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Woke up to this eyesore being built close to my boundary. From checking planning regs, it seems to say that structures should not be built on a platform, whereas this is, and if within 2 metres of the boundary, should not be higher than 2.5 meters. Not measure yet but to my eye it does look...

Hi, I have my TV in a corner suspended from a bracket with L/R speakers on stands on either side. I can't put the centre speaker on the wall as it is too far back from the front of the TV. I was wondering if there was some way to attach a small satellite speaker (Cambridge Minx Min 22) to the...

Hi , I wanted to add a shelf to a corner of the room to put my audio video receiver on , hidden behind the TV. The AVR is about 10kg. The shelf doesn't need to be pretty as it will be behind the TV, my question is more about the best way to support the weight of a triangular shelf + avr...

Hi, I have a roof lantern, 1700mmx2900mm and am trying to source some blackout blinds, ideally electric ones without a wire. There are a few options online but the prices are sky high, excuse the pun. Does anyone have any experience in building or sourcing reasonably priced self-fit blinds? Cheers

Hi Putting in a new radiator and need to move the pipe work a bit and install a new valve. How do I ensure that water flowing to the radiator is turned off so I won't pour out when I change the valve etc? Thanks

Hi, Moved in to a new house and the double glazing has regular horizontal lines on the panes that won't clean off . wondering if these have blown perhaps? Not sure how visible it is in the picture Thanks

Hi Buying a new property and the surveyor has highlighted cracks surrounding the soldier bricks which from my limited research seem to suggest the boot lintel has rotated. From the photo, can anyone advise whether this would be a case of renewing the lintel or patching up the mortar work? Cheers

Hi, As the title says, when there's heavy rain, it pours down the valley and floods over the corner guttering. This has meant the exterior wall has got wet and has soaked through to he interior wall. I have seen diverters for sale or it there a better option available? Thanks

Hello, As you can see in my first pic I have had excessive leaks from this outdoor pipe which appears to connect to my hot water tank. Is this the pressure overflow pipe? If so, can someone please give me some advice about how to go about fixing it. Thanks in advance

Hello, Recently after running the shower for 5 mins, it trips out . If I reset it via the fuseboard it will again run for a few minutes before the same happens again. I'm a little concerned re. the safety of this so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Lo, Boiler wouldn't start initially as the fan had gone. Engineer replaced this but the boiler won't ignite. It sparks but doesn't light. Engineer thinks it may be the gas valve but before forking out 9n a new one I wondered if anyone has more experience with this ancient boiler. Cheers

Hi, Have been losing pressure constantly for a while now and recently have to top the boiler up every few days. There does appear to be a leak from a valve on the back left of the unit - would this be as simple as changing a washer on this? Also, today the hot water won't go on - the heating...

My Baxi 105he consistently loses pressure, despite me having a plumber into check radiators and repair a leaking valve. The pressure drops to about 0.3 and remains there. The CH and water all work fine, albeit the boiler is lightly noisier. Is this harmful to the boiler or not? Thanks

Hello, bought a Drimaster 2000 unit of ebay but came with no ceiling diffuser or ducting. Bought a 200mm grill and flex ducting but unsure how I would attach something like that to the unit. Is there some kind of clip or something I can use to attach the ends to the unit and ceiling duct...

Hi, read on the boards here and I see that the water should drain away via the channels under the door. Tested this and it wasn't happening so put a clothes hangar down to try to clear blockages but with same result. Any help would be appreciated.

Hello, a friend has just moved house and it seems the previous owner did a lot of the work himself. In a cupboard this wiring was left exposed. Could anyone give me advice on what she should have done about it? Thanks

Hi, another post about wiring a PIR light outside, which inside also has a light switch.- I have searched but was unable to find an answer. So from my household supply I have earth, live, neutral but then from the light I have from the sensor I have red, brown and blue, and the lamp has...

Hi, I stripped my hall walls then sanded and washed down with soap water. I then did two coats with Crown Magicote matt emulsion. The things is there's bits all over the surface of the wall. The tin is new but was kept outside in the garage, but I can't see any bits in the tin or on the...

Hi,, the light went in my bathroom and after checking a wire had come loose. I put it back where I presumed it should go and now the bathroom extractor fan is permanently on. I did then have a look and see if I had it wired to be permanently on but i think its ok. So maybe the timer has just...

Hi, in the last few days the CH has started to refuse to light up. The HW works fine, but even when I switch boiler to CH & HW, the CH doesn't work. Any ideas what it might be so I don't get over charged by the engineer? Thanks