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Hello. I have just restored and painted my sash windows, having applied the top coat of Sandtex Gloss this morning. I now need advice on the best product that will fill the EXTERIOR gaps between the various wood trim and the brick wall, and between wood and wood - where various bits have gaps...

My flat, which is situated on the first floor of a Victorian house, is equipped with an Elvox intercom system (along with 5 other flats). The handset in my flat buzzes when a visitor who is outside the communal door presses the button with my flat number on it. I can talk to the visitor through...

I’d like to replace the plastic cover of my telephone point with a nice metal one but I’m stuck with the wiring. Hopefully the photos do the explaining. Thanks.

I’m restoring a shower zone. Took some tiles off and removed loads of soft plaster. It’s all lost its top smooth skim. The rest is solid enough. The wall will be tanked (painted with acrylic) and then the tiles stuck back on. How should I build the wall back to its original depth and what...

I’ve recently discovered that my shower valve has had a leak over many years. It is located in a stud wall. We have cured the leak. I have removed tiles and pulled the rotten damp plasterboard out, which appears to be the normal type. The plan is to cover the void with aquapanel (or such like)...

My first floor flat has Victorian floorboards in the hallway. 10 years ago I sealed the gaps between the boards with clear silicone. Over the years a few of the boards have warped and now split. I removed these boards to find a large water pipe running beneath them. This pipe serves the flat...

Hello all. My wall mounted bath tap is leaking at a joint beneath the large chrome nut on the left side. The dripping has gotten worse over the last month or so. I think what happened is the large circular disc came unscrewed from the wall and my Dad leant on the spout by mistake which pushed...

Hello. I would like to do away with my letterbox so I need to fill the hole. The end result will hopefully be a door with no sign on both sides of an old letterbox. It’s quite a large rectangular hole cut into a very solid wooden front door. What would be the best method?

My Victorian flat has developed thin cracks where walls meets walls. I think it's caused by vibrations from the flat upstairs' washing machine. Photos attached. I've cut out a section at one spot with a stanley knife. It's hard to tell how deep the crack goes. I can see old paint, old lining...

My Victorian flat has developed cracks where walls meets walls. I think it's caused by vibrations from the flat upstairs' washing machine. Photos attached. I've cut out a section at one spot with a stanley knife. It's hard to tell how deep the crack goes. I can see old paint, old lining paper...

I have a matching set of taps in my bathroom from about 14 years ago. A single body is for the sink and the double body for the bath. Typically the bathroom fitter took/lost the instructions. The taps and the company who make them do not exist anymore. Both taps are now very stiff to turn...

How should I best go about fixing up this please...

My Victorian flat’s hallway has exposed floorboards that have been stained. They aren’t that great, with irregular gaps all over and some have warped slightly and have dents and scrape marks. I’d like to have a new real wood floor fitted - boards or parquet style - don’t know yet. My question...

Hello. The hallway in my flat still looks great after decorating 5 years ago but cracks have appeared where some walls meet at the 90 degree angle. The lady upstairs had a badly levelled washing machine which I think was the cause. When I did the decorating all of the walls where they meet were...

I'm going to fit a new thermo valve and lockshield to my steel radiator. Both have the same type of fittings. I'm going to use the lockshield for this example. In the photo below: 'A' screws into the radiator and has a tapered rubber washer/buffer. 'B' fits over the pipe and has an olive...

I'm about to wire up a double socket with 2 live cables, 2 neutral cables and 2 earth cables. I know what to do and where they go but I just wondered what the most effective method is of positioning each pair of cables into their respective screw terminals? Should they be twisted together, or...

Hello! I have two steel radiators from the 60's. They have recently been flushed out and powdercoated. On each radiator I will be replacing the standard TRV with a nice antique brass TRV and replacing the lockshield valve with a nice antique brass version. To fit these new parts I need to...

I have a flat on the first floor of a large Victorian house. I have a single garage as part of a block of garages about 100 feet away from the house. None of the garages have power, but as I needed power, about 6 years ago I ran a cable from the garage under the ground, up the wall and into my...

I would appreciate advice on the best type of product to use to fill around a socket back box in my brick and plaster wall of my bedroom. There is a gap between the back of the box and the brick wall which is about 1cm deep x 40cm wide x 11cm high, as well as 40cm deep gaps at both sides and top...