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Tools and Material
Screwdriver, matchsticks, wood adhesive, mallet, wood chisel.

1. Firstly check to see if any of the hinge screws are loose. If so tighten them up.
2. If the screws will not tighten, you will need to plug the existing screw holes for reinsertion of the old screws.
3. With a screwdriver, remove the old screws from the hinge which will not tighten and put to one side.
4. Fold the metal hinge part back on to itself to expose the screw holes on the bare wood behind (either the door or doorframe).

In a small space everything counts, so here are some of STORE’s top tips on how to make a small room look bigger, with some clever tricks and handy storage hints.

Tip 16

Keep your room tidy and organised by investing in boxes and containers to make sure everything has its place.

A spluttering tap may not be the worst plumbing situation to arise but it is annoying, especially when coupled with clanging pipework and spitting water. Luckily, resolving the issue is just as simply as the problem. With a few basic things you can find in the garden shed and an extra pair of hands to help, free flowing water can be a quick 10 minutes away. 

Before starting:

It’s not fun to walk around your house, and be able to hear every moment due to a few central positioned squeaky floorboards. Easy to repair as long as you don’t have carpet (sorry), creaking floorboards generally occur when some of the fixing nails worked them selves loose from the joist below causing the board itself to become loose. To ease the squeak and be able to stealthily move around your home when needed, just follow the simple guide below.

Tools and Materials:

• Pincers
• Pencil

In a small space everything counts, so here are some of STORE’s top tips on how to make a small room look bigger, with some clever tricks and handy storage hints.

Tip 15

If space is tight, use multi-functional items such as a wicker storage chest that can also double as a coffee table. Big wicker chests can really swallow clutter whether it’s the Sunday papers in a sitting room or as a seat and linen store within for the bedroom, so think multi-use.

In a small space everything counts, so here are some of STORE’s top tips on how to make a small room look bigger, with some clever tricks and handy storage hints.

Tip 14

Look for narrow storage units to fit in and around doorways, windows and various nooks and crannies of your home to make the best use of space!

In a small space everything counts, so here are some of STORE’s top tips on how to make a small room look bigger, with some clever tricks and handy storage hints.

Tip 13

When you are searching for some more valuable extra storage space remember to look up! Putting a shelf up above the fridge, wardrobe or washing machine can provide valuable extra surface space.

Sometimes in the home you will come across electrical appliances or lights which aren’t working due to an electrical fault, through finding exactly where this fault has occurred can be a bit of a challenge. As with all things there are a number of reasons why a fault can occurring so to shed some light on the problem (mind the pun) follow the below links to try and trace the electrical fault, and then deal with the problem.

Click here if a plug-in appliance doesn’t work.

N.B. Before proceeding with any electrical work in your property, click here to read about the current regulations regarding electrical work completed in the home.

1. If the circuits of your home are protected by an RCD (residual current device) within the consumer unit, check to see if it has tripped. If so reset it.

N.B. Before proceeding with any electrical work in your property, click here to read about the current regulations regarding electrical work completed in the home.

1. Firstly check to see if the other lights on the circuit are working. If they are not follow the steps for “a presumed dead circuit”.