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My flat roof has a crack in the felt. Previously I have patched the roof with a piece of felt and stuck it on with felt adhesive. To do the job I need to buy more felt adhesive but most places do not sell it in smaller quantities, only large tins for £25. As the patch is only 30 cm by 6 cm are...

This morning I closed my back door and when I ttried to reopen by pushing down on the handle it wouldn't open. Eventually I did get it to open and have sprayed it with WD40. The handle still doesn't fully retracted the latch (if that is the correct name, not sure) into the door. As a temporary...

It's cold and windy today and I noticed that there is a gale blowing through my bath overflow. Its a 1950's bath and the overflow looks just like the drain hole. The chain for the plug is attached to the centre of the overflow I have sellotaped a peice of plastic over the overflow but would...

I need to replace my mains water supply pipe, in my 1949 house, due to the second leak in 3 years. After the first leak the pipe was repaired in two places as the leak wasn't where they though it was. This new leak is near where the first real leak was so the repair may have failed or a new hole...

When the house was rewired in 1983 the electricians attached a green and yellow cable with a metal label stating "Safety electrical connection. BS951 Do not remove" to some of the copper water pipes in bathroom and kitchen. What does this do? I am replacing the metal mains water supply pipe...

When I want to flush the toilet multiple pulls of the chain is required and it is getting worse over the past few months. I was told that I need a new siphon. But as I know nothing about plumbing I don't know if this is true either so please excuse my ignorance. I do know it is old, I am...

I have a dual flush cistern operated by a lever at the side. It is supposed to give a short flush, (half the cistern) if the level is depressed and let go. For a full flush (whole cistern) you press and hold the lever. I know the toilet was installed in the early 1980's. I had a plumber come...

I want to get my whole house interior decorated but the smell of paint make me feel ill. Are the low odour paints any good and which ones do you recommend please. Also what is the best paint for walls. No children in the house and so wear and tear reduced and do I need different types of paint...

The pull cord for a fluorescent tube light in my bedroom broke when I went to switch it off this morning. The only way I can turn off the light is to stop all upstairs lights working. I know nothing about electrics and having unscrewed the cover I see that all the electric connections are in...

Can you please suggest a good exterior wood paint. I have existing painted doors which need repainting. Some have a satin finish and others a gloss finish. The paint is flaking and peeling and needs replacing to maintain weatherproofing. How should I got about this and what is the best paint to...

I have a 28 year old floor standing Potterton Kingfisher CF 60 boiler, old I know but up till now it has given me no problems so if it ain't broke don't fix it. I use the boiler all year to heat the water and at the weekend I switched on the central heating. All the radiators warmed up and then...