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I am planning on renovating our front yard. I think much of it is the same since the house was built back in the Victorian era. I think there will be a few main components: - A solid surface to cover everything, i.e existing weeds, gravel, old concrete path. My thinking is then it would be...

I want to replace the old loft hatch in our house because it's not well insulated, looks bad etc. Basically it's just a thin bit of old wood. I looked at a pre-built new plastic loft hatch in B&Q but unfortunately I think the structural opening is too small for it. Also, there is a raised wooden...

I phoned the company that fitted the door and they said pretty much the same thing and that over time, this rubbing would reduce, so I think I am happy with this answer. They said they would send someone round today to fix the hole.

Thanks for your advice, I think the best idea is to ask him to come back and do that quick fix. Going off on a bit of a tangent here, but I also noticed there is a small amount of friction at the bottom of the door when I start to open it, i.e something on the bottom of the door seems to be...

Would it be fair to ask the fitter to come back and do it?

I have just had a new back door fitted, I am pleased with the work, but there is a small hole between it and the wall/skirting board. I can feel quite a strong blast of cold air coming through, so it would be great to get that sealed. What kind of material would be best to fill it with? It is...

The old fridge feezer that was fitted in the space was shoved right up against the house wall and just a few mm in each side in the cabinet, so according to the manual not enough ventilation space. Maybe why it broke? What I like about the new fridge freezer is it's just big enough for our...

Oh, well we didn't buy them so no point in trying to get a refund etc I think.

Maybe, it came with the house when we brought it. I will try and find it on the Tesco website but even if they did sell it I expect its now discontinued.

I had to buy a new fridge because the old one wasn't working. Unfortunately I couldn't find one that was small enough to fit properly inside the unit/cupboard the old one was housed inside, so had to take off the unit doors. It all looks a bit ugly now. Any ideas for a nice looking solution? I...

Some of the cupboard fronts in our kitchen have been damaged by water over time causing the material to bubble. What would be the cheapest/most effective way to fix this? I think it might be difficult/impossible trying to find an exact colour match if I had to buy new doors as the units are...

Some felt under the roof is loose inside our attic, please see attached picture. What would be a cheap way to fix this? The roof is old and might need replacing soon, but it's still basically watertight, so would be great to fix this little problem until then.

Fixed, thanks very much. Found some hinges laying around that were perfect, so no money spent either :)

Yes, I think the shelves inside would be called half moon, they just rotate inside, so if the hinges went to a maximum of 180 degrees that would be perfect I think. Is there a specific name for that type of hinge?

A kitchen cupboard door is opening too far and bashing into the oven door handle, I can see that eventually if nothing is done about it the oven door handle will break off. Any advice about hiw to fix this? Thank you :)

Agreed, my current drill is terrible, and not SDS. It's weird though because some roofers came a year or two ago and part of the job involved repositioning some drainpipe on the same wall, I think they also mentioned they had trouble making holes in the wall. I had a look and the clips they...

I don't think so because the problem seems to be the same just about any place I try and drill into the wall, and like I said it looks like some kind of whitish coloured cement/stone like material.

There is a section of drainpipe I am struggling to attach to a wall of a house. The problem is that underneath a layer of render of about half an inch, the wall seems to be extremely hard so I cannot drill far enough in to insert a rawl plugs & screws to keep drainpipe clips in a sturdy...

Thanks for your help ! Not sure which way to go yet, may call in a professional.

Just went up there, there was indeed a lot of debris/moss in the gutter which I have cleared out. I then did a quick test with a jug of water to see which way the water was flowing in the right corner ; it was still flowing in the wrong direction / pooling at the end. I expect clearing out the...