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Hi. I have used a synthetic brush to paint the indoor facing completely flat side of my front door with ronseal Dark mahogany 10 year woodstain. It did not look good after 1 coat. Brush marks were everywhere. I tried using a foam roller and failed to cover up the brush marks. Should I use a...

I had a lot of waist high grass and flower plants in my garden. I split the task into three parts ( left side would have slate, middle would have slabs and right side would have slate ). I did the job properly for the right side : Used lawnmower > Used shovel to hack away at roots > used rake...

Hi everyone. I have bought this ladder for B&Q to get on the roof of my conservatory and check out a leak. https://www.diy.com/departments/3-70m-rung-home-master-3-section-extension-ladder/5060804350386_BQ.prd The instructions say to remove the white bung and then screw in the stabilizer bar...

The kitchen in my new house comprises of the original kitchen and an extension to form into a long kitchen. Water seems to drip from the joint where the extension was made. The roof is flat. A builder has said that the lead flashing needs to be replaced ( without going up on the roof ) and he...

Hi. How do I fix this???

Hi. My Samsung washing machine came with a fixed drainage hose. Now, I placed it in the kitchen downstairs where the previous tenants used to have their washing machine. The hose goes through a hole in the wall and then into a black pipe which then empties out below. Due to the hose scrubbing...

I kept my eye on a Travis Perkins 1 ton slate bag and when I was ready to order, the price had doubled! So, I had to order from another website. The delivery driver came today and he didn't have a crane to put it beyond my half height bounday wall onto the little bit of space I have at the...

I have a timber gate right at the edge of my property next to the pavement. It has become old and the wood has been splintering up. I have had a look around and Wickes seems to sell this for £66. https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Timber-Cut-Out-Top-Timber-Gate-Kit---1206-x-914-mm/p/225236?fix...

Hi. In my garden, the grass grows tall in a very short span of time. After months of lawn-mowing and hedge trimming unwanted flower plants, I decided to put heavy duty weed control fabrice on top and then hammered it down with some steel ground pegs. In one section , I put slate chippings on...

Hi guys I am struggling to keep my garden net and tidy. It measure the size of four Focuses. The grass grows rapidly to waist high length and the flower plants grow to the same length as well. I do not have time to go and mow the lawn every week. I do not subscribe to a green bin and this adds...

I am re-doing the silicone on my bathtub and upon removing the silicone, I have seen cracked or missing grout/filler behind the area where the silicone used to be. After doing some research, it transpires that grout is non waterproof and should not have been there in the first place. So, I now...

I am replacing my bath tub's silicone and after scraping everything off, I have noticed that the grout ( tile grout possibly ) underneath the silicone has mould. I have sprayed Dettol mould & mildew remover and will leave it tonight for the bleach to work. Should I break the moulded grout with...

There is a bit of asphalt/tar which has come off ( worn away ? ) on the pavement off the edge of my driveway. Weeds grow here and I would like this sealed up. Can I do something on my own or should I contact the council ?

I have some knobs in my neighbourhood ( don't know them ) who love done graffiti work on the green cabinet boxes. I assume these are BT/broadband boxes. I seriously hope these are not postcode gangs declaring their area of domination! I could inform the council but they take weeks to come and...

All the rooms in my house have a coat of Dulux Magnolia matte, followed my Dulux Magnolia silk. This was done 10 years ago. Some of the walls have paint cracks, so I repaired them with filler and have decided to paint over. But, the new Dulux magnolia silk looks like matte and of a...

I have a small lawn in my garden and the grass keeps growing very fast. I do not have the time nor the effort to keep mowing the lawn. What can I do to kill off all the grass? Should I dump bags of sand on top ? I have also ended up with bags of grass at the end of the garden. The council wants...

I have a small space at the back of my garden with a mesh wire separating my garden from the house behind me. There are two concrete posts in this area which are awfully close. The space itself is the size of the length of two breeze blocks. I am not sure if a fence will fit and stay or should...

I was driving along and spotted the car next to me , where the mum was in the front seat with her baby in her arms while the dad drove. What is the law about this ? And, should I report them ?

Good evening :whistle: I need a drill for three tasks : 1. Hooking up a shower curtain rail in the bath onto tiles. https://www.wickes.co.uk/Croydex-Modular-Shower-Rail---4-Ways-To-Fit/p/231380# 2. I have bought a CCTV set from Amazon a year ago and the electrician guy from my ex workplace is...

I have a 10 year old Worcester Bosch Greenstar boiler in a property I just bought. The boiler has a strange issue. The pressure drops down to zero leading to no hot water and then if you re-pressure using the key at the bottom, the boiler works for a couple of hours before the pressure goes down...