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    Garage door lock

    How do gents. Just wondering if anyone can advise on a garage door lock replacement. It’s a euro half cylinder from what I’ve googled. Need to replace it as no key but don’t know how to remove without a key as the key is used to unlock and remove. Anyone clues to how to remove as don’t ideally...
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    Repairing TV

    Hello I’ve got a TV which my child decided to throw a toy at it and completely smashed the screen. Half of the screen is now lines with a crack on the front of the panel. Being 1 year old is it repairable and how would I go around. The TV is LG 43 smart LED one. Thanks.
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    Black thing on my floor?? So confused.

    As it says in the title I have a black thing on my floor. I've lifted the carpet as getting a new one fitted and found this black mess. It feels like melted plastic and my floorboards stop around it. The box in the corner is my gas meter the pipes exit up into the corner. Anyone have any ideas...
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    Building insurance claim.

    I've put in a claim on my building insurance for what I know is a leaking gutter. They told me I wouldn't be able to get that fixed as it's "wear and tear" which is fine. Told that I could claim on accident damage one for fixing plaster and damp in bedroom. So surveyor comes out decides it's...
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    What trade repairs gutters.

    As it says in the title what trade do I need is it a roof and gutter repair specialist or can a general builder type do. I'm not after repairs just a quote so my insurance company can decide wether they will pay or not to fix it.
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    Opening up a UPVC window

    hello all a window has broken on the inside the lock mechanism that the spindle goes in has snapped one of the sides so the handle just moves nothing. One of the locks is in the open the other is locked shut. I have tried a thin bit of metal and no success it won't open. Do I need a locksmith...
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    Vent shape on wall.

    So another thread about some damp from I think I should change my name on to got damp. In my box bedroom there is a vent on the outer wall but on the inner wall it has been plastered over. I think the wall is the plasterboard as sounds hollow when tapped. But the problem is you can see a square...
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    Is this damp around the door

    So as it says is this damp around my front door. It is only on the one side of the door and seems to be solid. The front was repointed and painted over with masonry paint in April and this seems to have got worse. As the pictures show it's only half way up and just on the corner doesn't seem to...
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    Recent rain and wind problem

    Long time lurker first time poster. So just recently bought my first property been in here 2 months now and had a few problems nothing major till now. With the wind and rain that storm Barbara has brought in I had a leak in 3 window frames and when I say leak I mean a leak. It was pouring in...
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