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This is doing my head in. Got an interior door with AGB hidden hinges (I think Eclipse 3.0), and despite mucking around with it and adjusting it here and there, the door won't sit nicely in the frame and fouls on a flooring join/strip. I'm not a professional, just joe public. Here's a video of...

Hi peeps I now live in an old 1950s 1st floor flat built like a battleship with 2ft think walls in Tallinn, Estonia. We've had bathroom done and have a shower drain that smells, it coincides with when we can hear water suddenly rushing down through the big pipe in the wall (about 6ft away)...

Hi all Cylinder is leaking on a v&b soft close toilet seat. New set is about 70 quid! Anyone know if there any compatible ones I can use? (eg cheaper ones)?

Hi there I'm looking into AEG models (BUT...I currently live in Estonia) and although I'm sure there's a UK equivalent I can't find it on the UK AEG site when I search for the model, I just get other Baltic/Eastern European sites that sell the same model. Can anyone help me on what the...

Hi all I'm renting my flat out (London, E17) and am having an EICR done. Before the guy gets here I'm assuming I'll need a new fuse board installed? This is what it looks like at the moment: What I'm after is a rough 'from' cost. Assuming everything else is ok, am I looking at 'At least...

Weird one here: Both my living room and hallway light on the ground floor stopped working at approximately the same time the other day. Tried the usual, swapping bulbs for known good, checking fuse box etc. The living room dimmer isn't making that buzzing sound they normally make when turned...

Brick step in the garden has started crumbling. Is there any off-the-shelf mix I can get to redo the bricks? Am assuming I just need some kind of cement? The step is very infrequently used, by the way. Any help much appreciated!

Hello all I think I may have a damp problem in the extension to my kitchen. I am no expert but I reckon there's moisture behind the plaster, but I can't see any obvious problems from the outside. Can anyone tell me; does this look like an 'obvious' problem to anyone? Thanks!

Hello all, I'd like to extend an outdoor junction box by 10m, terminating in a 2-gang outdoor socket, to run a lawnmower from. Just wondering if this cable is suitable...

As above, got one of these with a basic timer on it and single wall thermostat in the hallway: But finding that it isn't flexible enough for me, would like more on/off/holiday times and I miss my 'boost' button, that would turn the heating on for just an hour. Is there any product I...

Morning all I'm building some torsion box shelving for the alcoves around my fireplace. The retarded thing is, I've done this before but I can't for the life of me remember the thickness of MDF/baton I used, it was years ago in an old house. I'm looking on the Wickes site but can't find...

Hello all Is there any way of exchanging an old-style night latch door lock on a wooden door to a Euro lock? Reason being I'd like to have the lock keyed-alike with another, but the other door is a Euro lock. Just wondered if this is possible?

Hello all Can anyone tell me whether this radiator thermostat is broken or not? Is a bit wobbly as you can see. Am not too fussed if it is - actually want to take the rad off the wall as doing some decorating, how can I make sure the valve doesn't suddenly open (apart from shutting off...

Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. A plastic part of a sliding hinge has broken and I haven't got a clue who the manufacturer of the door is. Rather than rip the whole thing out I'd rather just replace the part. You can see the broken bit here, at the bottom of the door. Where that...

Quick one here. Having the double glazing changed on the front of the house and there was a load of wooden cladding nailed to the wall to cover up (is my only guess) some bad plasterwork. Was done very VERY poorly (even nailed straight over the skirting boards!). I've removed it all but the...

Had my front door dipped and stripped about 2 weeks ago and thought with all the dry weather it would be ok to primer as I've been filling bits in here and there. It's an original door, must be about 100 years old. However, after I whacked a quick coat on I had a patch like this: As...

I've got a small window pane (about 16cm across) in my original Edwardian front door and the molding's a bit of a state. Anyone know anywhere that has a range of wooden window moldings so I can try to get a decent match? If not can anyone give any tips on how best to repair it? It'll be...

Hello all I'm currently in the process of a particularly messy job - stripping the paint from the brickwork on the front of a house, which involves pressure-washing melted/liquified paint and strong chemicals off the wall. It's a pain to control where the spray is going and I need to...

Hello all Have to get certain walls plastered and windows replaced in a house I've moved into (Edwardian), just wondering what order it'd be easiest to finish the decorating. So, double glazing first or plastering first?

OK I think I may have a blocked flue. The boiler is in my kitchen and has a flue going outside, up through the conservatory and out of the roof. Over the last week I've noticed a large amount of condensation and dark areas around the top of the boiler. Over the last couple of days I've had...