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Undecided which installation to chose for the above Karndean classic oak or rigid core. Advice pl! Thanks

Hi all I have just purchased some Acoustic wall panels but don’t know how to fit them to the wall. I bought 4 tubes of the adhesive (in silicone size stones) but there’s no way there’s enough in a hundred of those tubes. I’m baffled. Surely there’s another glue or adhesive to fix these things to the wall? thanks in Advance.

I had a new fence put up last year and since then it looks like two of the posts have twisted so much they've split. One of them completely width-wise. Is it worth trying to replace them (they're concreted in), or just secure them with metal straps & wood glue?

Finally admitting that it's now time to accept that my 30 years old boiler is not going to see me through another Winter. Therefore, I am looking for combi boiler recommendations for my one bedroom home. Heard great things about Worcester Bosch and have already had a pretty good quote from Boxt for one such boiler…

Hi. This is for decking boards. The owner likes the way it has weathered - after being jet-washed, it's now a light fawn colour. They know it needs protecting, but would like the coating to be as finish-unchanging as possible. What do folk suggest? Ta.

I have just moved house andd have loads of painting to do. I have 5 room doors on my landing plus 3 floor to ceiling cupboards which are all white but need painting. The doors are the bog standard doors with 6 panel sections, they are white now and dont look as if they have ever been painted but need a fresh coat. The…

Hello, On Sunday evening we had a severe thunderstorm and unbelievable torrential rain. When we went into the kitchen water was dripping out from under the Logic C35 combi-boiler, which was worrying enough, but luckily we had a bowl underneath as we store DIY stuff there. Anyway, we turned the power off immediately. It…

I am making three rooms into one. They have different levels and types of floor. two have floorboards. One of the floorboards has cork tiles. The third room has a concrete floor. I want one of the areas tiles (that is where the kitchen is). The other two will be wood. all slightly different levels. how do you level it?…

I have 2 spotlights, Halogen with transformers MR16 lamps, I want to change to LED. Can I get GU10 lamp holders and just take the Halogen transformer out and replace the lamp holder and wire , there is a small junction box with the Halogen wire coming out. Or is it better to get LED transformers to replace the halogens ?

Hi all I tried to do a good deed for a mate in work and have made myself look silly. He was doing a soldering job so he bought one from screwfix for less than £20. He said it wouldn’t melt the solder on a high bay led light board and asked me to get him a more powerful soldering iron from Amazon. Me being me I just ordered…

Any plumbers on here? I have an old cottage with water downstairs to the shower room/toilet and to the kitchen on the other side of the property. Nothing upstairs.and no sign of internal pipework. I also share the water supply with the adjoining house. The water supply comes from the external stoptap in the road, up her…

We have bought a cottage with engineered wood flooring in the dining room and kitchen. It is in need of some tlc. Advice on what product to use to give it a bit of a shine and protection. The scratches that are present, will any product just mask those or get rid of. Thanks

We are planning some long overdue improvements to our house, ie. decorating and changing floor coverings. I had assumed it was better to paint skirting boards first, and then rip up the carpet, but then I wondered if the skirting boards might be chipped by workers laying carpet or board flooring. I would be glad of some…

Hello We are in the process of getting a loft extension and had our initial drawings back from the architect. They've shown that the only way to get a 2m height for a new loft bedroom is to lower the ceiling on the first floor, or potentially raise the roof ridge height which then becomes a high risk planning application.…

New extension. Basically a 6 x 6m room with 6m square cut out for utility and WC. Family of 4, two teenagers. Below drawings are to scale but the furniture I have pasted on top of drawing 1 not to scale. The furniture arrangement would be the same for both - just the peninsula or island is the decision here. Because the…

Hello, I am playing with the idea of sanding my floorboards in the kitchen area. Thinking of the pros and cons of the operation, possibly have to change 1/2 boards? Do I have to seal gaps in the boards also the floorboards themselves, should I use sealant to fill the gaps. Below floorboards preparation, should I insulate,…

At first I thought the issue might lie with the mortar and the slight crack at the top, but could water be getting under the flashing, if that is what it's called. I have noticed water dripping on the inside wall; last night there was a heavy downpour. I do have a tin of thick black sealer.

There are only 2 of us so it gets flushed maybe 8 times a day. The cheapest option, blue blocks in the cistern, dissolve very quickly. The ones that hang over the rim "does up to 300 flushes" not a chance, they don't, they last about 10 days. Bleach is cheap and works well but you have to remember to pour some in…

Hello, We bought a lifetime shed from Costco and the gas struts have failed on both sides, they just don't stay in place anymore. The original part is clumsy as the end ball sockets are made of plastic and they have a metal clip in place to keep them attached to the ball joints. I'm tempted to buy replacement ones with a…

Looking at either a Saniflo + or Sanicom 1 for use in a cellar to pump water from washing machine and dehumidifier. Lift wise Saniflo + would be close to capacity but is slightly cheaper. Does anyone have experience of either of these two pumps or an alternative?