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My toilet is leaking. From what I can tell it's from the dodgy looking sealant between the pan and the plastic pipe. Hopefully you can see this clearly enough from the photo... From googling it seems it's a bit of a bodge job using sealant so am thinking of having a go at taking it out and...

Hi all, The (probable) asbestos cement sheets on my garage desperately need replacing as they are cracking badly. Am in a bit of a dilemma about what to do. There are several nationwide specialist garage repair firms which all want approx. £2k to remove and replace with plastic coated metal...

Hi all, I want to use a couple of softwood sleepers to edge my pond. Plan is to mortar some paving slabs on to the liner to form a base and then fix the sleepers on top of that. They will form a right angle so I also plan to put a couple of screws in at the corner. Do you think that will be...

Hi all, Hoping someone can give me some advice... I'm digging a small wildlife pond this winter using a liner. On two sides, which will border a gravel area I want to use sleepers as an edge (just cheap softwood ones from the garden centre, not real ones). So the two sleepers will form a right...

Hi all, We have an old asbestos sheet corrugated roofed garage, which is leaking quite badly. The sheets have sort of cracked and you can see daylight through it in some places. I got a quote from a firm recently who wanted £1700 to redo the roof with upvc sheets. Is that about right or would...

Hi all, I'm putting up a 6ft trellis at the back of a bed, just the one so only 2 posts. My question is can I dig the holes without a special post hole digging tool ie just a regular spade? Need to go down 2ft or so and am planning to use postcrete. The soil is going to be fairly soft I think...

Hi all, Trying to put guttering on a metal shed which is clearly not designed for it. One of the corners where I'd need to drill into to attach a bracket is too close to the fence to get a drill to. From inside I'm not sure I can drill cleanly through as there are several layers if that makes...

Hi all, Need to fill in a 10cm gap between pavers and house wall with concrete so that I can build a step on it. For making the concrete can I use the pea shingle that is already filling the gap? or should the aggregate be more crushed? Thanks!

Hi all, Have an oak worktop about a year old. I think I may have left a pool of water behind the sink (as you do) and today I noticed the joint has raised very slightly as if water has got in. Not sure if you can even see in the photo. I'm not someone who is concerned about the odd blemish...

Hi all, I'm building a step on my patio. The slabs I have used (cheap ones from Wickes) have such a sharp edge that I'm wary about using them for the step especially as we have a young child. Is there an easy way to smooth this edge slightly? Not looking to round it off completely, just...

Hi all, Had some UPVC bifolds installed last summer and they have started sticking again. We had the problem after they had been installed and the installer came back a couple of times to toe and heel them. I'm thinking that since the installer is unlikely to come for free again (no...

Hi all Having laid my patio successfully, I now want to build a simple doorstep on it, similar to the one on Paving expert http://www.pavingexpert.com/featur01.htm Speaking to a mate, he advised leaving an inch gap between the step and the house wall, which I'm inclined to go along with...

ok, going to order slabs, sand, MOT etc for this bank holiday weekend. My question is how long will it take someone who has never laid a patio before? 80 flags 45cm square in a basic stack bond layout. No cutting involved. The area has been measured and dug out. I'm thinking the sub base can be...

Hi all, What does this actually mean? Just about to order some bulk bags of sand/MOT etc. We have a big enough driveway for this to go on, presumably they will lift it onto there? or do they literally just put it at the edge of the road? Cheers!

Was planning to lay my patio very simply in a square stack bond layout with the 45cm square slabs that I already have, but having measured up I don't have enough. Been trying to find some matching ones from gumtree etc, but no joy so far. Its now got me thinking that maybe I should add some...

Hi all About to re-lay a patio using old slabs, but they all have blobs of mortar/concrete stuck on the back. Whats the best way to get this off? I've tried with a bolster and an ordinary hammer but that doesn't seem to be doing the job very well, although the bolster is pretty old and quite...

Hi all, Bit of a basic question, but I need to knock down a small garden wall, 5 or 6 courses high. Its pretty old and crumbling so I reckon it will be pretty easy but what is the best tool to do it? sledgehammer? Cheers

Hi all, Need to stick down a threshold over where engineered wood floating floor joins to a quarry tile floor. My question is what glue to use which will stick to both sides of the join ie the wood and the tiles? Cheers!

Hi, Just had an extension built so the patio needs relaying. The ground seems pretty solid under the flags so is it worth digging it out to refill with hardcore or can I just level it off and compact it? Cheers

Hi all, We have quite a bit of oak kitchen worktop left over from our new kitchen. We planned to get some shelves made from it but having spoken to a carpenter he has warned us off saying they might warp in time and aren't really suitable for shelves. Would you go along with this? Cheers