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Hi My dad has a karcher pressure washer that has previously worked but every time he now tries, when he pushes the hose into the connector he can hear it click in, but when the water/pressure is turned on, it comes off. I've read posts online about this being a common issue and the clip can...

Hi I have an aqualisa quartz digital concealed shower, with 2 shower heads. One riser and one ceiling mounted. The riser works but the ceiling mounted one doesn't. I read online that it could be the water inlet filter to the ceiling head and to check that. The pump/ etc has two black boxes...

Am wanting to get engineered wood installed in the ground floor rooms but the flooring company have said that around half of the floor area (different material than rest of house as was added as front extension) has a moisture content that is a bit too high for them to fit. The measurement...

Hi I've used "Evo-Stik Polyurethane Wood Adhesive 310ml" for wood fixing. I have a couple of finger print marks on the wood from where I was handling this during the work. Is there anything that would be able to be used to clean off the fingerprints??

Hi I'm wanting to install a Richard Burbidge handrail, baserail, elements balusters and newel posts. All looks fairly straight forward apart from the bottom newel on the bullnose step. I've attached some photos to help explain. I'm thinking of routing out a part of the newel post to slot the...

Hi I'm doing some house renovation work and want to remove the existing blockwork landing banister for a similar designed Burbidge stair banister/spindles. I've drilled out and removed the old blockwork to open up the landing. Having done that I've noticed something a bit odd and wanted your...

Hi I've currently got builders in at my house who are creating a front extension for me. For part of the work, I need to move the existing gas meter from the front of the house to bring it forward to the new front of the house (2.1m forward). This should be a fairly simple job as the...

Hi I've had a ceiling light working with a dimmer switch for over 3 years. Last week, I turned the light on as normal and the ceiling light seemed to ping/flash. I tried changing the bulbs - still didnt work Today I bought a complete new replacement light fitting and replaced it (exactly...

hi i have a 1960's ex council terraced house. One side of the house is fully joined to the neighbours, the other is only joined by the upper floor. There is an alleyway to both backgardens. Above the alleyway of about 1m width, half of the area is part of my house and part is my...

Hi I am wanting to stack 3 railway sleepers on top of each other. I doubt they would fall due to the weight - but to be safe I want to connect them together. What is the best way of doing this? I'm sure I saw this on a gardening programme some time ago, where some metal dowels were...

I am wanting to buy a playhouse for my children and having found several have settled on the Mad Dash playhouse range. Ideally i would like the one on stilts as i can then box in the space underneath the playhouse and also use this for storage of bikes/ride ons etc. However, on contacting the...

hi all. having read some great tips and advice on this site i have set about my decking project. i am decking over the old patio and also over some new unconcreted area. I have followed all advice and now have a great deck base, levelled, raised slightly off the ground and sat upon...

(I think I have read pretty much every decking advice question on this forum but still havent found a response so am posting my own) I'm putting down a decked area size 6m (house width) by 3.6m, so am starting to build a frame. I will have to use 75 x 50 as I dont have enough room below my...

I've heard a tip from someone that when putting fence posts up, always bang in some galvanised nails into the bottom of the post (coming out of the sides) so that when you pour in the postcrete or concrete and it sets, the nails embed into the concrete. It seems to make sense - but do you guys...

I've heard a tip from someone that when putting fence posts up, always bang in some galvanised nails into the bottom of the post (coming out of the sides) so that when you pour in the postcrete or concrete and it sets, the nails embed into the concrete. It seems to make sense - but do you guys...

hi I have just purchased all the material required for a 1.8m featheredge fence. I will be using cant rails rather than arris rails. The cant rails are 47mm thick and need to be screwed into 100mm fence posts. What screws should i use for this? I was told by someone to use coach...

I am about to create a decked area at the end of my garden around 3metres x 3 metres. I have read a few posts on here that seem to provide different suggestions as to what the best way of doing this is, so have created a new topic to get your answers. My concerns with a decked area are: the...

Hi I dont really know what I am looking for or what I need so any help would be appreciated. (I dont plan to do the work myself but want to have a rough idea of what options I have soon) My wife wants us to rip out the downstairs bathroom which currently has a bath and electric shower...

Hi all I hope you can help me with a query I have. I bought a flat 3 years ago to rent out, and having exchanged found out the boiler was shot to bits. I replaced the boiler system to an Alpha HE CB25/33, had a landlord certificate and rented the flat out. Over the past 3 years I have...

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