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Hi, I'm after some advice on the best way to do this please. We have a short fence with a gate at the entrance to our side passage, however the gatepost (which was attached to the house wall) has come loose and is falling down. The issue is that the fence and gate are not at a 90 degree angle...

Background: Because of some water damage (long ago - it's fully dry now), we recently had part of a wall replastered - due to access issues etc. it was easier to get just the damaged part done rather than the whole wall. But of course this did leave a boundary between the freshly-plastered...

The reason I'm asking is because I have a (relatively new) painted metal garden bench with just a few very small rust spots. I'd like to deal with these obviously before it gets any worse - and also to make sure anyone sitting on it won't get rust in their clothes. However - the bench is...

Hoping for some good advice! We are replacing an old fence and would like to use similar panels to the old ones, which are similar to this...

Hello, we have a kitchen problem I hope you may be able to advise on. Our built-under oven needs replacing, this is part of a fitted kitchen we inherited from the previous owners, but unfortunately we have found the oven is an unusual size. It seems to be a 70cm WIDE built-under oven, and...

I've posted before about problems with our Mondeo - it's a 2005 TDCi estate, think it's got about 85000 miles on. We had to get the dual mass flywheel replaced a while ago, and since around the time that was done (but not 100% sure it was exactly after that), I've been finding it much harder...

We have a Creda condenser dryer which I think is about 8 years old, it's been used quite heavily in recent years due to the kids. It is still running OK (still turns, heats fine etc) so I don't think anything's actually broken, but over time it seems to have got less efficient at drying - I...

I am interested in whether this would work. Our fridge freezer seems to have died and probably isn't going to be worth replacing. It is an integrated one (55/45 ratio I think?) with 2 separate cabinet doors at the moment, for the fridge and freezer parts. But we were wondering about replacing...

We are having a weird problem with our Mondeo (diesel estate) at the moment and wondered if anyone can help? Recently I've noticed that at higher speeds (usually around 50-60mph or more) the engine seems to be doing sort of pulses - regular surges and drops, as if the accelerator was...

Hi I'm just hoping for some help understanding this please! We've had the car in the garage for various (other) problems, but they mentioned a check had shown a fault code for the rear pressure sensor and I think he said it needed leak-off tests doing. But every time they phone the line is...

Hi, we are having 2 problems with our relatively recently bought (second hand) Mondeo. It is an '05 diesel estate with just over 80,000 miles on. Up till now it has been running fine apart from a bit of a squeak from one wheel occasionally, but now 2 problems have appeared: Firstly, the...

Hi, we have had this problem twice now with our (internal) front door so am wondering if there is anything else we can try? It is a uPVC door, with an Avocet strip lock (9235, 4-hook/roller) - the type where you have to push the handle up vertically before turning the key to lock it. Twice...

Hi, I have had some good help from people on other boards here before, so wondering if someone can help me with a couple of lighting questions! We moved into a new house a while back, which has halogen spots all over the place, but we don't have much information on the type of bulbs and...

Hi, we have got a built-in microwave which has gone wrong, but we have been given an expensive quote for fixing it, and it seems a new built-in microwave is also very expensive. However we took it out of its hole and actually the one we have looks very much like an ordinary non built-in model...

Hi, we have been told in our new house survey about the following work that apparently needs to be done, but I know very little about roofs so it is a bit meaningless to me, can someone help? Apparently "the head of the king post roof truss joint has opened up", and they recommended securing...

Hi all! We had a new condensing boiler put in about 5 years ago. It is upstairs, so the drain pipe goes down the outside wall and finishes at the edge of our patio, where it just runs out over the flagstones right by the house wall. When it was installed, the fitters said that as only a small...

Help - can anyone advise how to drain our combi boiler heating system? My bloke got carried away with the floor sander today and holed the radiator pipe, & we got some epoxy but there's a bit too much pressure for it to seal, & can only find instructions for draining a traditional heating...