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Hi, not sure this is the right place, but none of the others seemed appropriate.. I have stuck a couple of hooks to a plastic window frame with some araldite. I now need to get the hooks off. Is there something that will 'neutralise ' the araldite and let me get them off? cheers Rich

Hi, my garden shed is in need of a spruce up. I have a couple of tins of decking oil. Will this be ok to use or do I need to consider something else? I presume using cheap rollers to put it on would be the way to go? cheers, Rich

Hi, i have to board my shed,19mm and 9mm plywood. I have been looking on utube and everyone seems to recommend an impact driver. Looking around they seem to be quite expensive. Are they worth the investment? Is there a good value recommendation? Cheers Rich

Hi, I am looking to reinforce the floor of my shed as we're going to use it as a gym. I've ordered some 19mm ply, but need some advice on what screws to use to keep it flat. The shed floor is approx 1" thick. I've looked on screwf** but there are too many types, wood, timber, decking ??? help ...

Hi all, we are going to be taking delivery of a 12x8 wooden shed to use as a gym/garden room. I have a number of questions that I hope those with more knowledge than me can assist with. 1) Have been advised to paint it with oil based barn paint. Where do I get this from/ the mainstream stores...

Hi, I am looking for a reasonable quality cordless drill driver for around £100. I have had bosch, nutool and aldi's own but I got stuck at the weekend with all the batteries dead or not holding charge. They are all getting on a bit, so I thought I would look for a 'new' generation cordless...

Hi, just a quickie.. I bought an 'everlasting match' off the bay the other day, as you do. I was about to buy some fuel for it when someone mentioned there are different types.. can anyone shed any light on this please? cheers Rich

Hi, we've been doing some work in the utilitry over the christmas break and i've fiound all my cross blade/pozi screwdrivers have damaged heads? Most are 'no name' but I now need to replace them. So.. what is the difference between cross head and pozi? what are the best value drivers to get...

Hi, we have a downstairs shower/toilet that has an extractor fan. It sounds like the bearings in the fan are starting to go, screeching a little bit. Is it worth trying to refurb it or would getting a replacement make more sense? Rich

Hi, we have a shower that is fed from a salamander pump. This morning it started 'stalling', it was like the pump kept stopping then starting. There seemed to be enough water in the cold fill tank. more info the pump is a Salamander CT50+ has anyone experienced this before and if so what was...

Hi, complete newbie looking for advice. We have had the ceiling and walls skimmed. We plan to paint them but I need to know if I need to prep them with anything before painting. thanks Rich

Hi, we need a new vacuum - the one we have is on it's last legs. we have a mixture of wooden floors, lino floors and carpet. We also have stairs so need an attachment to clear the stairs. the oh doesn't want a cylinder as in the past these have given her backache. Would prefer bagless...

Hi, I had a strange occurance this morning. I was in the shower after the other half, it had been running for a total of approx 10 mins maybe 15. when it stopped. The hot water had stopped flowing to the shower (through a pump) and to the sink tap (direct). It was left for about 5 mins whilst...

Hi, we have a Hotpoint WT960G that is leaving small black dots on the washing and there is a little scraping noise from 'inside' the drum. Does anyone have any experience of what this might be? thanks in advance Richard

Hi, I have one of the above. Tonight it has started beeping and clicking. The power light on the side is also flashing as it beeps. I have tried reseting the boiler, turning the knob fully anti clock wise, but can't find anything else in the manual. It is just about die for a service...

HI, stumbled across the forum this morning after having another naff shower. We bought the house about a year ago and things were OK. BUt now the cold has set in the shower has lost pressure. I regularly have the head off it to degunk it but the rate of flow is awful at th emo. If I put...