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I have gone for the kit as a replacement washer that appeared to be the same size still had a minor leak - thanks for your help

Various outlets sell an Franke Athena o ring kit, which includes an upper and lower o ring plus the plastic clip. As I have water leaking between the spout and base of the tap is it possible to resolve with just an upper o ring replacement rather than the whole kit? If so is there a specific...

Thanks for all your suggestions, in the end I glued a piece of wood to the back of the hole, against the plasterboard and when firmly attached also screwed it down from the cupboard site. I then remounted the back box onto the wood and the cover is now in place. I finished the job by replacing...

Thanks @EFLImpudence, will try that

In our ensuite we have a dual fuel towel rail and recently the back box cover plate came away from the wall. Upon further inspection the back box is held on as per the diagram below: A plasterboard fixing (and screw) was holding the back box in place. In addition, the end of the fixing sticks...

Thanks crank39, makes sense but a bit beyond my skill set and tools. Will get a professional in.

We have a window that is stuck closed. It appears (based on the window next to it) to have a Saracen deadlock gearbox with rods that extend directly into the frame (when closed) as opposed to having a roller. The handle will turn and one side of the window will slightly move (1-2mm) when trying...

Thanks @big-all I had not considered a scaffold board. Any suggestions if I want a single sheet of material for the whole 1m sq?

I am looking to build a shelf/desk in an alcove. The alcove is 96cm wide and for argument sake the depth would be 100cm so looking at 1m sq sheet of material. The desk would support laptop, monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc and would be supported by a baton along the 2 sides of the alcove but not...

Thanks @terryplumb, there is no other grub screw so will try the boiling water & elbow grease route. Thanks for your help.

I have traced an excess of water around the base of a bathroom sink mixer tap to the hot water tap. I am guessing either the o-rings or the cartridge itself needs replacing. I have unscrewed the tap cover and moved it as far away from the base of the tap as possible (shown with white outline on...

Our bath has a mixer tap and when turned on sometimes when the tap is set to be fully hot the water is warm but not hot. If we turn off the bath tap and run the hot sink tap in our bathroom we get steaming hot water. If we then turn off the sink tap and turn on the bath tap again we now get...

Not just a clever name, thanks

When the weather is breezy we get the sounds of wind howling at our front door due to gaps around the edge. The house is around 10 years old and was initially fitted with the type of draft excluder shown in these photos. It appears to be U shaped in terms of a cross section and as per the 2nd...

The worktop is oak. I am thinking of using osmo poly-oil in white to knock the colour back.

I have applied a first coat of ronseal Danish oil to my breakfast bar but it looks a lot darker than I hoped. Is there any way of lightening up the look of the wood either before or when I add further coats? Thanks in advance

Plan to anchor the carcass on back and both sides to the floor, not the front where the plinth would go. I am reading that some people say they have 300mm (12") of overhang unsupported and some up to 380mm (15"), but I think sourcing some material is my best bet

I am building an island from individual magnet carcass units. At present island is 1400mm (w) x 560mm (d) x 870mm (h) With the units standing on the plastic legs. I plan to add end and back panels (16mm deep) that will be secured to the unit and then to wood blocks that are secured to the floor...

Thank you very much Crystalclear, I assume that I have granite as opposed to quartz based on your answer.

My kitchen has a work surface that can be seen in the attached photos (have include white sheet for colour, sunlight and ruler to aid) and I wondered if anybody can identify the style/type? I am not sure if it is quartz or granite, is there an easy way to tell? But I assume the name has nero...