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I've been chasing out a wall to hide TV cables and hit what looks to be an old lead pipe. Theres an identical one on the other side both where the chase ends in the first picture. Is this an old lead water pipe? There is gas in the building but there has never been gas supplied to the fire that...

Looking to buy an house and there are problem issues which are reflective in the price. The property has a roof terrace which isn't sealed and has allowed water to penetrate into the walls. The rooms below show internal issues such as cracks, blistered paintwork and crumbling plaster...

Hi guys, My builder is just about finishing a retile of my two bathrooms. He's laid 24 square metres of 10cm x 10cm tumbled marble with 17 square metres of bull nose dado. He's done a great job. However he's now asking an extra £520 because I asked him to tile in a diamond pattern above...

Hello, I have some fabricated window railings/ grilles on a holiday home. I have been using Hammerite style paint which is rust resistant but the weldings on the ornate details aren't perfect and water is getting inside and causing rust deposits. Is there a metal filler that can be...

I am trying to have a cold water tap on an upstairs balcony at a holiday home in Spain. The closest water source is the boiler above the bedroom cupboard shown in the photo. It has red and blue pipes....cold inlet and hot outlet I presume. Would it be possible to take a feed off the cold...

Hi guys, My patio doors in Spain had dirty old silicone seals. I bought a small bottle of silicon cleaner out there which worked and cleaned the silicon without removing it. Is there anything in the UK that would do a similar job. All the products I can see here seem to be silicon...

I has a stairwell wall dug out and plastered 8 weeks ago but the cracks have come back. Is there any way to guess from the photos what type of cracks they are? The first two photos are the cracks before re plastering. The last two show that the cracks have come back. The decorator...

Hi guys, I don't like the patterned tiles in my two bathrooms. I was hoping to just remove the patterned tiles without damaging the surrounding tiles. Is it possible to chip out or angle grid out the patterned tiles from the below photo? Many thanks

The bolt to the window security bars sinks into the brick in the picture but the hole in the brick has worn away and it's not a secure fit. I think the brick runs under the patio door frame so it's probably not a good idea to try and remove the brick and replace it? I was thinking it may...

A carpenter in Spain put a new frame around the door and left an untidy edge around the existing light switch. How can i make this look better? Cut away the wood or maybe find a surround to lay over the top? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Hi guys, I am replacing my euro cylinder locks and the front door lock measures 25/ 45 (internal/ external). However I can't find any locks that small. The closest is 35/45. Would this fit, albeit stick out 5mm on the inside? Here's a picture if it helps:

Hi guys, I've had a new door installed and didn't like the door nails so removed and replaced them. Most came out ok but some left the imprint of the old door nails. The wood is a spanish hardwood similar to teak and stained. What would be the best way to fill these holes without it...

I'd like to cut a section of a patio away to reveal what i expect will be soil below. The soil section will then be filled with pebbles and act as a natural drain for shower water. Is it possible to cut a nice curved "s" shape in the tiles shown in the picture below or will they just split or...

I have a new door. It currently has mass produced decorative door nails which I wish to replace with these hand forged nails. They however have a wide nail width and I'm worried they may split the wood. Is this likely? The holes where they will be driven aren't that close to the edge...

Leaking tap caused this damage over a few months. Tried a product called Agua Fuerte which is a mild acid cleaner but no luck. Any ideas apart from re-tiling? Thanks

I have a property in Spain and the wooden windows were replaced 6 years ago with uPVC. There is one window which is a sliding patio door which I can shake with very little force out of the frame. They are both approximately 0.5cm too small. The company who fitted the window has gone out of...