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Hi, Our radiator pipes come out the wall (see image). This limits the height of our skirting, it means the skirting has to be under 85 cm which is small by today's standards. Does anyone have any suggestions on how we could get around this without moving the radiator pipes? On another note -...

Hi. I bought some sadolin superdec white satin to paint my garage window after reading great reviews. Says on the tin it covers everything. I painted the first coat today and it’s like nothing has been painted on. The paint looked translucent when doing on. What did I do wrong? Pictures below.

Hi - please can I have some advice. What sort of paint should I be using to paint my summerhouse? It currently looks like this. Should I be looking at something like Dulux Weathershield or a shed paint? I also need to reputty the windows. Do I do this before or after painting? Thanks!

Hi, I have stripped the wallpaper off one of my rooms and found the below. How do I remedy this? Can I cut the bulge out and fill with Toupret interior?

Hi all, We have taking up an old engineered wood floor that was damaged and uncovered an old tiled floor (see pictures). What would you do in this situation? Would you take up the tiled floor or leave it? We haven't decided whether to go carpet or wood again (it's a study) however my main...

Hi, We recently had a room skimmed. On the coldest wall (other side is garage) the wall has started developing cracks (see photos) near the top of the wall close to the ceiling. Is this normal? Is this just a case of fill and move on or is it something more worrying? Thanks, Andy

Hi, We recently had a window board replaced. Previously there was a plastic beading along the window board to cover a gap, I understand this was removed in order to get the old board off. This has left us with the current situation -The PVC where the board was previously glued on is a mess -...

Hi, I am stripping a room ready to be plastered. There is a gap between the window and the wall, is this normal? What is normally done here should it just be silicon after plastering or does this need a beading?

Hi We have stripped old wallpaper that was directly laid into plaster. All the wallpaper is removed but we just can’t get the remaining glue residue off. You can’t really see it but the wall is sticky and can’t be sanded. Any ideas on how to get this residue off? We have tried wallpaper...

Hi. We just moved home and the previous owner had lost the patio door key. Is there any easy fix to get a new key or do we need to get a locksmith in? Photo attached.

Hi. I am sanding and painting the windows as they a bit of a mess. Any idea what to fill the gap between the sill and the window with? I bought exterior sealant but it says it can’t be painted. The sill tiles are also a bit of a mess. Do people generally just paint these with masonry paint?

Hi, As you can see in the attached photos, the exterior sill of my window is cracked, the piece you can see in the photo was loose (coming off). I have tried to stick this back on with slablayer as this is all I had however it is still a little loose (it wiggles). Any suggestion on how to...

Hi all, Attached are some images of my conservatory doors. As you can see, there is some degradation on the doors, they have started to rot. I have thought about sanding this down, filling any holes, and repainting. Honest opinions - do you think this is salvageable and what is the best way...

Hi all, Attached are some images of my conservatory doors. As you can see, there is some degradation on the doors, they have started to rot. I have thought about sanding this down, filling any holes, and repainting. Honest opinions - do you think this is salvageable and what is the best way...

Hi all, I just got a new tap that has 15mm copper tails, I got a flexible tap connector assuming that would connect to the copper tail. Unfortunately although the copper tail connects at one end, it does not fit into the copper tail, do I need something else?

Hi, I am interested in understanding how easy it would be to move a plug socket to the other side of the wall, see attached. Is this something that can be attempted by a DIYer or should be left to an electrician?

Hi fellow DIYers, Attached a few photos of our current skirting. The skirting is: -Chewed in places, presumably from a dog -Not stuck on in places -Has a varying gap from the wall (between 1mm and 1.5 cm) The appearance isn't great. Any recommendations on how we can improve this? Should we...

Hi all, I have a dripping shower head. I have read through various online articles and have eventually replaced the shower head and washers, unfortunately the shower head is still dripping. There are 3 taps, the 2 outside taps control the bath, the central tap controls the shower. I cannot...