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Hi. Have recently had a new kitchen fitted and the new dishwasher makes a loud gurgling sound from sink/u bend when draining. Attached is a photo of the setup. Is there anything that can be done to stop this? Thanks

I have recently had the taps in my bathroom replaced. They had to switch the water off at the mains as the iso values under the sink was difficult to get to. Since then, when the kitchen sink mixer tap is used, after it is switched off, there is a loud short bang from the bathroom. It never used...

After some advice. I went into the loft at the weekend and notice one of the beams was wet. I wen't and took a closer look as checked the membrane. All seemed to be OK. I inserted some flashband in between the beam and the existing felt and also silicone down the sides. Went up to loft again to...

After some advice. I went into the loft at the weekend and notice one of the beams was wet. I wen't and took a closer look as checked the membrane. All seemed to be OK. I inserted some flashband in between the beam and the existing felt and also silicone down the sides. Went up to loft again to...

Hi. Have just fitted new mdf skirting. Should I fill the holes made by the nail gun with caulk or wood filler? Thank you

Hi. I need to paint over my internal door with gloss. It is gloss alreay but has yellowed a bit. Do I need to undercoat again? Thanks

Hi, I had a new composite door fitted in August last year and apart from a draught around the latch area (will get onto this shortly) the door opened and closed perfectly. However, around Jan time, when I closed the door (without lifting handle up), the latch engaged into the keep but I could...

Hi. I want to put my washing machine in the garage which is separate from main house (about 8ft away). I need to run a water pipe out to the garage. How deep do I need to dig for the pipe? Also, I need to connect the waste pipe into the mains waste pipe which is ceramic. How would I go about...

Hi. I recently replace cistern in down stairs toilet and as a result had water hammer. I read up on this and was advise to switch off mains pressure water, open all outlets upstairs and then downstairs. And then switch on mains and switch on outlets in reverse order. This worked and no water...

Hi, My toilet cistern has started dripping from the inlet valve. It flushes fine but once at level starts dripping. Thank you

Hi.i had a new central heating system installed around 3 years ago with a combi boiler. have been happy with it.however, I have always noticed that the rads never seem to hold their heat for long after the boiler is off.i just thought it was a combi boiler thing.they get really hot but are cold...

I have recently had central heating installed and where they have put copper pipe through the walls, it has left quite a big hole around the pipes and they tick when they contract. Am I ok to fill the space in void with filler or would filler foam be better?

Hi, I have moved into a house which has a Georgian style porch/pillar on my house which is fibreglass. It looks like it has been painted at some point as the paint has flaked off. I have managed to sand this back to the original state. I want to repaint it but not sure of the method. It is...

Hi, My double convector radiator has started to make a loud ping about 10 mins after the heating has gone off. It has been installed fro about 3 years and never been a problem. It is just one loud ping and not a constant. It sounds like the metal pinging but everything seems secure. Any...

Hi, Have recently moved house and starting to decorate. Whilst painting the lounge wall, I noticed the exisisting paint bubble. I left it to dry and seemed to be ok. However, 3 months on, the paint on this patch has cracked and is getting bigger. Other rooms in the house which I have yet to...

Hi, I have towel rail which is connected to my combi and has also has a heating element. Can I have the heating element on when the central heating is on? Thank you

Hi, I have recently moved and had a new combi boiler and bathroom suite fitted. The mixer tap in the bathroom makes a loud noise when it is set half way for flow or halfway for temperature. When it is on full flow, the sound almost stops. You can hear the noise from all over the house. I have...

Hi, I have a Bristan electric shower which is coming up to being 2 years old. To get up to full temp 44 degrees, I am having to turn the dial to max when normally I only have to turn to 3/4 of the way round. Any ideas?

Hi, I have recently had a new central heating system installed along with a new bathroom suite including a new towel rail. When the heating comes on, the towel rail make a clicking noise whilst heating up and cooking down. Is there anyway I can eliminate this as it is quite noisy when the...

Hi, Does anyone know who to create this Artex effect? Have tried so many different techniques but just cant match it. Thanks