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hello all my builders finished our drainage but didn't put lids on the inspection chambers... i researched and found a lid online, but was surprised to see it didnt come with a sealant ring inside. I contacted the seller who said this type just sits on top of the chamber and is held down by...

Hello all, hoping for some advice. I have built the attached pergola using 6x6inch fence posts. Unfortunately one of the upper posts is ever so slightly too long and is pushing the vertical post out so it’s not sitting straight. I probably need to take 2cm off it. However, they are bloody...

Hello wise forum You have helped me lots up till this point so hopefully this will continue. I’ve been tasked with laying composite decking in our garden, which will be flush up to our bi-fold doors. The Mrs wants the decking boards to sit on top of the door sill. Is this possible? Do I need...

Hi all Please can someone help me replace a looped ceiling rose? The wiring currently looks like this (ceiling rose image). I am replacing it with a new fitting which just has a LIVE and NEUTRAL I spoke to my electrician who told me: - all the reds in the middle go into a connector block -...

Hi all Looking for some advice please. I have a block and beam garage floor currently , no screed or anything on top. I am wanting to put interlocking floor tiles down which I have purchased however my question is, would you lay these directly on the block and beam - or would you install a...

Morning all, hope everyone is well we visited some friends over the xmas break who had a lovely new front door to show off. It’s UPVC or maybe composite (?) their door had two door knobs that the installer added for them, one on the inside and one on the outside, which are just used to pull the...

Early I know, but I got some new lights ages ago in advance of Christmas this year and I finally got round to testing them. to cut a very long story short, these are interconnecting fairy lights (image of the connection terminals attached) and I have a transformer to plug into the string of...

Hi all Hoping to get some help with a floor threshold that’s come free and needs replacing. As you can see from the image it’s to join floor mat material style carpet to laminate Would this be a ‘z bar’ that’s needed? It’s about 1.8m wide any thoughts would be hugely appreciated. I doubt any...

hi guys, how do i remove a soffit? nothing wrong with it - i want to fix some cctv cabling behind it and replace with the existing unit. just havent got a clue how to pull it down! FYI it looks like the one based on the image attached. No visible screws or anything! thanks James

hi all we have an outdoor seating area made from breeze blocks that have been rendered unfortunately some of the corner beads have rusted and it's showing through the paint is there a particular paint someone would recommend for me to use once i've sanded it back? i want something to stop the...

Hi all Now the inside of the house is almost there i'm keen to tackle the garden. The lawn is in an OK state. It's quite patchy in areas, few bald spots, grass is quite thin in places and thick in others. Also soil is very compact and hard. I did have a huge bald spot which i've just treated...

Hi all I have just had some new internal doors fitted and they are currently unfinished. I’m now looking at the best way to paint the doors so they are in the best place for the long term. The doors will be painted white and the doors are solid oak (oak veneer). At the minute they have had no...

hi all i want to replace 5 x halogen downlights in my kitchen cupboards with LEDs. after pulling the wires down i can see they are taking power from the mains, into a junction box, and then via a transformer. 1 transformer has all of the halogen lights connected to it. given that i want to...

hi all i'm getting some help in laying new tiles in our kitchen with electric underfloor heating. i've found online a 3mm 'warmpro' XPS insulation board and wondered if anyone has any experience of using this? the reason i ask is that not a lot of tilers i've had round have heard of a board...

hi all i have a double glazed UPVC door, however the problem i have with it is there is no door handle or lever on the inside! all there is to open / lock the door internally is a eurocylinder thumbturn handle on the inside and the key operation on the outside. essentially all i have on the...

Hi all We had some new LED spotlights fitted - alongside having the ceiling replastered. Our idiot builders cut the recess for the LEDs slightly too big, so with the spotlights fitted there is a 2mm or so ring exposed. What is the easiest way of rectifying this please? Would it be possible...

hi all i need to find a resin primer for external concrete...needed for this saturday but all i can find is online options. does anyone know of anything in one of the sheds that will suffice? thanks

hi all what's the best method for smoothing a sharp concrete edge? ideally i want to make it rounded or just soften it so it's not as sharp. i was looking at a drum sander that i put in a drill but not sure if the concrete will destroy the paper? alternatively i was looking at getting a...

hi all i need to install a brick step over our existing driveway as the door is significantly higher. the current driveway is made from tarmac/asphalt is it essential i dig a trench for concrete foundation or will i be able to cement bricks directly onto the existing surface with suitable...

hi all i have an outdoor seating area which we built last year (picture attached). this has been built out of concrete blocks and rendered - however due to various circumstances when we had it rendered we were unable to render the actual bench part of the seat meaning it was simply exposed...