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Got one single concrete block to cover and bring back to the level of the rest of the wall. Do I need to coat the block with a water/PVA mix first, or can I get away with just dampening the block and plastering straight onto it?? Will it last?? Thanks Steve

If you did want to fill it and do the job properly you would need to rake out the joint and re fill it with mortar the same colour, point it and brush it. But in all honesty, there is no need what so ever, as it really will not cause a problem at all.

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Does anyone know the ideal hight for an air brick at the bottom of my redundant chimney?? It's an internal chimney that is completely sealed at the bottom and not capped (I think) at the top. I have a damp patch in my little girls bedroom and I'm planning on sorting out what I think is a birds...

Had BG out and the engineer said straight away that it might not even be the boiler. Went upstairs and quickly diagnosed it as the pump next to the Mega flo tank. He changed it and it’s sorted the problem. Cost me £189 and I could have turned him away and not been charged but thought it was...

Thanks Tony, If you were closer I would use you but I will get BG out. Steve

Thanks Tony, Just turned the knob back so currently monitoring it as I type this. Why would it be over heating though if it is that?? And is there any way of telling whether it’s the pcb or not, as I obviously don’t want to spend more than I need to?? Steve

Hi all, I have a Suprima 80L boiler. It has started cutting out and the display light starts flashing red when it does this. I use the reset button like it says to on the panel and it lasts for a while, but then does it again. It is doing this for both heating and hot water. Sometimes it...