Swollen bricks?
Brickwork & Repointing
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Hi the first 3 rows of bricks on the side of my house look swollen and are not flush with the rest of my brickwork. What needs to be done please Thank you
Led lights under kitchen cupboards
Electrical
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790 views
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4 answers
Trying to figure out what my electrician has done (can’t get hold of him anymore). We asked for him to wire our kitchen for some under cupboard LED lights when the whole house got rewired. He’s place three wires coming out of the walls in the kitchen under the appropriate …
Tiling onto UPVC garden table top
Tiling
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Do I need to use a particular grout or adhesive to tile onto a white UPVC garden table top? Thanks
Larder door hanging
Carpentry & Joinery
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Re hanging internal larder doors using new flush hinges, old ones were flush, but the doors are springing, have made sure screws are flush, don’t know what else to try : / Thanks
Do I need to prime a newly plastered ceiling patch before painting?
Painting & Decorating
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I've recently had a water leak in my shower upstairs which damaged my ceiling downstairs I've had the area cut out reboarded and replasterd please could u tell me if I need to prime the newly plastered patch before I paint the whole ceiling and if so please could u …
How to stop laminate moving under kickboards
Carpets, Lino & Flooring
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Laminate has been laid by ourselves. We have fitted the laminate up to the cupboards first set of feet. How do you stop those end bits of laminate slipping out of place? We are cutting the kick boards to fit but I don’t want to keep moving those bits of …
Bathroom mould growing AFTER applying anti-mould paint
Painting & Decorating
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I was repainting my bathroom. Couple of dark mould patches but nothing too bad. Stripped the old paint off down to the plaster, applied mould remover to the areas that were affected, wiped it down, left it to dry, painted with mould guard paint. Within 48hrs, a ton more mould …
Which fitting to use to replace a tap with shower mixer
Plumbing
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I bought a bath shower mixer online that doesn't come with any fittings. The manual just says it requires a 3/4 inch BSP fitting but I am not sure which one to buy. The existing tap that I am removing has built-in flexible fitting ( I believe its 1/2 inch …
Cost for boiler fix?
Heating & Gas
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Had a smell of gas coming from the extractor fan whenever I turned on the hot water/gas oven. Only lasted a few seconds or so before it went away, but called an emergency guy out just incase. Saw us on the same day, turned off the gas and said 'valve …
Bathroom mixer tap plumbing
Plumbing
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Hi! I have a rubbish Ikea bathroom sink mixer tap which, because it has 10mm connectors, barely dribbles water out. Do other makes of tap have wider connectors?