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Hi In the process of replacing kitchen doors, new doors have different hinge locations and new hinges use different screws. The new fixing plate location is overlapping old plate's location, old holes are euros screws, new hinges use wood screws. Basically, need to fill cabinet holes which are...

Hi In the process of replacing kitchen cabinet doors and hinges, come across hinges which has base plate with 4 screw holes, photo below, usually 2 screws fixings for base plates and 2 screws for hinges. I believe these are standard size but why 4 screw holes? Can I only use 2? Thanks

Hi I am replacing a tower rad, I can't find replacement to fit existing pipe work. The pipe centres is 460mm and pipe centres to wall is 45mm. My pipe work as in pic below, floor is concrete and wall is plaster board. I have been looking for replacement towel rad. I can find 460mm pipe...

Hi I need to remove tower rad, pls see pics. What's the best way? The 15mm copper pipes are buried in concrete floor so not much leeway and don't want to move in case goes wrong and big trouble. I am thinking to take of the top nuts and empty water using the pump in the first pic, hose pipe will...

Hi I have 2 long line crack on a ceiling, I think it's where plasterboards meet. Pls see pic below. Will it work if I make cracks deeper like V groove, fill and put mesh tape and decorate? Any other ideas welcome TIA

What is the difference between these 2 paints: https://www.screwfix.com/p/dulux-trade-matt-white-emulsion-vinyl-paint-10ltr/75849?tc=YB2&ds_rl=1243321&ds_rl=1247848&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1247848&ds_rl=1245250&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxc7K1_ftgQMVz_jtCh3_mgw7EAQYASABEgJSvPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds...

Hi I have a Hotpoint free standing frost free fridge freezer. The fridge compartment gets too cold freezing all food. I called a local repairer, from photos he said not repairable as he mentioned something to do with internal insulation of the fridge which didn't make sense to me. Is this...

Hi I am decorating plastered walls, some parts were fallen and I took off the rest of the loose parts so have big patches to repair, what's best and economical product to repair? multifinish? Also I have corner cracks, what to use there? caulk? 2 pics attached Thanks

Hi Looking for fixings as per photos attached, made from plastic. I need the same but without the middle metal pin. It's for fixing the base to a wood sheet and be able to attach 25mm metal round bar and take it off as an when needed. It has to be strong, the base of the plastic in the pics...

Hi My front brick wall and pillar as in first pic 1. I want to make it like pic 2. basically extend wall on the right by 40cm and build a brick post and remove pillar and part brick wall on the left. Can I keep the pillar on the let and somehow remove it and move it to where I want it? And...

Hi I have a room of about 6m sq. I am removing old floorboards and want to fit square edge boards PAR (not T&G). The choices I have seen so far are white or redwood which are cheap but not that good and oak which look quality but pricy. Any thing in between price wise? I am looking for around...

Hi I've been trying to paint bare mdf cabinet door, I primed using Leyland Acrylic Primer Undercoat, applied 2 coats but square edges are not being primed which didn't look nice after Dulux satin wood top coat. Would adding PVA to primer and re do will solve, if so how much to add? Or what do...

Hi I started a simple garage door decoration but have issues. The door frame is sound, match boards are rotting, pls see photos I am considering the following options: 1. Replace 4 match boards T&Gs on each door, ones which are used to fix hinges on, decorate the rest and fix weather bar. 2...

Hi I applied "R" wet rot wood hardener yesterday on a rotted area generously, BUT this morning the surface area is sticky to the touch. Shall I carry in with filler/decorating or else? It's a garage door so outdoors and had rain yesterday. The timber is hard, One half is dry to the touch...

Hi I am repairing a garage door, there is rot where one of the hinges is fixed to. I can remove loose parts and apply Ronseal wood hardener, then fill with Ronseal high performance 2 part filler, would this be strong enough? What other options? Thanks

Hi I am repairing a garage door, there is rot where one of the hinges is fixed to. I can remove loose parts and apply Ronseal wood hardener, then fill with Ronseal high performance 2 part filler, would this be strong enough? What other options? Thanks

Hi I had loose gutter, called someone to repair, he added 2 brackets but there is a leak just by the new bracket as in the vid attached, asked the repairer he said "I can see it’s coming from the corner of the gutter that’s due to the gutters not been cleaned out gutters don’t be cleaned will...

Hi Driveway is concrete, some parts has line cracks, I am thinking to fill them with mortar of sand cement SBR, what ratio, any other opinions? I understand this solution won't last forever but don't mind repeating it as needed. Thanks

Hi I need to change garage door frame, pls see pic. The 2 x side jambs dimensions: L=2280mm , W=70mm, D=100mm I want to only replace the side jambs, guess it's possible. I think there is no head jamb anyway, only wood lentil as in pic. What timber shall I look for? Assuming what I am trying...

Hi I have done a simple but accurate enough exercise about gas consumption of my boiler over a period of 80 days, the period chosen is due to billing and meter reading. Boiler input gas consumption is: Min 18.8KW Mid 20.4KW Max 22.0KW I know exact number of hours boiler is ON daily, I know how...