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Hi, does anyone know how I could fix the wobbly threshold strip on my front door? Sometimes it's a bit loose and this stops the door closing properly, which isn't good! I've attached a picture. I think it's adjustable, and that the middle strip you can see should lift up so I can access screws...

I've got 2 fairly new Ideal Standard toilets with Conceala 2 cisterns (hidden, which makes problem-solving pretty difficult). When they refill, they make a kind of low-pitched howling noise. My first thought was that it could be debris in the ball valve, so I disconnected the valve from the...

Can anyone let me know what this thing is, below the drain valve? It's just above the mains stopcock under the sink. Why might it be corroded after only being installed a year ago, and what does the screw do? Is it a water pressure restrictor, or an isolation valve, or something else? It doesn't...

I bought some wall cabinets from Ikea (the Fyndig ones), as I wanted something fairly cheap and cheerful to use as storage. Except they don't fit on a hanging rail like another cabinet I've installed, but just seem to screw into the wall with only 2 screws. The unit weights 20kg without anything...

Hi, I've got this wood effect laminate stuff in my living room, and the way the edges have been done seems really weak and a bit shoddy. It's been siliconed in around the edges, which I thought was a no-no (doesn't it need to float, and isn't it normally beaded?), and the 5cm or so nearest to...

Hi, I live in a new build and the defects period is about to end soon. The ground floor has granite tiles (or something similar) in the kitchen and bathroom, and the gap between the bottom of the skirting board and the tiles is huge, about 15mm. Picture attached. Is this normal? I'm guessing...