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Got a patch of garden that has really thick plants that come up every year - my wife wants it lawned- do I need to dig up the roots of the plants first?

Hiya - I have two places that I need a bit of a touch up as they are getting grubby - wood under a window (to the left) and my storm doors (to the right) Can anyone recommend wood paint or stain that I would use ?

Hiya - I have had my internal oak doors for a couple of years - when I first got them I oiled them with Danish oil - after using osmo oil on my external oak door I now wish I had used that instead. Is it possible to go over the danish oil with osmo or do I now need to just stick with the...

I had a fire in my house a year ago and at that time all the power was cut from my house, the alarm rang for a while until I think the battery died in the bell unit. Once power was restored it looked like the alarm was working again however after a few months I noticed that the keypad and the...

Hiya, I have pulled away some shelving and now have some holes in the wall - some are maybe a 1 cm deep and wide and 30 cm long. Other holes are a cm deep and wider. What do I use to fill this? I was going to buy some Screwfix ready mix plaster however noticed they also sell filler so...

Been quoted £570 which includes materials to fit and supply three radiators. The old radiators are old and the new ones will be smaller as they are more efficient so moving some pipework is required. In the West of Scotland does this seem reasonable?

Hi there, WDL520P washing machine lools like it has paused as the start button is pulsating orange with the door lock flashing red. Has been working fine after changing carbon brushes a few weeks ago I can get it to start however after a few mins the door lock clicks before I hear the motor...

Can I use the alternative holes in my motor to reposition my new carbon brushes so that the angle is correct? Does it matter if they are positioned differently ? Its just because I have bought two lots of carbon brushes now and they both state they are for my model of motor but the...

Hi there, Having a hard time trying to locate new carbon brushes for my washer dryer Hotpoint WDL520P I bought these http://www.buyspares.co.uk/carbon-brushes-pair/product.pl?pid=796059&query=wdl520p however when they arrived today they are the wrong ones - the angle of the brushes...

Washing machine just stopped working ! When I try and start a cycle the door lock clicks 6 times and then the light flashes red continuously. Faulty lock ?

Hi there, I have taken wallpaper off my bathroom ceiling and found a mixture of bare plaster and flaking paint. I have taken a scraper and scraped off all the flaky stuff but the rest will not come off. Will I be able to just sand until smooth, mist coat and then paint over it...

We moved into our house in January of this year and the loft was fine at that point. Their is an upstairs shower room under an extension of the roof that has an inline extractor fan leading to the outside. Their is space to get into the new roof space where the extractor fan and a couple of down...