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Hi, I've got some newly-fitted 12.5mm plasterboard and want to hang a couple of curtain rails up. The rails have three fixing points on each side. The poles are only around a metre long, each. The hollow anchors I bought say they're for a minimum of 8mm thickness. (B&Q M4 32mm). My plasterboard...

Hi people, My door is starting to become very difficult to unlock. I changed the barrel out and it's still doing it. So, I guess I'm looking at replacing the gearbox next. The handle works fine (pushing down) when the door is unlocked. To lock the door the small 'nipple' towards the top of the...

Hi people, I am hoping to move my external kitchen double-door to a different wall. I've measured the height of the door and the height of the new wall... It's VERY close to the height of the alternate room! As the doors have a window above each one, could the top be sliced off (by the...

Hi people, I was hoping to add an external door to what will eventually be an extra bit of kitchen space, rather than a utility room. There is a street sign attached to my wall where I'd like the door to go. Not the end of the world if it has to go on the other side, but if it's an easy...

Hi people, I have started to remove an internal, non-load bearing wall, on the first floor (only the loft above it). Where the internal wall meets the external wall there are staggered blocks that were part of the internal wall. Makes sense; so you couldn't just push the internal wall down, I...

Hi people, I've been stripping the bathroom back to nothing ready to get it completely re-fitted (by a professional). On removing the tiles, I've been taking off chunks very powdery 'concrete'? It's just flaking away. I can scratch it just with a finger-nail. I can see patches of brickwork...

Hi, What would be the best way (or is there a tool) to remove the wood paneling from the bathroom wall, please? Stuff like knives and wall-paper strippers just bend, if I get any leverage, and my crowbar is too thick to get in behind each panel. I'm presuming it was glued on. I can't see any...

Hi people, Due to the previous owner having fitted wardrobes, when I removed them, they left a thick line where the cornices had come away from the ceiling. I decided to score the ceiling with one of those tools and set at it with a steamer. The ceiling is plasterboard that has been...