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One of my projects this summer is to replace our rotten decking. I've taken up a couple of the old planks and it's obvious why it rotted - the frame is resting directly on what looks like the hardcore foundations of a former patio. In some place it's directly on dirt. The problem I have is that...

The waste from the basin in our bathroom has always leaked slightly, and so I took it apart to see why. The pipe from the trap was slightly crinkled, so I bought a new trap. Now I know what the problem is - the internal diameter of the basin waste is too wide to allow the pipe into it. The...

Now that the warmer weather is here, I've discovered that our radiators still get hot for no apparent reason. Presumably when the hot water is heated. A plumber replaced our three way valve over the winter at my request, but couldn't see a problem with it. Does anyone know what the issue...

The house we've moved into has a very high bath and is tiled in travertine. The bath is very high and could also do with being replaced. I hope to do this myself, but I wonder whether marks will be left on the tiles. The tiles themselves are uncut and extend low enough for a normal bath to be...

The door on our dishwasher (smeg DI612CA9, circa 2010) doesn't close very well. Water seeps past the seal, and frequently the door will pop open mid wash, particularly on the hot rinse. We have to be very careful about how we pack the top rack as anything which deflects water towards the...

We moved house recently and since we moved we've never managed to get more than 2 washes from our dishwasher without it stopping with an error. Can anyone help? The dishwasher - No idea of the model code. It was built in May 2010, is integrated, and on the top panel there are just two...

We had a new bathroom fitted a couple of years ago. The bath and toilet are fine, however the basin drained very very slowly. I cured this by adding an antivac trap, however the sink is draining slowly again. It takes about 5 minutes to drain 2" of water. I've replaced the anti-vac valve, but...