repair

(Apologies if this is the from forum section -- I couldn't find an alternative section that looked more suitable.) I have a portable 'single unit' air conditioner, which I think is basically an unbranded version of this...

I have what I believe to be an EPDM or similar rubber roof that is about 7 years old, installed a little over 3 years before I purchased the house in late 2020. It was not coated during the initial installation, and about 3 months after I became the owner, a substantial leak occurred in the...

Hi All, This is the kitchen worktop in a rental property we have. I'm not sure how this damage happened as we weren't notified of it and the tenants have now left (I suspect ingress of hot water). Anyhoo, the counter is very stiff and the lifted part cannot be pushed back down - does anyone...

I need to cut into a boxed part of the wall downstairs to access some badly fitted plumbing from when the house was built,. I am wondering what the best approach is? The attached picture gives some idea of what I think maybe the best method, as in staying at least 1 inch away from the edges, to...

hello! Could someone advise me on the best way to repair my garage roof. Flat roof. - felt with stones. The flashing into the gutter has worn, which is now allowing a small amount of water into the ply underneath. Looking for the best way to seal.

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to get some market research, I work for a new start up creating our own fillers and wanted to know the following to help our product development process; 1. Do professional decorators prefer ready mixed or powder filler? and why? 2. What filler do you like to use and...

Ive been trying to find the right person for this job with little luck. Ive inquired via Checkatrade with a bunch of different trades people but no one is biting. The few builders that have taken a look seem to want to remove the entire door (which is not necessary) or just patch it up (the wood...

Hi, I am moving house but a surveyor picked up a leaking pipe in the soil stack, which was causing rising damp in a couple of walls. The leak is now fixed but need to get the wall fixed. The paint was cracking off and so we peeled most of the loose bits off with the aim to repaint/get someone...

I put some (allegedly) pressure treated posts into postcrete about five years ago, and I'm surprised (shocked) just how decayed they have become. See picture Is there a remedy that would prevent me having to dig them all out and replace them? If I did, I think I'd flatten the surface of the...

My child just dropped a hard toy on the floor and left a nice big dent in it. Just wondering what the best way to repair this is. I've no spare floorboards left.

Hi there, I've used the forums before but couldn't find an answer to this specific problem. Quite a while ago our kitchen was part renovated, including putting up timber shelves on external walls. It's a newish build and the interior side of the walls are plasterboard, with cavity behind. The...

I'm thinking of doing some work on the gable wall of our house and would need scaffolding installed. Set back ~30cm (is that gap allowed?), from the part of the wall to be worked on. This would be to allow some repairs to cracks in the render of the wall, some repainting, and then installation...

Hi Everyone. I was given a non worker Stihl Edge trimmer and due of this cold weather, I decided to take it apart during the weekend. Compression test was 75psi. I then decide to remove the cylinder to see inside the condition and found a nice score starting from the bottom to the below of...

So the stringer of my stairs was buried in a wonky plasterboard wall, and I want to put quadrant molding on top of it. I decided to sand back the dot and dabbed wall through the skim and paper face of the plasterboard by 5mm total, then put expanding foam into the gaps by the stringer and...

I purchased a second hand Chainsaw ms 261. it start at first pull and accelerate just fine. I checked compression and seems to be only 125PSI when usually is over 170psi when new Would you just leave everything as it and keep using or should I replace piston/rings or just rings? Any advise?

Hi there, any help would be greatly appreciated!! I've just taken off some tiles in the bathroom with the intention of dot and dabbing some plasterboard on to the aerated blocks (I think they're Thermalite) then plastering over the top. (It was a fully tiled bathroom but I'm changing it to a...

Hi, We have a fireplace around a gas fire and the white micromarble back panel now has a thin crack that starts at the corner of the cutout for the fire and runs for about 15 cms into the back panel. The panel is plain white with only light speckles in it so it's not like the crack is hidden in...

Hello I have a plasterboard to repair above a window on the 1st floor Please see photo The plasterboard just ends on the windows. It is not screwed into anything where it touches the window. The plasterboard moves when you on push it by the window About 8 inches before the window and above...

All Can I get some advice please. Read the various threads and this is nearest to my issue, but not exact problem. I want to seal an MDF door for an integrated WM - pictures below. The front is looks fine but inside base and inside top corners have split. What should I use to seal the areas...

Hoping someone can give me some help and advice! I’ll attach photos for reference. I’m attempting to repair my sandstone windowsill. The top of the sill is in pretty good condition and I’m in the process of getting all the old paint off and sanding it down to the stone. However the underside...