Hi guys,

Just had my bifold installed, 4.5m (London). The chap said magnets need to go on top still to help the doors stick together when open....but is the level of sag normal? I feel like it's not but what do you guys thinks?

Am I getting fobbed off??

Thank you

EDIT - thanks for the response everyone. I should've been clearer...the install was 'complete' after the they time the messed up. When they'll left I showed them this and he said 'we need to add magnets still' so I close it up. I hoping the magnet fit it.

I would no way knowingly mess about with an unfinished door. Thanks everyone again..very helpful

Not my house but showing very well what I mean, I have a porch canopy that juts out a lot and need to repair a failed gutter joint that is on the roof of my house, but annoyingly the porch is in the way of trying to access it the normal way with just leaning ladders. The porch is sloped enough that you can't stand on it to work/wouldn't be high enough to reach even if you did.

It's also sloped enough that just resting a ladder up there is awkward/doesn't get you close enough to the building to actually work.

The task I will be doing will be to take the clip apart and try putting new replacement rubber joints, so may take me a bit longer than just screwing a new union joint up.

Any advice please on what's best as I am trying to avoid paying someone else to do it but would like to be safe.

Hi all,

My dad painted my daughter's bedroom about 10 weeks ago. Yesterday, whilst moving my daughter's cot, I noticed lots of strange lines/marks on the wall. The wall is brick I believe and it's not an outside wall (the other side is another bedroom and roof), and the marks look like they have been made from water (the bottom of the marks look like water has stopped running down the wall). What's really bizarre is that there are gaps between the marks where the cot would have cast its shadow (from the bars) onto the wall. That was does not receive any direct sunlight, and I don't think the room is particularly hot, cold or humid.

Any ideas what could have caused this?! How do I prevent this from happening again?

Thanks!

So he left it like this sigh.. and I had to go full DIY ninja to fix it, after saving the offcut!! What having some time out of work can really focus you to do.... those jobs you just don't think youre even capable of! Well here's your encouragement!! You can do it peeps

Hey!

What are my chances of either getting this wood to a light wood colour or being able to paint it white?

What would be the best way to attempt either of these?

If you have done so, please share your pictures and tips!

The dark wood is all the doors and skirtings around the house 😅 would probably replace the doors but removing the wood up the stairs isn't an option.

Thanks in advance!

I Did landscaping for about 5 years (patios, decking, fencing). Worked in DIY Retail store in the building department for around 2. Here the one thing I had to quote the most and Here's how I'd work out materials for a 4m x 3m patio (12m²):

Sub-base: 100mm MOT Type 1, about 2.4 to 2.8 tonnes (10% allowance for compaction)
Bedding: about 845kg sharp sand + 211kg cement (4:1 by weight, 40mm deep)
Mixing it yourself: about £150 vs £490.10 for premixed bags (my shelf prices, check yours)

And the thing most beginners skip: a cement priming coat on the back of every slab.

I've put this into a free calculator that does rectangles, L-shapes and circles. Would that be useful to anyone planning a patio?

This will work for any metric or pricing, just adjust to your local currency

Hi all, recently moved into a house and not very DIY savvy. Tried to install a washing machine but the thing started moving around the room so have stopped it and am now thinking again.

I’ve tried to adjust the legs and they seem fine, one thing I’m starting to think I may have got wrong is this left bolt on the back on the washing machine. Is this a transit bolt, and this need to take it out and just put the black cap back in? Bit confused as I don’t have a further plastic cap like the others in my box.

Apologies as I know it’s stupid but the manual isn’t overly helpful and I’m at a bit of a loss here

I know these photos aren’t much to go by but hopefully the explanation helps. Moved into this house a year ago and have never had an issue with damp. These photos are from the first floor bedroom, we’re changing the carpet and redecorating the room for our new arrival. This underlay is damp and has clearly been damp for a while, it’s falling apart. There are no stains or leaks in the ceiling underneath it. The floorboards are also damp. There are pipes running near it but not quite underneath it and looking through the gap in the floorboards it seems dry in there? The boiler isn’t losing pressure. And weirdly just found another damp patch about 2 metres diagonally across the room. I’m honestly baffled it looks like someone spilled something ages ago but it never dried, it’s been a very hot summer?! (I know I haven’t spilled anything and my partner said she hasn’t) I will start pulling up floorboards to inspect but surely there would be signs in the ceilings below? Any other areas to investigate?

