I installed some shelves some years back onto a plasterboard wall *smack on wrist* on side has come away from the wall, the hole has widened up a...

I may have dreamt this, but wasn't there a post on here about laying this stuff by using a wire coathanger somehow to aid cutting? Does anyone have...

A previous occupant stuck some large white plastic hooks to the uPVC window frames with what looks like a load of double sided tape and some old...

An aged 1930s asbestos garage needs demolishing and removing from my garden. As I understand it this is low grade asbestos which can be disposed of...

Hi, I need to fill up some holes in my concrete driveway. I know that some of the more shallow holes will be difficult to fill successfully...

I need to get up on the roof of my garage to remove the moss. I don't have a feel for how much imposed weight I can put on a typical asbestos...

I'm sure there's only one answer to this, but I've got a self-cut tap for an outside tap kit on the cold water feed to my boiler. Its past its best,...

Scenario: New wall frame and wall-hung bog onto an existing thru wall 110mm plastic wastepipe.. Surprise surprise when bog is in preferred...

I need to fit some corner trim on a large cladding project just completed. Roughly a 100 x 50 section. To which I want to take the arris off the...

I want to make a start on extending my existing block paving drive. My question relates to how I bed in the edging blocks. Do I do this on mortar...

Hi, I have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 27CDi boiler. It should be kept at 1.5 bar, but it tends to drop after a couple of weeks, and I need to top...

Some time ago I replaced the old door bell of an elderly relative who is going a bit deaf. I got a wireless system with two chime units, one...

Is this drill bit for masonry? (It looks a bit too pointy.) http://i46.tinypic.com/209k2f5.jpg

I have 25 low voltage 50W downlighters in the upstairs of my house providing general lighting. I would like to go green and use low energy bulbs and...

Hi all, OK, maybe "exploding" is too strong-a-word for it. "Puffing" might be be more apt, but I needed an attention-grabbing headline. Here's the...

I have an 18 month old Viessman Vitodens 100 Combi Boiler. Recently it seems that the hot water coming ouyt of the taps is coooler than it used to...

Hi, I bought a pair of solar mole scarers last year, stored them in the loft over winter. Got them out last week, left them in the sunshine on a...

Hi, I spent a frustrating hour trying to tidy up some wiring in the garage yesterday. I was trying to use some Tower cable clips (good quality I...

1) When carrying two bags of food from the car to the house, do not trip over the kerb. 2) Should you trip over the kerb, try not to descend...

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