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Hi all, I want to extend my patio but have this concrete cover over a deep hole right in the way. See pictures. It looks like some kind of inspection chamber but it appears to be completely sealed. Does anybody know what it is or whether I can cover it up with a patio slab? Cheers

Hi All, I have a loose door handle on my external door, but absolutely no idea how to get to any screws to tighten it. I’ve attached a picture...could anybody shed some light please? Thanks, Tom

Hi all, I’ve noticed a big draft under a fairly new composit door over the winter. I removed some interior trim that has revealed the mortar bed that the sill sits on in pieces. I can see through from the inside to out - see pictures. What’s the best way to fix this? I was going to use a...

Hi All, I'm pulling my hair out here. I recently painted all of the doors and stair woodwork on my landing upstairs in white Dulux oil-based paint. The finish was good, durable and easy to clean (is a must with two young kids) but as there is zero sunlight with all of the doors shut, the paint...

Hi All, For a while now my heating has been coming on with the hot water, even when there is no demand either from room stat or heating program. It's a Drayton 3 Port valve. I thought at first the motorised valve was faulty so I unclipped the motor unit from the valve body and could see the...

Hi All, All of the radiators in my house have this crumbly gunk around the radiator pipe (where it fits into the radiator) - I've attached a picture to show what i mean. I presume this was some kind of old seal (house built in the 90s?). A couple of these joints are weeping ever so slightly...

Hi All, I'm after a bit of guidance here; I'm about to fit some Quickstep laminate flooring in my living room. Originally I intended to pull up skirting etc, lay floor and refit with new skirting but time won't allow that now. I'll have to use edging/scotia instead. I have some double doors...

Hi All, A few weeks back I replaced the skirting in a bedroom. Finished off with decorators caulk, Wickes own brand. The following weekend I used Dulux Satinwood with a Dulux primer and undercoat. Roll on 3 weeks and I've noticed dust and dog hair stuck to the paint. I can feel that the areas...

Hi All, I want to build a small sleeper retaining wall in my garden to surround, what will eventually be, a small seating area. I have already dug out the area that needs retaining (all three sides - see picture) and at the highest point the bank is no more than 40cm. I will install the...

Hi All, I have previously used the ready mixed tile grout around my house with no real problems. The only issue I had was that on darker grouts the colour has faded in areas that get wet a lot (like the bathroom floor - I have patches just by the bath where the grout has gone from grey to...

Hi chaps, My new Rangemaster duel fuel arrived today. I had a kitchen rewire carried out last week and and gas work done in preparation. The remainder gas work will be done next week but I was under the impression I could just wire the oven myself? Either way the supplier told me this is...

Hi all, I started removing my old kitchen, ready for the new one. Behind some very old units is my plastic soil stack from upstairs. I noticed that at ground level the there was a lot of damp and looked like the concrete had broken down. Looking closer I can see a small crack in the clay...

Hi all, There is currently a door that goes from my kitchen into my garage. I'd like to use the last third of my garage (closest to the kitchen) as a small 'boot room' that will house my freezer, hoover, ironing board & shoes etc. There is already a socket on the wall for the freezer and an...

Hi Chaps, I've had my Glow-worm Ultracom 30 cxi combi boiler fitted for 18 months now. Strange things have been happening over the last two weeks. During the night, the boiler would always seem to be doing 'something' regardless of whether the heating was off or hot water not being...

Hi Chaps, I recently had a Glow-worm Ultracom cxi 30 (combi) installed, along with 8 radiators to replaced my warm air central heating & immersion heater hot water. I noticed after installation that the hot water flow has been reduced (9 litres/min) - cold water flow seems good. Is there...

Morning chaps, I have a garden that slopes upwards, away from the house, over a length of about 50ft. I would like to put down some decking on the lower end near the house. I'm planning on excavating some soil to create a flat area about 15ft square and would like to use railway sleepers to...

Hi Chaps, A friend had tried to fit a new light for his dining room, removed all of the ires from his celing rose (loop-in), bundled all the colours together and wired up his new lamp. However, the switched live was put in with the neutral and hence MCB kept blowing. I rewired it for him...

Chaps, It appears that the mains supply to my house may have been damaged. An area of my lawn is like a natural spring and i can hear water running inside the house even with the stopcock off. The water board wont take responsibility (obviously) as it's on my property so thought i'd repair...

Chaps, I noticed last week that my neighbours porch was flooded and on closer look saw that water was coming up through his flower bed (like a natural spring). He owns the house as a second home so wasn't that bothered when i pointed out that it's possibly a leaky water main. However...

Alright chaps, The float valve in my cold water storage tank is constantly dripping. I want to replace it with a new one. However, the hole where the float valve passes through the tank has a small crack running to the rim of the tank (about 4 inches). My plan was to replace the float valve...