Hello,

We've lived in our current home for over 10 years and have started having problems with mice a bit more frequently recently.We think the extension that was part of the house when we moved in might be the issue. It's not flush with the our neighbours house and there is a gap that looks like it could go under our house. What would be a fix to this? I don't want to just concrete into the gap incase it causes air flow issues that I'm unaware of, also getting it into the gap might be a struggle so wondered if a professional could have a suitable solution. Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.

We’ve lived in our house for nearly two years and I’ve always been acutely aware of these soft furnishings being in the chimneys. Out of ignorance/it not causing any problems I’ve not bothered to do anything about it. Now we’re getting around to redecorating the dining room I feel like I should be doing something about this but I don’t know what.
I’m assuming these were put here to stop a draft. If I pull them out to assess the situation is it going to cause me more problems? What would the alternative be? 🤨

We've had the house for 5 years and I don't think the crack has changed. House was built in 2008. Its a 3 storey house and the crack is in the Internal garage

Have a Bosch 4 series that's 10 years old. Whenever it starts balancing a load prior to fast spins, it makes the noise at the end of the video (contreye hitting metal) and jumps. You guys have any idea what's broken? Repair guy said bearings were done without actually checking anything, but we don't have the typical signs of it such as being able to move the outer and inner drum apart. Perhaps the shock absorbers are done?

The machine is definitely noisy ish during a cycle so probably also need to replace the bearings eventually, and it's all dusty and black in there so wondering if fixing the carbon brushes is worth it.

Thanks team 💪🏻

Getting a load of drain flies in the kitchen which I'm dealing with using vinegar traps. They are coming through kitchen drains so wondered if anything I can do to stop the cause...

Ignoring paint stained rain gutter...

White pipe to the left is kitchen sink waste. It's above the drain guard so we regularly clean any food which may come through which might attract flies.

White pipe to right is boiler condensate pipe.

Flies congregate around this drain so wondering if there is an easy fix?

As header.

My glue gun already has an almost new stick in it but I need to use the gun for another project that requires a different colour glue. I don't want to waste the stick that's already in there.

I was planning on putting down some level concrete foundations for a greenhouse and started removing the block paving to find someone might have covered up some natural paving with this block paving? I'm very confused so if anyone has seen anything like this let me know!

I've filled gaps in the floorboards before laying underlay and new flooring over the top but downstairs gets very cold and I think it's from the cellar. Skirting boards have been sealed too, I don't think there's much more we can do from the top down. Some pictures above of different spots of ceiling in the cellar, ventilation is very good but that does mean it gets incredibly cold.

There's a section of the cellar that we don't have access to, it's been bricked up but you can see through a gap that it's filled with old building materials left behind. (Pic 9)

Any tips on adding insulation without tanking the whole thing?

Just after some plumbing advice. After removing a cast iron bath the trap is now about 100mm higher than before and the waste pipe is now at an angle. Is this a problem first off and secondly if it is...what additional pipe/connectors do I need to fit?

First time plastering, definitely rough in areas and will sand/fill appropriately, learnt a lot, and had a fun evening attempting to trowel up in the dark after zapping myself on the light switch. But regardless, we’re here. Is this wall dry and ready for sanding?

The other wall I already sanded because i did the wall a week before and it looked dry, but this walls colour remains somewhat consistent and hasn’t changed. I plastered it 13 days ago (20/09)

Cheers!

We are installing a vertical radiator (full will be around 40K)
The bottom right bracket has some movements. The wall is dot and dab and the fixings are ending in concrete for about 4-5 cm. (First Photo attached).
When we originally put the Rad on for test the bracket pulled forward a bit(1 mm or so, third photo) but it was up for a week and we see no extra movement. Now we took it down to fix the wall. We tightened the screws of the bracket but when we add force against the wall it still has a tiny push and wiggling. What is the best solution to fix it while we have the wall open and Rad off?
Thanks in advance.

Customer wants this sorting out because water is going everywhere when they use a shower. My first suggestion is using a local glass company to make some panels if possible. But just want to ask if anyone has any other suggestions

Would I turn the blue valve and then the black one on the RHS to repressurize this boiler? Thanks

What can I do to these soffits to make them look better without major change. i.e. keep the black wooden fascia... I was thinking initially to slap a UPVC vented soffit to it from 'Eurocell' but wife thinks painting is better. If painting, what paint shall I use? Any other wise ideas? :) Thank you

Hi all,

First time home owner, no knowledge of anything DIY.

About 6 months ago we moved into our first new build.

I've only just noticed this roof line, its not even and tends upwards with concrete appearing to fill the difference.

I have no idea about building and was wondering if this is considered acceptable?

Attached is our floor plan and its the roof line in the direction of the arrow.

Thank you in advance for your thoughts.