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Hi all We have an integrated washing machine, probably about 5 years old. A few weeks back I levelled the feet and got it straight as it was rocking around with a heavy load and it’s been fine until recently. Now when we put a load in the drum fills with water and the machine tries to spin...

Hi, so we have a water stain on our bedroom ceiling caused by a roof issue which is now sorted, the roof was fixed 3 weeks ago. I want to paint over the water stain but i'm worried if i use stain blocking sprays etc and then paint it will show on the ceiling, re-painting the whole ceiling isn't...

Hi all So we have just had a new carpet in one of the rooms and the gold metal strip / joiner thing that fits where the door frame is seems loose, the old one wasn’t like this, the fitter put a new one in and there’s some play in it, I tried to pull the carpet away from it on one side to see if...

Hi all I’d like to buy an assorted screw set, I have a wood screw set already with about 200 screws in it but the screws I’m after are the silver looking type ‘photo attached’ The wood screws I have are gold in colour and have a strange cut through the threads ? To help them cut into wood? I...

Ok had a step build on front of my house builder put brick foundation and placed slabs on top, about 7 hours after the work was done noticed slabs weren’t straight so builder popped back and taped side of slabs with rubber mallet and lined it all up I’m worried this had damaged the setting of...

Hi so had the floating valve replaced in my loft tank, the plastic spout thing that the water shoots into the tank out of is screwed into the assembly but it’s spins freely when the pressure of the water shoots through it I’ve tried to tighten it but when it reaches its tight position it’s...

Hi everyone I want to replace the tap insert cartridges or whatever they are called on two sinks. I have done some research and i'm confused by the different measurements. https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-ceramic-tap-glands-24mm-x-2-pack/2611f These look the same as my current non ceramic...

Hi all Basically I’m new to diy, in my first house and decided to paint the gas and electric meter cupboards on the outside walls of the house, I went to a diy shop and was told to use sandtex, I sanded the cupboards down, not completely to the plastic but well into the old paint. I started...

Hi all Basically I’m new to diy, in my first house and decided to paint the gas and electric meter cupboards on the outside walls of the house, I went to a diy shop and was told to use sandtex, I sanded the cupboards down, not completely to the plastic but well into the old paint. I started...

Hi everyone, any thoughts as to what could cause this, we have had loads of rain recently and it looks like it's got into the wall? As you can see there is a damp patch in the lower left corner of the upstairs front window

so basically im new to diy and in my first home, there was an old power cable running into a brick wall into the back of a power socket as the cable used to run across the garden to the shed but isn't needed so I pulled it out, I used silicone sealant in a gun and squeezed it into the unwanted...