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Damp and cracks in communal hallway, ceiling shown in image, roof is above the hallway ceiling. I have enhanced the image to make it more visible. Here is what it looks like in reality without photo enhancement exaggeration, and how it actually looks like in real life. The tenants and...

I have a hole in a ceiling from a water leak. See image below. Ruler is 30cm. What would you suggest to fix? Would you patch in the flaps or artex and paint, and try and make it invisible, after repairing the split between the plaster board? Or perhaps skim over the entire ceiling with plaster...

I am attempting to repair render on my bungalow. I have repaired a crack under a window but I cannot get the texture right. I need to repair the side of the house so would value any advice before I start on how best to patch it and how to make my repair look better.

Hi, I have a window sill damaged by an incense stick someone left on it. You can see if you look at the photos that the internal sill is not Upvc because it has burnt through the this plastic(?) veneer to the wood composite below. Any ideas how to repair? Thanks Is there a paint type that...

Hi all. Trying to find what this fault code on my T294C Dryer means: It starts up but does not heat up. Have had previous faults of starting up with heat but then shutting down after a few minutes with beeps. I have trued a new Miele NCT (temp sensor) which made no difference. Wiping the...

In the process of working on my bathroom, I dropped the sink in the bath and the waste pipe chipped the surface of the bath. Replacing the bath is not really an option and the chip is relatively small - 10mm by 3mm at it's widest. I'm looking at repair kits as I'm worried about it leaking -...

Hi All Does anyone have any idea what I can do to repair the below brickwork which is coming away from the structure. It's not a problem at the moment however I am planning to upgrade the door and frame and want to make sure that it remains strong and secure. Thanks Khuz

Hello all, I am trying to diagnose and hopefully repair my Hotpoint WMD960 Washing Machine, the drum shakes violently and makes a very loud rattle, it can be seen in these youtube videos: here and here I have checked the following so far: * The internal drum has no play in it if I try and...

Hi there, I just moved my radiator from an exposed brick wall, and on moving it there were two holes, about 4" diameter and 2" depth. Looks like someone had tried to fix the radiator previously and made a mess of the brick, and just placed the radiator over it. I was wondering what the best...

Hi Guys, I'm hoping to repair cracked/chipped sandstone on my windows and coping stones in preparation for painting. Please see the images, there are worse chips on the other face of the house. My plan was to, wire brush all loose material, brush debris away, fungicidal scrub, use premixed...

Hi there, Needing some help here with my HotPoint washer/dryer WDL520: It goes through the wash cycle till it reaches the drain/spin cycles, when it starts to flash all the lower buttons and the start/stop button. I have gone onto check the pcb see if any capacitor is not working but they all...

Hi. I’ve had a good look through all the posts but can’t find anything that matches my problem. I have a 5m x 2.5m single skin brick detached garage with an apex tiled roof. The garage sits on a concrete block foundation which is at the top of a fairly steep garden and public footpath. One side...

My fence blew down in recent storms and I'm replacing it with stronger close boarding, I have dug out the old posts & Spurs which are in great condition but have a large concrete ball at the end. Can I reuse these Spurs by digging a bigger hole and dropping them in securing it with more...

Hi Guys, I noticed yesterday that there is a crack in my french door, it looks like it happened when the door has swung open and caught the window sill (see attached pictures). Any idea how best to treat this or any idea on the repair costs, if indeed it can be repaired? Additionally it would...

I have a flat roof in good order needing a bit of TLC to improve the weathered areas and extend the life a bit. I have been quite impressed with Wickes Acrylic (with fibres), so was thinking about giving the whole ~ 20 sq.m roof a coat of something similar. The products I have looked at range in...

Moved into a property with fairly old upvc doors. The front door has a glass panel insert in the top half of the door, horizontally centered about 2/3 width of door. I've noticed the glass can be moved from both sides and seems the seals and fascias have come away to some extent probably due to...

Hi I need to repair a pretty large hole in the old plaster (see picture). I have removed all loose plaster down to the masonry and need some advice on what type of plaster to use to fill the hole. The hole is about 1m by 40cm by 1.5cm deep. I am new to plastering. Should I apply a browning...

Hi We've recently fitted a "Y" branch joint to the SWA cable that feeds our garage to run some power to another out building, however we're now experiencing tripping of the RCCB on out circuit board which can only be cured by the garage MCB being turned off. Having had a search on here one...

I've recently been renovating my house, starting in the spare room! Had to remove the plaster from the walls as it was cracked and slightly damp! When I was taking the beading off around the corner of the window frame a large corner of cinder block came with it....I was just wondering how I...

Here's vaguely how my wall should look: Broken wall by edwardian1913 posted 11 Jan 2016 at 10:17 PM But it's all broken! :cry: Broken wall by edwardian1913 posted 11 Jan 2016 at 10:17 PM I have replaced rotted fence posts before, so I am comfortable with preparing a new wooden post of the...