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Ikea Malm bed has impact damage on the headboard and I wanted to know the best way to repair/salvage this. The headboard is constructed with the following - Particleboard, - Fibreboard, - Plastic edging - Honeycomb structure paper filling

With 3-core and earth - The lighting circuit is future proofed (e.g. many smart switches require neutral at the switch) - You have neutral, COM and Switched live at both the light fitting and switch. So if the user wishes to extend the the lighting circuit in the future, they have the option...

I am trying to run some cable in the ceiling to create a new lighting point. However, I have a walls and ceiling held together by metal studs Can the sparkies explain the easiest/ quickest way to drill through the metal to feed the cable? What bits/tools do need? Also do I need to take any...

Toilet has the following issues - Cistern is slow to fill. However this speeds up when you open up either basin or bath tap. - Water is constantly trickling into toilet bowl I inherited the toilet, so do not know whether it has always been like this Pics added of toilet cistern internals...

I need to secure my Overlap fence panel to the timber post Can I use a combination of the following Stainless steel screw 5 x 40mm like this And 3.35 x 65mm round wire nail galvanised

Need to backfill concrete post which has been postcreted. I have the following materials and would like to know what would be ideal for back filling 1. Clay - small amount, originally removed for ground 2. Soil with pieces of brick originally removed from ground 3. Ballast 4. Building sand

My wooden posts are leaning (rot) and need repairing I plan to use a repair spur but not sure whether to go with Concrete or Steel Repair spurs (Wickes links below) 1. In 2024, which is better material 2. How long should the steel last in terms of years? Wickes Fence Concrete Repair Spur -...

Can anyone tell me how my ceiling is constructed? eg what materials were used? Picture is from the other side of ceiling as seen in the loft The material is very solid.. And it seems to have metal mesh embedded in it

Planning to remove existing MCB's and install 2x RCBO's for the lighting circuit as these circuits currently do not have RCD protection. Before doing the job I have a couple if queries 1. The other MCB's e.g. sockets/cooker are RCD protected, so can i leave these and just install 2x new...

How would you remove the bottom coarse of tiles when the tiles above are cemented into the ridge and won't budge?

Quick questions Am I right in saying that you would use flex (as opposed to flat cable) if the cable is likely to be held, manipulated, moved around, outside etc? I plan to fit a loft light and a part of me feels like I should be using Flex cable? The other part of me thinks that I am...

From the pic, I have labelled them 1 and 2 They appear to be isolators and the wires travel to my garage Could I get confirmation on what they are and why I need two?

Looking at my electrical setup, I want to know whether it is possible to isolate the electricity from the electrical meter box? If not could I get advice on what I need to do or who to call to get an isolator fitted in the meter box

I have concrete interlocking tiles that need to be nailed down Could anyone confirm whether nailing every third row is the recommended method? i.e. nail first row, then miss two rows, then nail the one above I live in wind zone 1

I laid new membrane in windy conditions. For the most part the membrane was laid well, with the required sag However in a couple of areas, the membrane lifts up a little (pic 1 and 2), is a little tight in areas (pic 1), which allows a little water to pool a bit (please see pics). Eventually...

I have laid a new membrane and battens on my roof. My neighbour roof joins with mine. The neighbours battens are about 21-22mm, so using 25mm battens seemed fine when butted against the neighbours old ones. However, in one particular section the difference between the neighbours batten and...

When laying concrete interlocking tiles what is the best method to do this? e.g. From right to left, row by row, from the bottom upwards? Or is there no best or ideal way?

In March 2023, my neighbour was doing some renovation works. One day, one of the tradesman damaged our fence/post which separates our garden. I took pics and went over to ask them to repair it. The tradesman made multiple attempts at a repair. Weeks later he did a bodge job (fence was not...

I have a problem with water pooling on the breathable membrane (marked on pic) and not flowing into the eaves support tray and into the gutter Can I get some advise on what I need to do in order to correct this issue? Potentially it seems like the UPVC Facia board is too high, so this could be...

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