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Had to have cloakroom redecorated following loo breakdown. They removed loo holder to repaper. It's strangely complex and I can't work out how to refit it, though screws are in the wall ready for reassembly. The loop thing obviously screws on behind the paper-support-and-flap, and hold it a...

Bottom of front door has had varnish worn away. The wood seems hard enough but on the fixed threshold bit there are grooves. Can this be filled with filler before painting? Or would appropriate paint be enough after sandpapering? I'm not a DIYer but money is tight at the moment so I'm hoping...

Some time ago length of coving, including round corner of window, fell off. It was replaced with plain panel, but has left bare ceiling which needs repairing with woodchip, and also the coving has now stopped at an odd angle. I'm not a DIYer but friend's offered to help. I need to paste...

I moved into my house 20 years ago. There was a dog rose as a standard on thick stems. Last year I gave it a really hard prune. This year I notice a shoot with red rose on it! Assume this was original which got overtaken decades ago? I never realised. What do I do to encourage it? There...

Firstly I got new expensive wooden blinds which they nibbled to lace. Then I covered the blinds so they sat on top and nibbled walls to plaster. I've covered with cardboard (which they're nibbling. They'll soon get back to chewing wallpaper.) Not sure how to mend the wallpaper. About 7cm...

Downstairs loo doesn't always flush away solids, or sometimes it appears to, then solid floats back into view, or water discolours, but I only see this a few hours later when I return. A plumber came round and said it wasn't the flush it was a blocked pipe so get Dynorod. I got Dynorod who...

Man came to look at loft to refloor. I saw him tug some wires but didn't think much of it (as it's his trade). That evening I found all upper storey lights stopped working. I can't see that anything has tripped in junction box, there's nothing to reset. I mailed next day and he said he'd...

Time to replace the PVC gutters, must be at least 25 yrs old, probably older. I was thinking of aluminium, but they're quoting 10 yr guarantee same as PVC. I'm 64 now, so not bothered about it lasting an entire lifetime! Also have been told that seamless aluminium can block more easily due to...

I have this light in two rooms. The electrician needed two men to change bulb in one room. Now other bulb needs changing. I can't even begin to see how it comes apart, but I want to change it myself rather than calling someone in to do it! Does anyone have any experience of how this comes to...

I have fitted kitchen cupboards. There's a few centimetres gap from the wall. I put netting along it all to stop budgies falling down there, as they're extremely inquisitive, but one managed to get past it. I managed to drag her out as the oven was inset and she was on the ledge. I put...

Hi All, Eurosec alarm keypad is getting dirty. I've changed the code, but now one digit and the "quick" button are again becoming non-responsive. I've been told I can clean the keypad interior but not sure how to begin. Would I turn off electricity at the mains, -is that sufficient? - and...

Some of my radiators are very close under windowsills, and I can't get ordinary rad shelves slotted in. So far I've been using bits of cardboard slotted in at an angle to deflect heat, and this works well but looks rubbish. Any ideas what light material I could use to angle the same way, also...

The upvc gutters were not extended when my house was reroofed (before my time). I’ve received several quotes for extensions except one man said the gutters were too old and brittle, it wasn’t worth extending. They’d all have to be replaced with larger, better ones, and the downpipes replaced...

I have a Vokera Linea 24, which was installed about 6 years ago, with a majority of new radiators, but I think the pipes were kept. I don't think it was desludged. Last summer a plumber came and said it all needed desludging because it was starting to corrode, so I had this done. He said it...

kitchen ceramic monobloc tap leaks , either very slow steady drip from shrouds, or sometimes it leaks from spout when I turn on hot tap. This stops when I turn cold tap on/off quickly, but still a slow leak from where shrouds join. I took off shroud of hot tap and there's a ceramic cartridge...