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My door would look a little smarter if I could replace the beading round the glass, both outside and inside. It looks to me as if it will come out easily using a paint/wallpaper scraper. Will that be the case? Where can I buy replacement beading? If I succeed in finding a supplier, how can I...

A bit of a smell in the store cupboard with the CH boiler. Had it checked for gas leaks – none. Service engineer says he is 100% sure it's the vent stack, possibly blocked. The boiler in the photo is on the wall separating my semi-detached bungalow from the neighbour's. The condensate pipe...

Anyone any idea how seriously I should take this crack: The property is a semi-detached bungalow, once owned by the council, now by a housing association. I have the "Right to Buy" it and am thinking of exercising that right. Is this crack serious enough for a structural survey? The...

I have an unending problem with painted bathroom surfaces (shelves, ledges) where I place shampoos, shower gels and so on. As far as bottles of Dettol and the like are concerned, I've just had to resort to keeping them on the floor. Standard gloss and one-coat paints scarcely last a few months...