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Hi all, haven't posted on here for a long time, but thought I'd ask if anyone can give any advice on a problem I have. I need to replace a panel fence section at the bottom of our garden with a gate as I need to get a motorbike in there and the current gate is not big enough. The easy...

Hello, I don't know if I'm being paranoid, but I boarded out our loft last year, and I have some bowing in the ceilings upstairs that might have been there before. I have a timber framed house, and the joists upstairs look either 3 X 2 or 4 X 2. We removed the water tank when we did it as it...

sorry, just following up on my last post about my boiler. AS I've been speaking to some Corgi engineers and getting prices in the region of £2-2.5K to replace mine, I though maybe its worth seeing if we can get it repaired. Just looking for some advice on if it sounds like a common or...

Hello, our old combi boiler has died, and we need to get a new one fitted asap, but I'm a little confused by new regulations. I understand that we now need to get a condensing combi boiler which is fine, but I am confused about beuilding controls etc. Do I need to do anything to prove...

Hello, I've just had a bit of a flood from our washing machine. Luckily we managed to catch it before it got too bad, but does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to fix it before I call a repair man in? As a background, the water was still soapy, and it seemed to be coming from...

Has anyone experienced hairline cracks in new emulsion paint before? I've just sanded down my bedroom walls, wiped them well and painted them. However, I'm getting really fine cracks appearing in two of the walls that I have painted white. These cracks aren't in the wall surface itself, and I...

I am going to start coving my house this week, feel pretty confident with mitres, but have one annoying problem, How do I cove up to my door frames? I have those really horrible ones that run all the way up to the ceiling, and I'm worried if I cove up to them, you will be able to see the...

Hello, I have a bit of a dilemma, and I'm not great at things like this so I wonder if you guys can offer some advice. I have a small shed at the bottom of the garden that is on top of an approx 3/4 inch concrete base. This doesn't reach the back garden fence and there is an approx 20...

Can anyone tell me how difficult this is to do? Our house is a 1980s barrett home so most walls are plasterboard. I would like to give the architrave a bit of a spruce up, but some of the frames have been pretty hacked up as well by previous owners trying to fit hinges so I might like to replace...