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Please can someome help as I am at my wits end? I removed the toilet on Sunday so I could tile behind and I decided to give it a good clean and replace the inner flush mechanism. I bought a kit from B&Q and then spent the next hour trying to understand the instructions. I eventually...

Hi I am decorating the bathroom (or attempting to) and need to remove the skirting so that I can replace with new ones and tile. As you can see from the image below, the pipes for the towel rail come through the wall. is there any way I can remove the skirting without draining down the...

So my Easter weekend project is to remove my old garden path. The path is horrible, concrete, runs right down the middle of the garden and in totally the wrong place. Even though it nearly killed me. I have pulled up the old path. In places it was 6-7 inches thick. I now want to...

I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this problem. I have an Aqua Lisa shower. I am not sure what model it is but is integrated into the wall with just the round mixer tap coming out of the wall. The problem is that there is no hot water coming from the shower but still hot water...

Please could someone give me some advice? I have storage heating so the hot water is heated with an immersion heater. Recently a plastic pipe at the top of the tank has developed a small leak. How can I fix this? Is there any kind of putty or sealant on the market for this kind of thing...

I have to remove the sash windows in my lounge to get my sofa through. I have had a quick look on the internet. does anyone know of a good guide with pictures. Is this a difficult job?

MMy whole flat is kitted out wit 5 uggly 70's looking flat fire doors. I think the are important but They look awful. I have just fininshed decorating the bathroom and they really stand out now. I am also about to decorate the lounge and then things will look worse. I coud just paint hem all the...

Please can anyone point me to a good supplier of 'Industrial' looking galvanised steel electrical conduit. I want to install a new lamp in my kitchen.

Where the three waste pipes meet in the guttering (upstairs flat), there is like a box section. In the last couple of months, when the bath is emptied, the water comes out of the pipe so fast it hits the side of the box and cascades out and down our wall. The pipes cannot be moved so is it...

Hello. I was wondering if anyone can help? I have mice in my house under the flooboards. I am using a humane mouse trap but this is not enough. I can lift the floorboards in my lounge and I want to use poison. I am really worried abvout my cat finding one of the poisoned mice and eating it. What...

I have a small lawn in the back garden. Two thirds are overshadowed by large trees. I laid turf 2 years ago and now the grass is very patchy, like my thinning hair. I get many leaves falling onto the grass in the autumn. I tried to get as much of the leaves off as I could. I want to reseed but I...

I have a really small bathroom without a window. I am trying to find some design ideas to give me inspiration. Can anyone think of any sources of ideas, especialy web sites. I have already looked at various brochures.

I have recently bought a converted flat that used to be a house (converted about 10 years ago). I own half a garden. Unfortunately it is the bottom half which is under some very large trees. Last year I completely ripped evrtyhting out and laid new turf. It took well and was great in the summer...

I hope I have posetd this in the right place. I have recently bought a converted flat that used to be a house (converted about 10 years ago). Most of the ceiling lights are R80 spotlights. They are problematic, expensive to run and ugly. How can I replace them with smaller halogen/LED lights...