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Hi. Just decorating a bedroom. When we took the skirting board off, we noticed daylight coming in. It looks like there is quite a big hole on the inside brick which lines up with the airbrick on the outside. Obviously this is making the room cold. I'm guessing that these bricks should really...

Hi, My backgarden has now been converted into a play area but it is surrounded by 1 foot high walls, with pointed coping stones on top. Some of the coping stones are loose and they look pretty sharp. I'm concerned that they area bit of a hazard for a play area for a 4 year-old. I was thinking...

Hi, When we turn on the top oven, the kitchen electric trips. The main oven works OK. Does this just need a new element? Mick

Ok, turf is down and I have done a rain dance (apologies). I have left 20cm around for a border, I want this to be maintenance free (as much as possible). I was thinking membrane, some kind of edging, then gravel. Any tips? Pointers to products? Cheers, Mick

I am laying a lawn, where I used to have garden. The soil is very old, compressed and full of roots from the plants/shrubs I have ripped out. I have taken as many rooty bits out as possible. Should I dump some new topsoil/sand on top before I lay the turf? Mick

Hi, I am trying to convert half my garage into a rough office space. Not planning on staying in the house for long, so needs to be cheap and cheerful. I am planning on sticking in a stud wall and door and insulating the concrete floor and walls. Any tips on what to use on the floor...

Hi, Trying to convert my garage into an office. Its single skin brick and I am thinking of putting a stud wall in half way down and just insulating the bottom end. At the moment it is damp in there, I think water gets in because the floor inside is the same as outside. How can I...

Just trying to do the final bits in my bathroom. The acrylic bath panel wont fit, any tips on cutting and measuring? I guess the best way, is to cut the bottom, then silicon up to it to hide the cut?

Hi Is there some kind of seal I can get to fill the gap between the connector and the soil pipe? Or do we still use cement? Thanks, Mick

Is there anyway I can swap the valve/float to the other side? My overflow is on the right and I'm trying to avoid drilling another hole. There is only one hole for the flush handle. Cheers, Mick

Hi, Just realised my tiles wont fit in my cutter. Anywhere I can hire/ cheaply buy a bigger cutter? Cheers, Mick

Hi. My pipes to my old bath are 15mm, how to I make 15mm pipes fasten to the bath taps, which are bigger (22mm?). Cheers, Mick

Hi, Just took my radiator off and the TRV is leaking even though it if fully closed. Is there a plug I can get to screw in it? Just need something to last a couple of weeks until I have time to fit the new one. Mick

Hi, I am trying to find a new toilet, my old one is probably 70's and the soil pipe comes out of the floor vertically. It is 220m from the wall (to centre). How do I fit a new one? It looks like it will be too far away from the wall? I'm sure I'm not the first person to have this...

I have a combi-boiler. I want to swap my radiator for a towel radiator, do I drain the system down or believe that the vacuum will keep the water in?

Has anyone used any bathroom PVC cladding? http://bathroomcladdingdirect.co.uk/ Not sure if we should us this or just tile.

No idea where to start. B and Q?

Hi, My garage door looks like it has dandruff. I can see that it is galvanised underneath the paint. Do I need to strip all the paint off? It looks like if I don't, it will continue to flake. Not sure if it was done correctly, but could just be old. Thanks, Mick

I need about 5 cube for a new lawn.

Hi, This is a similar question to one I just read. I am ripping up paving slabs to replace with a lovely lawn: I was going to skip all the broken slabs and walls but someone has suggested I could just use it as fill. If I dont fill then my lawn will be a lot lower that the the...