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Battery/ power bank for USB sensor activated light Looking for a power bank of at least 10,000 mAh with no auto off function. 5v 1a output. Problem: We have a lovely sink with a movement sensor that lights up the bathroom. It’s great for night time visits to bathroom and looks great. The...

The pictures show the plastic clip circled in yellow that has broken after just over a year of use. (The door therefore does not clip in and sags open). Elegant - the manufacturer- say they do not provide parts which is puzzling as they provide all the parts for the overall product. The broken...

Some advice please. I have a damp/ wet wall which is what would be the outside wall of a cavity wall 60’s house. The damp / wet bit is and always has been covered / inside an ‘outhouse.’ The problem has been gradually getting worse over the last few years. There is no issue inside the house/...

Some advice please: I'm looking to fix kitchen wall units to (72mm total width) Plasterboard /Insulated backed Walls. The 72mm walls are dabbed to either lathe and ply walls (with air gap) or to Solid brick (not cavity) walls (with air gap). What is recommended: a hanging rail for both types...

need 5m sq of replacement boards 6 3/4 x 3/4 x ideally 3.5m lengths. Only thing is unsure if current boards are oak or pine. House build date is 1908. Any help appreciated or even if anyone has some boards available. Boards are not t and g. Pictures attached

Hi, my sipplier suggests I check the VAT rate I should be charged for the the work he is providing. He suggests I may be eligible for the 5% rate as I'm going from a single pane to double glazed and overal low u. The job is manufacture and installation of new sliding box sashes into the existing...

Read a lot of posts and googled product data sheets from vandex and sika. i have a cellar in a victorian semi which i need to stop some water ingress from the external side brick wall. The external wall has a sloping bank 6' to 4' topped by concrete. the rear wall of the cellar is at ground...

some advice please: I'm refurbishing some sash windows in a house just bought. I have removed the frames to effect repair and the glass is very thin and noticed a plastic covering over it too. I think to ensure it doesn't shatter as it was used as an office so probably had some health and safety...

Hi all. I'm making a slate hearth with blue slate (recycle from a wall). I'm splitting the slate to approx 30mm thick then cutting it to required shapes - all fairly random. After splitting the new exposed surface if a bit flaky/rough - its the look I'm after but some flaky bits are sharp. Is...

Hi all. Have had a Water and Drainage search on a property and the result has come back as stating that the surface water drains to the foul according to the water companies records. I asked our solicitor if this means if its permissible or not. Effectively they had no idea. The house...

Hi all. I've a question that I'd like opinion on. See photos below for reference. I want to insert a wood burner into my existing 1960's chimney breast. I removed an old rayburn rhapsody 401 and have cleaned out the whole space, not removed any bricks yet. (I've exposed a big void/gap on the...

Some advice please. I expereinced a leak from our dishwasher - not major - about a year ago. Water got under the laminate floor from the end under the kick board. The floor only goes a few inches under the kick board. Leak was fixed quickly and it dried out around the area but a warped risen...