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Hello, I'm finding water in the wheel well of my 2006 Passat B5 estate after a couple of those real downpours we're getting nowadays. I've had the car about 12 years and this is new, is there a known leak point somewhere round the boot gutter?. I can't see anywhere obvious and the boot floor has...

I want to replace my Central heating PRV. Does the whole fitting need replacing or are the actual valves detachable and available.?

What is the purpose please of this little valve at the base of the HW tank?. It dribbles from time to time, there's one on the outside oil boiler as well and it dribbles a bit more.

I've just found this among my late grandads effects. Is it maybe an early Boy Scout knife?.

Hi, I know I ask some strange things on here but is there an optical instrument that would measure from the left end of this house to the edge of the protruding bit where the white downpipe drops, behind the bushes. I would like to transfer the measurement to the back of the house where the...

An elderly lady I know has a neighbour from hell. His latest wheeze is to have set up a £35 cat deterrent water sprayer from Amazon, fitted with a PIR motion sensor. He has it directed over the 6 foot fence to spray her when she goes to the shed or bins. What can she do.

Hi, I'd be grateful for suggestions of what this tool is for. I have an idea that it is for an outdoor type of work.

Hi there. Firsly I'm 75, asthmatic and have heart problems so have been lying very low during lockdown. The system is an oil fired Grant Vortex Eco boiler, pressurised system, Horstmann CentaurPlus C27 programmer and an immersion heater. Just after lockdown began, the boiler tripped and I reset...

Hi, my son came down to paint the garden wall and found this crack in it. Looking at the coping, it has obviously been hit and I would bet it has been one of the 40ft lorries which are increasingly using our road. This left hand corner is really too sharp for them. I've been reading up about...

Hi, A friend has wooden windows with a narrow brass locking strip recessed into the bottom bar. It looks a bit like a short piece of a multipoint lock and has broken where it is operated by the internal handle. Can someone tell me please, the technical name for this type?. Regards, Bulltaco.

Hi, I have several jobs needing fixings to brick/concrete to do on a renovation, the first one is to brick up a number of window openings. I've been offered a Spit 200 gun cheaply, would this be suitable for fixing brick ties to the sides of the windows?. Presumably a bigger model would be...

I'm getting ready to fire up a stihl saw to cut out a new doorway in a brick wall. (I've got the water kit on it!) I've marked the verticals on the wall and propped the joists. The only slight problem is I only have a 12" blade which is about ½" short to go all the way through but that should...

Hi, I have several areas back to bare red brick (early 1920's) in the house I'm renovating. I've been capable of the jobs I've tackled so far, new joists, floor, demolishing dividing wall and fitting 3.8m RSJ etc and now I'd like to have a go at plastering or at least getting the browning on...

Hello, I'm renovating a 1920s brick built end terrace house and am well advanced with things - cavities, solum, blown plaster, remove damp concrete floors, knock through walls, etc. What degree of accuracy do I need to work to when putting in and levelling the new joists on the ground floor...