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Hi all, I’m looking to replace the UPVC window hinges in my flat, but am not sure as to exactly which ones I need to buy as the current ones are about 20 years old. Any advice on how I can figure it out? I've included an image. The existing hinge is 41cm long and 1.9cm wide. Thank you!!

Hi all, hope you had a great weekend! I’m keen to replace the seals on my UPVC windows and balcony doors, and the hinges on some of the windows as well. I’m not sure as to what seals and hinges I would need to buy. Any advice on how I can figure it out? Note that the doors and windows are all...

Hi all, I was wondering if someone could help me with a question about the sound dispersion of an A2A heat pump. I acknowledge that this might be a slightly "scientific" question, but I thought I would try my luck :giggle:. I live in a flat and am putting together a detailed permission request...

Hi everyone, I’m looking into installing an air-to-air heat pump (air-conditioning) in my living room and am trying to work out whether it will save me any money on my electricity bill in winter. I spend about 7 hours in my living room in the evenings, and would need to have 150w electric...

Hi all, I recently went to a friend’s flat who had an air-conditioning unit in his living room which was blowing hot air and keeping it exceptionally warm for such a large living room (6 X 7 meters). He didn’t seem to know much about it other than it is connected to an external unit and...

Hi all, I have a really rookie electrical question that I was hoping you could help me with :mrgreen:. Apologies if it's been asked before, but I wanted to make sure that I follow the right steps based on my setup. I had a wall mounted radiator that was hardwired into a flex outlet which was...

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of redecorating my flat and need to replace eight internal doors with white doors and completely flush, without any grooves or grain etc. All the doors are 4.5cm deep and approximately 198cm X 76cm. I was wondering whether I should have my existing doors painted...

Hi everyone, I need to replace an old (20+ years) bulkhead light fixture on my balcony with a new one, but am having an issue. The old fixture had red, black and earth wires (see 1st image), and the new one only has a blue and brown wire (no earth)(see 2nd image). I'm aware that the red and...

Hi all, I've recently had a leak in my kitchen, which is above my living room, due to a faulty water filter. The leak is now fixed, but has seeped into the false ceiling between my kitchen and living room and has caused dampness on the walls and ceiling (see image). The water filter company...

Hi All, I'm contemplating a project in my home where I replace the entire window (four panels at the bottom and two panels on top) in the image below with a single panel of double-glazed glass, like in the second image. The dimensions are 126cm X 195cm. I wanted to get a rough estimation of...

Hi All, I want to replace my old Manrose bathroom extractor fan with the quieter model, but after removing the old one I realised that the ventilation shaft has a groove (see 1st image) that obstructs the new extractor fan as the new one seems to be taller than the old one (see 2nd image). Any...

Hi All, Merry Christmas! Hope all of you are enjoying the holidays! I have a question about building a metal balustrade for my mezzanine that I was hoping you could please help me with. I want to replicate the balustrade / railing in the below image in my mezzanine, but I don’t know how to go...

Hi All, I am sure that this is yet another absolute rookie question so apologies in advance for that:D Some wall lights in my flat are controlled by two individual two-way switches, each of which is one gang. I wanted to terminate one of the switches as it is never used, so I removed the...

Hi All, I'm hoping to renovate the staircase in my flat and have some questions that I was hoping you could help me with. This is the current staircase Stair by Ducky posted 15 May 2021 at 8:57 PM This is what I am hoping to achieve, or at least something that closely resembles it I...

Hi everyone, I have a wooden platform in my flat that (currently painted white) I want to re-decorate so that it looks just like the black / slate shelf in the attached images. Apologies for the poor image quality, but it's the best I can do as I screen-grabbed them from a video. Do you think I...

Hi All, I am sure that this is an absolute rookie question so apologies in advance for that :mrgreen: So I just removed a 20 year old wall mounted radiator as it is no longer required & wanted to cover the socket that it was plugged in to with a blank plate. However, I need to terminate (not...

Hi everyone, I'm working on a mini project by re-finishing a coffee table. Unfortunately I don't know the type of wood I'm working on (see image below). I have sanded it down using 80 grit sandpaper. I wanted to achieve a finish like THIS, but have no idea as to what products I would need to...

Hi All, My smoke / fire alarm has been beeping over the last day & I assume that this means that I need to change the battery. It looks like there is a battery compartment which I need to pull out to replace the battery, but it seems to be stuck & I can't pull it out. I tried to Google it, but...

Hi All, I’m going to purchase a set of white Ikea Billy bookcases & wanted to paint the backboard in a different color. Does anyone have any experience with painting white Ikea furniture & have any recommendation for specific paint brands or any other tips, do’s & don’ts? Thanks, Ducky

Hi All, I recently purchased a Varilight 3 gang 2 way 10A rocker switch (LINK), but it looks like the middle switch is inverted. This means that the switches are in different positions when off. I looked in to it & it seems that it's because the COM input layout is LIKE THIS, where the COM...