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My round, enclosed LED bathroom failed me the other day. Because it was reasonably chunky, the old celling rose didn't need to be disturbed as the light itself happily covered it. The new one however is quite slim in thickness so I've had to make the hole behind the ceiling rose wider so that I...

Hi, As stated in the subject field, as soon as I begin to switch on my dishwasher, the related circuit breaker switch in the CU flips down. I've checked to see if water has leaked around the power sockets under the sink but they seem fine so I'm assuming (with my very limited knowledge) water...

I need to replace the lower parts of a garage door frame due to rot. The frame is 50mm x 100mm but the closet size comes in at 47mm x 100mm. To line up the outer sides of the new frame with the old one, what is normally used that's 3mm to make up for the shortfall? I have a bag of plastic...

I know Methylene Chloride has been banned (for good reason I suppose) from paint strippers for some time now but as far as I am aware nothing comes close to removing paint than this chemical. I'm trying to remove paint from an up-and-over metal garage door and it's really difficult. I'm using...

I want to secure this flange to the brick wall of my house next to the patio doors. This will be used to stabilise a 4.6m wide parasol so there will be a wee bit of pushing and pulling by the wind. Firstly, should I make sure I drill into the brick and not the mortar? I was just going to...

I'm staying at my parent's house while one of them recovers from an operation after a fall. I noticed the hot water tap on their bidet only turns about three quarters, it's enough to give out a trickle but not to jet wash your backside. Does anyone know what's probably happened and how to...

Please have a look at the photo. I need to install a security light or rather a light that comes on when my elderly parents either come down the garden path or go up the garden path from the porch behind the camera. As you should be able to see, there is a large shed at the bottom and they...

After quite a bit of research I bought this to extend the power lead for an Amazon Echo Show 5 2nd generation. 4.0mm x 1.7mm DC Female to 4.8mm x 1.7mm Male Extension Patch Cable 90cm I did not want to simply use an extension lead as it's really cumbersome where I have the device. The problem...

I agreed to help my boss's friend (pressure's on) to hang thirteen (oh dear, bad sign) pictures in a new apartment that she'll be moving in. After tapping the walls, most of them sound very hollow so I'm assuming they're normal cavity boards. The ones on the outer walls don't sound as hollow...

I need to replace the blades from a garden chipper. The last bolt is stuck. All I have been using is an allen key. I sprayed WD40 on it and left it for a couple of hours but no joy. Can anyone suggest what I can do next? I thought about buying one of those impact drivers that you whack with a...

As you can see, I think it is beyond repairing so I'm trying to come up with a replacement such as webbing or plastic boarding etc. I got this from Argos a few years ago. It was cheap yet the design itself especially the reclining option is fantastic. It would seem to cost nearly £1000 to get...

I bought a Titan detail sander from Screwfix many moons ago and have used it only several times, in fact, it's only very recently that I've had to source new sanding sheets as I've now used the ones that came with the tool. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any that matched the holes but did find...

I had already bought some Leyland quick drying water based gloss quite a while ago and it's still wrapped (not in the Christmas or birthday sort of way) yet I can't remember why I chose it. I think it's because someone stated the 'water based' gloss behaves more like a satin finish, which I...

I'm just about ready to start a project putting skirting and architrave upstairs. I really don't want the hassle of using screws and trying to hammer masonry nails in again. As far as I can tell, all the walls are breeze block and not particular straight as the house is over 50 years old so...

I'm hoping this question isn't dumb, I just want to stick tiles back on the wall after water damage caused plaster to crumble over time. The question is, do I need to repair the plaster first or can I just use extra tile adhesive to stick the tiles back on? I have already roughly sanded and...

The main reason for wanting to fill these gaps is because I believe kitchen smells (my wife likes to cook a lot of fish) are coming through these gaps. Not sure how exactly since the kitchen ceiling seems to be sealed especially around the pipes going up. Maybe through micro gaps from the...

I'm trying to think of something I could buy from a shop like B&Q or wherever that can be made to stop the water running under the gate. I'm currently using a couple or bricks in a L shape. It just needs to be something that can be easily cut and bent to a 90 degree L shape angle or preferably...

I would like to remove the skirting on a wall in my small bathroom and have it plastered all the way down to the vinyl floor tiles instead which are already down. The vinyl tiles were put down right up to the wall before the skirting was put back on. Behind the skirting is your usual...

Is there a strong enough chemical to get this paint off? I get the feeling that your usual high-street stuff won't work for this. What would be the easiest method? Should I buy a heat gun? I wish I could just sand it down but I don't think it will look good after I've painted it because...

I've made a cheap garage side door. I was just about to chisel the door to fit butt hinges when due to my naivety I realised it can't be done because half of the door in thickness is hardwood plywood and even if I could it will be fruitless putting the screws in. Instead I'm assuming the best...