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We've got an old overhead chain pull cistern on our bathroom toilet. Ever since we've moved in it's always needed several pulls on the chain in order for it to flush. I'd like to replace/refurbish it but i'm struggling to identify the make or a suitable alternative. Does anyone have any ideas on...

We've got an old farmhouse with a pantile roof, alot of the ridge & valley pointing has failed so we're going to have them fixed/rebedded/pointed. Have any roofers on here got any views of flexim roof putty? I'm thinking of using it as to me it seems a more flexible and durable product than...

We've got an old farm house which is in a L configuration. The attic has been converted at some point in the past by previous owners. It has a vaulted ceiling with oak purlins running down the length of the room. At the elbow of the room one of the purlins blocks an alcove however it didn't...

The loft in our old farm house has been converted at some point by a previous owner, however its absolutely freezing up there in winter and so we need to do something about it. I've done some investigation and found that when then did the renovations previously they seem to have used ~25mm...

Hi I'd welcome some advice in regards to the slate roof verge detail required on my new garage build. I'm clear on the setting out & fitting process for the battens & tiles it's just the detail of verge I'm a bit unclear on. Would someone be so kind as to point me in the direction of a decent...

Hi We've recently fitted a "Y" branch joint to the SWA cable that feeds our garage to run some power to another out building, however we're now experiencing tripping of the RCCB on out circuit board which can only be cured by the garage MCB being turned off. Having had a search on here one...

We've just had a new door and frame fitted, there is currently no seal along the bottom as part of the frame kit and we're getting rain trickling in via the water running down the front of the door either side of the weather bars and getting in in the corners. I've bunged a little bit of foam...

We have quite a large combi boiler central heating system 15 radiators (13 large cast iron rads) and one of the radiators we've just had refurbished (blasted & powdercoated) has a number of pin hole leaks. The leaks aren't sufficient that its dripping but in operation we're getting tiny black...

Hi I'm after a bit of advice. We've had a small extension done on our kitchen but i'm faced with a bit of a mixed bag of flooring to sort. The main part of the kitchen has a suspended wooden floor, which has been plyboarded and tiled over. There was an existing small concrete floor extension...

I'm going to lay some 22mm thick limestone flags in our entrance porch. However I'm a bit unsure as to the best method of fixing them. The floor is a reasonably level concrete pad. Mortar is one option and obviously an appropriate adhesive is another(recommendations welcome). I was erring...

We're in the process of having a small extension done on our kitchen. I have a question regarding the insualtion the builder is using in the cavity. The outer skin of the wall is reclaimed random stone so the cavity gap is not uniform all the way down. The exisitng part of the wall has...

Hi After a bit of advice, were having a small extension done to our kitchen. We currently have a small cloakroom off the back of the kitchen but were planning to extend it sideways and knock through to enlarge the kitchen. The small issue is that there is a small radiator in the...

I'm in the process of fitting a shower in our bathroom however i'm a bit stumped as to how to tackle fitting the shower arm/head. The shower arm came with a threaded section and large brass nut which i assumed i would need to tighten and it would clamp itself to the wall however the shower...

Hi I've just received a quote for some internal lime plastering on our old farmhouse, to replace the blown cement based plaster with a 3 coat lime plaster instead to allow the solid walls of our property to breathe again. Plaster specification 2 x haired scratch coats using 3-1 sharp...

Hi I'm after a bit of advice. Our house is suffering from penetrating damp around 3 sides of the house caused by high surrounding perimeter paths and raised gardens. It's an old farm house and has solid walls, no real footings and no DPC. We have had the paths lowered as much as we can...

Hi We bought an old farm house just before xmas, on the initial survey it was thought that there maybe woodworm in the oak beams in the the loft conversion. A second survey was done by Timberwise but they said that there was no active infestation. Great, so we thought! Anyway doing a...

Could anyone confirm whether having a flexible metal pipe on the gas meter is a fail for a landlords gas certificate? Thanks

Hi I realise gas meter bonding has been covered numerous times however I couldn't find an answer to my particular question so please bear with me. I've got the standard problem of sparky came to do a landlords safety cert as we're going to be renting out our house only to find the gas...

Hi I'm hoping someone might be able to offer some advice. Our Alpha CB24/28 boiler is losing pressure overnight and needs continual topping up. In normal operation throughout the evening (going on and off every hour or so) it's fine, but if left for any considerable time ie over night...

I've been building my wooden garage and its almost finished the last little bit left to to is to finish installing the roof insulation and board over it. the roof stucture is as follows from outside in 1) asphalt shingles 2) NonBreathable Roofing underlay...