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I've been cleaning the inside of my downstairs bay window yesterday and found that rain water has managed to come through the bay ceiling and onto the window sill during the recent heavy rains. This has never happened before. Not a lot of water has come through. I've been up on the ladder...

I've got a number of door handles which have dropped. So decided to replace the springs. I've taken the handles off but not sure how to remove the cam. There are no circlips and the cam looks to be pressed in. Any ideas how to remove? I've tried to gentle prise off by no luck. See photos.

I've had a toilet leak in the bathroom which I've managed to fix. The floor has a vinyl floor laid on solid board. I had to take up all the vinyl up to sort out the toilet. Now going to relay the vinyl, but on closer inspection I've noticed that the vinyl floor has some rips around the toilet...

I've decided to replace an old bath front panel made out of a single piece of mdf with pvc tongue and grove cladding. I've cut all to the pieces to the correct dimensions and now faced trying to get all panels slotted in together. Problem I've faced with is trying to get all the panels pushed...

I'm doing a spot of DIY in our bathroom. I've come across a problem with some skirting board behind the toilet and sink, it looks to have come away from the bathroom tiles. I don't quite know what to do. The gap is approx 6mm and runs for 30cms. If I try and remove the skirting (its looks to...

I've got 2 baths where the triangle shaped plastic trim has lots of mould around the silicone seal. Looks similar to the one in B and Q below. https://www.diy.com/departments/diall-white-pvc-self-adhesive-bath-seal-trim/1442957_BQ.prd?B/R_Tile_Trims_S_BSA_D I've tackled the 1 bath and cleaned...

I’ve got copper pipes in the attic feeding 2 showers. There is extra thick pipe insulation around every pipe and the insulation is checked on a regular basis. Last week the pipes froze. They have never frozen before and we’ve been in the house 7 years. I know it’s been very cold but going...

My Wife went to use the upstairs shower today and found it was not working - just buzzing. I tried the second upstairs shower and the same, so I'm guessing the pipes are frozen. They are gravity fed pipes which go into the attic and down to 2 showers. They are lagged and I've never had a problem...

My old cistern overflow pipe has started to leak at the base. So trying to locate a spare rubber washer so far failed. I've been to umpteen local plumbers merchants and drawn a blank. The dimensions are 2mm deep, ID 26mm, OD 42mm. Any advice much appreciated.

Just had my worcester bosch cdi37 combi boiler issue fixed (intermittent problem with temperature of hot water - the heat exchanger was replaced under warranty). Next time the heating came on I noticed that the radiators were the hottest ever. They were dangerously hot. So I then checked the...

I've replaced my old hinges on 1 of my 16 year old uvpc windows. The hinges were showing signs of wear. The hinges were swapped over using the existing holes. Problem is I now have a an issue with a gap at the top between the sash and frame. In addition the window sash seems to be too much over...

Just started to prepare to paint a bedroom. Walls are plasterboard with emulsion. We've been in this 16 year old house around 4 years so guessing the paint has been up for around 5-6 years 2 of the 4 walls are going to be a different colour. So instead of cutting in as I usually do, I thought...

I've got a 16 year old with the original uvpc windows. All the windows have top openers. I've found that many of the window openings have gaps so I can feel cold air coming through. I've tried the the paper test and it would seem that most of the gaps are on the top and sides of the windows...

I've got some old cellotape marks that I'm trying to remove from a window frame. I've tired WD40 and turps, but its very slow to remove. Can anyone suggest a better way?

Manged to slip in the attic and cracked the hallway ceiling. I'm now trying to sort out the crack. I've added a batten between two joists above the cracked ceiling. I've then put a few screws into the ceiling up to the batten in an attempt to flatten out the crack. I don't know what I'm doing...

Our cooker fan has decided to work intermittently. After having a quick look on the net, some suggested that fat may have clogged up the workings. So I pulled off the back of the cooker and trying to figure out how to remove the motor, managed to lose concentration for a moment and removed the...

I've bought one of these no nonsense foam guns from screwfix over a year ago. Starting using it a few months ago and all been well. Trouble is that now I've noticed that the barrel end does not fully shut off when I've finished using it. If I try and push through some gun cleaner after using...

I'm using a foam gun to fill up some gaps in my attic. I'm struggling to get the gun/can into very tight spaces. Can anyone suggest a flexible pipe etc to attach to the gun. If so any idea where I can get one?

Trying to fill various gaps in the attic with foam. Gaps vary from a few mms up to 30/40 mms in width. Never used foam previously but heard that if you use too much it could warp plasterboard etc. In the past, to fill deep holes in walls etc, I've packed out with news paper, or bits of old...

Help Please!! Trying to fit Venetian blinds into the window recess. The gap between the plasterboard and lintel is too narrow for a hollow wall plug. I've gone for drilling the lintel. I've tried drilling the concrete lintel with a masonry bit, but the hole in the plasterboard keeps getting...