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Just bought the 18v makita trimmer/router, normally use chisels but decided to go the trend jig and router route .. Which router bit works best for hinges and for mortices size wise etc ..cheers

Hi does anyone know if this is fixable .it controls the patio door shoot bolts top and bottom .the locking mechanism still works but what operates it is missing .must have broken off before I moved in ..cheers

Hi noticed last year a bit of surface rust showing under the caravan on the floor supports ,what's best way to treat it ,its a static at the coast ,thought about wax oil but not sure .any other ideas .cheers

Hi I've got a Renault traffic sport 2013 ,few weeks back i noticed tbe interior lights don't turn off .also when locked they stay on so I have to keep all 3 interior lights off ,I've changed the rear door sensor but still the same ..any ideas of what it could be?? ..Cheers

Hi im trying to find names and make of these bricks if anyone knows .thanks

Hi recently 2 of the lights NMI226/HF/840 Downlight style They have stopped working .one did flicker for a second when you turn on but now they just don't work ,tried new bulbs but no luck ,is the units likely to be knackered or is there a starter in there somewhere ..cheers

Hi any idea what this Frame sealant is .it looks and feels gritty and is a beige sort of colour still a bit soft to touch if pressed .the windows are timber framed double glazed .there on a old stone barn conversion .windows fitted about 10 years ago but need to replace sealant like for like...

Hi any suggestions for suitable flooring for garage gym. We had the foam interlocking ones but ripped too easy so need a hard wearing one that can take impact too ..cheers

Last week the spanner sign went orange and now I've got check emissions warning message on my dashboard, my van is traffic diesel sport model 2013 with 70000 miles and regular serviced , any information much appreciated.. plus it seems to drive normally, it's not in limp mode. Cheers

I've fitted a good few internal doors over the years but my sons house has a casing that measures 800mm by 1970mm so it's too wide for a standard door but too narrow for a 2ft 9" door as I know your limited to how much you can cut down by ,all the doors in the house are smooth finished so...

Been looking for a complete loft ladder with hatch kit but I can only find timber ladders with hatch, I'm after aluminum ladders with hatch but cant seem to find any..are they available anywhere?

Hi, got a down light that's stopped working, new bulbs don't work either so guessing it might be transformer, the bulbs are gu5.3, 4 watt, at the moment I can't get to the transformer as I'm away from home so need to get one for when I'm home, any ideas which type and voltage transformer will...

Hi got a leak under a bath on the 3/4 pipe to 15mm old soldered reducer, can't really get in with a blow torch to put new on so is there any kind of speed fit for reducing 3/4 copper down to 15mm, similar to the jg stuff, don't really want to remove bath unless I have to, possibly can get in...

Hi just bought an house and at some point the bath has been removed and replaced with a shower ,there is still enough room for a bath so I'm putting one back in ,do both hot and cold bath tap pipes need to be done in 22mm as at the moment the cold feeding the shower is 15mm and the hot feeding...

Hi, is it still OK legally wise to replace out of date hard wired smoke alarms in domestic homes, no new wiring is needed just pretty much new Base plates.. thanks

Hi I was putting my step back on Renault traffic van when one of the 4 bolts snapped off inside the threads there's about 8mm of the bolt stuck also it's about 2mm below surface, bought the new 35mm m10 bolts from bq as old bolts where too rusty but new bolt snapped like a twig, what's the best...

don't really want to go down the power coat line but my roofrack needs a tidy up, is there any paint that will resist flaking and chipping up to a point obviously, my roofrack been welded back up but looks bad as it's started to rust , I know there's plastikote type but not sure it's any good

Hi old 4 inch belt sander packed in so looking for new one, will be used mostly for doors and skirting boards, paint removel,was using my old one once or twice a week so not really hammering it, but was good few years old.. also not sure if il get 3 or 4 inch.. Budget wise around 100 quid, maybe...

Hi had bosch induction hob few years now no problems but today I had 4 pans on and started hearing I Constant beeping noise.. The right hand side front and back now don't heat up they flash a 0 and then a backwards looking 9..I've turned hob of etc held down power reset/lock button but still...

Main Bulb doesn't look blown but changed it ,it still doesn't work ,other lights look ok ..is it likely to be wiring issue ..cheers