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Just fitted some LVT in the kitchen and had to cut under some upstairs/side panels to slide the boards under. Am about to fit the plinths (which I've painted the edges of to give some protection against spills and mopping) but am left with a bare edge on the upstand. Don't want to silicon it...

Hi Have recently repointed my west facing (prevailing weather) wall and it all went well. I'm not sure what to do with the dpc course though. It's slate but has come away with the old pointing in places (I've not raked it out). It feels like a bad idea to point over it and create a moisture...

That's really interesting. Thanks. I beefed up the top of the door today with some flat steel strip pop riveted on and it's improved a little but still only high/reliable to get my z4 in and out of the garage, normal car would have no chance. Will look into the bow arms, the door only needs a...

Hi. Thanks for the reply. Yes, it's a single piece sprung up and over door. I got fed up with getting in and out of the car to open and close it so bought a closer. It could well be that it's not compatible with my door. Will add some more pictures. The editor doesn't seem to allow video...

Yeah, 2/3 open to fully open looks like hard work if you can only pull horizontally

Yes, manually it's all good. But that's with me pushing the door up or pulling it down. I tried pulling it (as if I were the opener) and it's doable for most of it but very hard to do for the last foot or two

Hi I got a Hormann Supramatic garage door opener and installed it according to the pretty dreadful instructions. The door however doesn't open all the way with the auto opener installed. Have tried various tensions on the garage door spring to assist and the link bad between the door and...

Hi. I need to mount a TV Aerial to the gable end of my Chalet Bungalow. It has particularly unattractive concrete tiles in this portion of the wall (see attached pic) What is my best bet for mounting brackets to the tiles? I'll be using the big T brackets to spread the load rather than the...

One of the buildings that I look after dates from the 1870s. We have a presumably orginal door that is of 'slatted' construction with boards that are butted up to one another. There is some separation of these boards now and I'm unsure what would be the best product to fill them with. It...

Hi. Am looking to change a lock for secuity purposes. It's a commercial building where the encumbants have no idea who has a key! The lock is an Ingersol Classic nightlatch. The replacement cylinders are about £70! Can I just use any brand of cylinder and replace the plate the secures the...

Hello The batteries from my blue bosch drill have died but the drill itself is fine. Bosch batteries cost nearly as much as a new drill with batteries included. There are companies offering compatible batteries for a much more reasonable cost, on ebay, amazon and their own websites. I...

Supposing it is concrete under the top layer of asphalt, how thick would it need to be?

Hello I'm looking to help my friend who's fence blew down recently. His 'builder' had screwed some 100mm posts to his three courses of block high wall and fixed three ft of feather edge along the top of the wall. So of course the wall fell over in the recent wind. I'm planning to help...

We're doing up our downstairs bathroom, the old floor tiles have been removed leaving a fairly uneven surface. I've removed what I can of the old adhesive but would estimate there is still at least 5mm variance overall. The wife would like Lino on the floor which as I understand it demands...

Hello Our old summerhouse is looking a little worse for wear. It was previosly stained a dark brown colour but we would like to paint it a pale blue. It seems there are many products for staining untreated wood but I've not found anything that is obviously for giving an opaque finish...

Hello I've just built a bookcase from pine at the request of she who must be obeyed. She would like the bookcase to be painted white or off white and was looking at 'shabby chic' paints. These look a bit pricey and specialist, what normal paints would you recommend for is application...

Just stripped the paint on my ceiling, really peeled off easily. Its revealed an area that has obviously been patched in the past for some reason. I don't want to paint it as it is and it would seem drastic to get the whole thing skimmed, easpecially as the rest is really flat. This area...