too high for us. My eyes are just above the bottom border of...
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    No cold water in bathroom sink (disgusting expansion tank) - SOLVED

    SOLVED - I ran the downstairs shower (now that the hot water tank has refilled). This spluttered for about 30 seconds and then went normal power. Turned it off and tap now working. Still not sure about expansion tank - is it a problem that it had so much stinky mould stuff in? Hi Cold water...
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    Can't drill above window - inaide the recess

    I'm trying to fit some venetian blinds, they are made to measure and so I can't use a wooden batten really. I can drill about 1cm up and then it something solid. I've read up and it's either concrete or metal I believe Key Information Drill is wired dewalt I tried two different black drill...
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    What would you expect to pay for plaster boarding garage

    No insulation at all, simply just to make it a nicer space for gym work. It's a standard sized garage 16ft x 8ft. Walls are in fairly good condition already (in two minds about plasterboard). There is a low apex roof and ideally, I'd like the sides of this also plasterboarded too. I've no...
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    How do I remove this from wall?

    This isn't a rawl plug, I can't screw anything in there. I thought maybe something sharp but a knife didn't seem to do much. I'm guessing it just needs prised out somehow? I don't want to damage the wall more than I need to as I have to polyfil after and paint Thanks
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    Shower door come off hinge - not sure how to secure it

    I'm in a new house and the shower door has come off the hinge at the top. There is no thread in the door so it doesn't look like it's a normal screw, maybe some form of pushed in pin or something? Any thoughts on this? I've searched online but don't even know what terms to use and imagine...
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    Blinds for large bedroom window - to block out all light

    I'm quite sensitive to light and our new bedroom window is quite big: 2812mm wide 1125mm height The blinds I was going to get were PerfectFit ones but they won't fit due to the dimensions. I also looked at wooden shutters too but again, too big a window. I've settled on Venitian blackout...
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    Best Place to buy a selection of screws in a box

    I'm the worst DIY'er in the world (seriously) One thing that I blame is my lack of equipment including screws. I have an old tub with about 30 screws in, all different shapes and sizes. Doing anything is a mission as I have to just see what's there. Are there any places which sell a good...
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    Best way of blocking this gap

    Hi Guys, I have an electrical gate which moves parallel with the fence. In the picture below you can see the black rail where it runs along. My question is how to block out the small gap to the outside? It doesn't have to block it all but just the line of sight, for privacy. I did consider a...
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    House survey - what does this mean?

    Buying a semi-detached house and the survey looks very good. I just wondered though what exactly this meant: "There is approximately 119mm of noise insulation on the Party Wall either side of the chimney breast which gives the impression of a shallow projection of the chimney breast at first...
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    Loft conversion - not enough room?

    Hi all, Firstly I apologise for being vague here. I've bought this house and hopefully will be moving in around Feb/March. Amongst my 100 random thoughts, I wondered if I could do a loft extension. It's a semi detached property built in 1970s I think. However the roof doesn't look very...
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