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Hi guys, the ceiling lights in our kitchen have suddenly stopped working yet the appropriate circuit breaker has not tripped and all other downstairs lights are working fine. I have tried to check the relevant wires using one of those pen type voltage testers but because there are...

I had my decking constructed around 12 years ago. It is about 1 metre off the patio with a 3.5ft balustrade surrounding and steps down to the patio.It doesn't overlook the neighbours gardens due to existing walls and hedges so i have had no complaints. The whole job was carried out by a...

I have been considering fitting a plastic back door to my home but after some research on line I'm really not confident in their ability to keep out a burglar. One salesman expounded on how long it would resits a sustained attack by a sledge hammer but he never once mentioned how secure the...

We have just bought a new wooden summer house for our garden and this will come with a coat of clear wood sealant/preserver however we would like to paint it with a durable bright matt exterior paint. We really would appreciate some advice on the type of paint we should consider and if...

The four lights on the fascia of Our Zanussi TDE4224 W Tumble dryer indicating,drying,cooling,end of programme and anti-creasing are lighting one after the other when the appliance is switched on and then just continually cycle from one to the other while power is switched on. However, the...

My downstairs lighting circuit, which has functioned perfectly well for many years, is now exhibiting a very disconcerting condition whereby when the living room ceiling lights are on and the adjoining kitchen lights are on and then switched off, the ceiling lights in the living room go off as...

We want to restyle our en-suite and are quite taken with the idea of making it a wet-room, however, I am not so sure about the practicality of it and I'm struggling about whether or not to stick with a shower cubicle so I'd like to ask the following questions. It's an upstairs bedroom so the...

My house was built in 1928and I've stripped the outside window sills down to paint that was probably applied in 1936 and seems to be welded on. All loose or flaking paint has been removed.This remaining paint is in fairly large sections. However, I imagine that being that stubborn it may not be...

guys, I've got this old boiler at home,but enough about the wife. My central heating boiler is a Grant50-90 with a Grant Minor 1 burner. The problem is that it isn't coming on at the pre-set time and when i press the re-set switch on the control box I will sometimes have to do this...

In a previous mail i was telling about a, relatively minor, damp problem whereby wallpaper was peeling in a smallish area due to damp coming through single skin wall. Is a polystyrene damp proof liner still the best way of creating a barrier to prevent the damp affecting the paper or is there a...

Removed furniture from room to lay laminate floor and noticed that the wallpaper was showing symptoms of damp in one outside corner of the room just above the skirting board for about 18inches sq, either side of the corner. It was loose in this area and stained but not heavily.As i can gain...

Can anyone tell me if the cable that carries the cable TV signal is the same as co-axial and can therefore be jointed or connected to a splitter in a similar fashion?

I have just removed wallpaper from a bedroom and rather than wallpaper again i now wish to paint the walls, which are in excellent condition now that i have filled in nail holes etc. I want to make a decent job of this and will put in the effort to have it looking good but should i apply the...

i have some minor ,but nevertheless unsightly,paint chips on the bodywork of my car and i have purchased a small two pack kit of matching paint and lacquer. Can someone tell me the best way to apply these please as there are no adequate instructions with the kit . I have also found a tiny rust...

It's been he same every year for about the last 5 years; i try to rouse my Mountfield Empress from her winter slumber and she just ignores me, It's only after i have taken her to my local mower clinic where i am relieved of, at least £55, that she begins to show some interest in cutting grass...

My wife's `iron enriched` shampoo bottle has obviously escaped from her soapy clutches and caused several unsightly chips out of our enamel shower tray. I was going to patch them with something like pollyfilla and then touch them in with some bath enamel paint . However, before i go ahead with...

I have a vanity unit with a cream and peach marble top in my en suite It's been there about 14 years during which time it has managed to acquire a few stains, all by itself, of course, nothing to do with my wife's applications etc. Anyway, although the stains are not that evident, to a critical...

i have been doing my own wallpapering for well over 350 years and have reached a fair degree of competency in that i can make it virtually impossible to see any joins, especially when i paint over them. However, i papered my en-suite about 5 years ago and now rather than strip and re-paper i am...

The integral DVD on my laptop has begun to give what can only be described as a stuttering sound and vision replay. Is this a mechanical problem or is it due to dirt? If it is the latter can i buy something that will clean the mechanism/laser the way a tape cleaner does or is it a bit trickier...

We made a big mistake about 6 years ago when we applied a Ronseal heavy duty decking stain to our newly errected deck. Not because there is anything wrong with the product but rather because it needs to be refreshed every other year. It's too late now to do anything other than simply continue...