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Thanks for all the advice on this. I'm glad I will be better informed when confronting the builder.

My builder has just done almost the same to my house and I wondered if water penetration would be a problem. He has put beading over the edge of the window frame and I hope he is going to seal the gap between the bead and the window with silicon. I too would be grateful for any advice here...

I am getting a number of things done in my house and I am worried that the builder/plumber is not conforming to the current Scottish building regulations even when telling me he is. He is installing a central heating system using a Ferroli combi F30 boiler. To be polite lets say he was...

I have just moved my Zanussi washing machine and now all I get is beeping and error code E50. Anyone any ideas?

I have just (last saturday) replastered one of my bedrooms and need to know how long the plaster has to dry before I can paint it. I have looked at all the advice on sealing the plaster but I am unsure about when to do it. Some web sites advocate 6 months but I had hoped to do it before...

Thanks all. I always fancied an open staircase to let more light into the hall. If I am ripping out the plasterboard anyway - Is it possible to remove the risers on the existing stair while I am repairing the treads or is it an entirely different staircase construction that is required...

I've looked at the laminate nosing. Thanks. What would you use at the back and sides - ¼ round?

There is carpet over the stairs at the moment but if I remember correctly some of the risers were pushed back a little. The strings looked OK although I was worried about how safe the stairs are considering the amount of damage to the treads. I am researching this problem now to ensure I have...

I can stick my little finger in some of them

It's not the nose - the treads are broken in the middle right the way from side to side. Some are so bad there are gaps in them. Presently I have just padded them with double layers of underfelt below the carpet but I would like a better finish as this looks bulky and ugly. I am currently...

I have a number of broken treads on my stair case and wondered how easy it is to replace them. I have no access to the underside of the staircase as it is plasterboarded and artexed. Would it be simpler and is it possible to fix another surface on top of the broken boards?