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My mum recently passed away and we're now dealing with the sale of her house, a 3 bed terraced in Greater London. It all needs modernising bar the kitchen which was fitted about 6 years ago. We'll be redecorating throughout, new carpets (existing ones are nearly 40 years old), installing...

Hi all, I need to move/remove some existing sockets/switches and will be left with back box depth holes in solid walls. What's the best practice to fill them? Is it ok to use a bonding coat to a couple of mm shy of level, then some easifill over the top? Cheers

Before I call a sparky out, can anyone offer any advice? So yesterday I got home and the kitchen circuit breaker had tripped. Partner and kids home but none of them even realised so were no help in identifying what might have caused it (ie any switches being turned on off etc). This morning, I...

We got some cheap self adhesive floor tiles for the bathroom, and there are slight gaps between each one despite my best attempts. Is it possible to 'grout' between them? If so, what to use? I have some leftover Mapei premixed Waterproof Fix and Grout but presumably this won't be any good for...

Hi all, I didn’t get any response in the garden section so trying my luck here! I'm replacing the 4x6 shed at my elderly parents house. It's literally just for mower/garden tools. There is an existing concrete base but it's not very even, so when I've put the shed floor down there's some...

Hi all I'm replacing the 4x6 shed at my elderly parents house. It's literally just for mower/garden tools. There is an existing concrete base but it's not very even, so when I've put the shed floor down there's some bounce in it in different areas. What's the easiest way to level it off...

Hi all, apologies if this is in the wrong place, wasn't sure where else to post it So basically I've recently extended our driveway, and with the left over blocks, I want to remove the council slab path that runs along the front of the house and down the side. No issue with that, all easy...

So we have a low mounted double socket (with switches) in our kitchen for appliances, which runs via a worktop height fused spur. We only have the tumble dryer plugged in to this. I've just discovered that if I turn the switch off of the left socket, then turn it back on, it trips the RCD...

We have an American style Samsung fridge/freezer RS68N8240SL It has two drawers at the bottom but we're getting fed up of everything falling off the shelves when we try and get anything out. Can you buy retrofit drawers? We are considering baskets but wanted drawers to maximise space. If so...

Hi all So I have a load of leftover type 1 from a driveway extension (about 1.5yards). At some point we are going to need a shed (14x8) so I wanted to use this in the base construction. What would be the best method to use this up? Thanks very much

Hi all, so I'm currently extending our driveway and while doing so I want to put a step up into the house as it's quite high at the minute. Step will be about 12cm and I'll be staying under the DPM. I'll be doing the edge of the step in a keykerb to match in with the new edge and will fix in...

So I want to extend my driveway as I've managed to blag the neighbours old block paving which matches ours. I have a couple of queries though if anyone can help. 1) Do I still need to put the new edge course in first? I was hoping to start from the existing driveway and finish on a whole brick...

Hi all, we have decided to paint our current mid brown fence a sage colour. However, it's looking like each panel is going to need 4 coats to cover up the brown. This is effectively doubling our paint costs. Is there anything we can use to reduce the number of coats neeeded? A primer or...

So we've been in this house 18 months and the shower pump has been hit and miss the whole time. There was a note on the socket saying turn off when not in use. The reason being, the pump would just randomly just start pumping due to I suspect a leak somewhere and it detecting flow?!?! Anyway...

Wasn't quite sure where to put this! So start of the year I went to take a water meter reading (water meter been installed approx 12 months, was previously water rates). The chamber was full up with murky water but had been raining. Went out again yesterday and it was full but clear enough to...

Firstly, happy new year ladies and gentlemen My OH has managed to knacker her Magimix 5200XL whilst kneading some dough. It got ridiculously hot and started smoking! Now the blades are spinning very slowly and cutting through a thick carrot stops it spinning completely. And after only maybe 30...

We want a cheap fix for our bedroom wardrobe until we redo it in a few years time properly. What’s the best process? Light sand for a key, primer (which one?)? Then can we use any paint or do we need a specialist one? So much conflicting advice on t’internet Thanks

It's a downstairs toilet so is less than 2m x 1m. I've put self levelling compound down but not sure whether I should put the vinyl down first or the skirting/architrave. I guess the pro of putting floor first is it doesn't matter if I mess up the cuts as they'll be hidden so therefore easier...

We want to update our kitchen as it's going to be a few years until we can replace it. What's the best method for changing the door colour? Sanding, priming, spraying, brushing? Any do's or dont's? Any reccommended products? Thanks

So we bought our house last year and the kitchen has had relatively new doors fitted. The carcasses are older and are generally ok apart from one drawer that keeps falling out. And if it doesn't fall out it shreds all the plastic into the cupboard below! Does anyone know if these runners are...