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Anyone able to advise where I can purchase replacement gasket for the existing one shown in the photo's? Thanks in advance. Ordered one of these sample packs but they are all too small https://jcphardware.co.uk/e-gasket-sample-pack-upvc-window-door-double-glazing-rubber-seal/

Bon soir fellow experts and DIYers alike Having trouble knowing how to get a similar colour to my patch repair. Was thinking of a 5:1 sand/cement top coat but as seen in following photo my 4:1 repair to scratch coat is more of a sand/paisty brown shade rather than the lighter grey shade. Any...

Hi folks, when you see the photos below, you'd likely say best course of action is to rip off the whole facade and re-roughcast......however I'm looking to spend less with a view to making it better with a view to selling in next couple of years I'm really not sure how to sort this mess out...

Hi folks. Upstairs bedroom window (see photo), the internal timber cill gets damp during periods of wind driven rain. Thereafter, water appears along top edge of the ground floor window directly beneath this one - water leaks down through the internal mastic seal along the top edge of the...

Hi folks, See attached photo. My outdoor light has stopped working. No fuses were blown at fuse box. Light is bolted to underside of soffit and had a heap of water in it when I took the cover off. Tried replacing 38W DD bulb but no luck. Wanted to test the ballast but don't know how - I have a...

Hi folks, We have some sort of chamber/pit located in our front garden for drainage (located in Scotland). I think it's the first meeting point for the house foul & surface water drainage. See photo here: https://www.diynot.com/diy/media/albums/driveway-front-garden.26088/ There are another 2...

Hi Folks, My neighbour has some trees/bushes separating our driveways. One of the roots is cracking the surface of my drive, since before I bought the house. The damage doesn't seem to have worsened much, if any over last 4 years. Some photos here...

Hi Folks There is a very recent thread with similar issue......which I have read but just want your thoughts regardless, as every situation is different. I have posted photos of my peeling bathroom ceiling paint here //www.diynot.com/diy/media/albums/ceiling-above-shower.25656/ The...

Hi folks We had a company build us a new garden shed February 2015, but we have a fair bit of mould appearing inside. Photos are here //www.diynot.com/diy/media/albums/shed.25655/ The shed sits on a raised timber deck foundation (see photo Shed0) due to the sloping garden. The top...

Hi Folks - see uploaded photos of my kitchen light switch //www.diynot.com/diy/media/albums/light-switch.25467/ The push button dial serves the halogen ceiling lights - push the button in towards the socket to switch light on/pop it back in to switch off (spring loaded??). The other...

Hi, The underfloor heating (hot water system, 1st generation) in our sunroom is currently operated solely by a manual wall mounted thermostat which works fine but can anyone suggest a) a simple replacement thermostat with a timer on it (digital) b) whether it is fairly easily replaced by...

Hi, The underfloor heating (hot water system, 1st generation) in our sunroom is currently operated solely by a manual wall mounted thermostat which works fine but can anyone suggest a) a simple replacement thermostat with a timer on it (digital) b) whether it is fairly easily replaced by...

Hi folks Grateful if a roughcaster could help me out here. See photo's of job here where you will see the colour required: //www.diynot.com/diy/media/albums/roof-drain.22488/ Old vent has been removed from external wall & filled in with concrete as far as possible - upper part was...

Hi, I am trying to replace the 'inlet valve' aka uni-valve/quiet ball valve on my Ideal Standard Conceala2 cistern. I have bought a replacement inlet valve but I am struggling to see how to disconnect the old valve from the end of the hose. I have added a couple of pictures in my album...

hi folks, we have a composite front door with 3 hinges (top middle and bottom). the type of hinges are shown in my photos, see here //www.diynot.com/network/user_album_update.php you will see from the photos that the door is hard up against the frame (adjacent to the top hinge)...

Hi folks, The drain on my 'flat' garage roof keeps getting blocked with bits of moss, leaves etc. Judging by the neighbours,' there used to be a filter on it but not since we bought the house. This causes the water to back up and flood the roof, resulting in water seeping through the...