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Hi Our hot water has always been slow, around 20 min to run a bath. Since yesterday it is flowing at mains pressure. It is still getting hot if the taps are turned down but the boiler is not coping with them on full. It is not a problem with the kitchen tap as it is smaller, only the bath...

Hi all While in the loft I noticed a purlin has twisted away from 3 struts. It looks like it happened some time ago looking at all the dirt in the cracks. The purlin on the other two roof slopes are OK Should I panic, worry or forget about it. Thanks Jono

Hi all, I have a sewer vent pipe venting into my garage, this is the only vent in the system. Can I use a one way vent cap to stop smells entering the garage or does the air need to flow both ways. I know I should run it through the roof but a one way valve will take seconds to install...

Hi all I am planning on fitting a magnetic filter to just below the combi boiler which is located on the kitchen wall in a bungalow. The boiler is the highest point in the system. Do I need to drain the system completely or can I just drain enough to get the pressure to 0 in the boiler display...

Hi all My son is autistic and slammed the kitchen door shut whenever it was left open. The frame is now lose. He has grown out of that stage and I want it repaired. A plasterer said the frame needs replacing and I would need a carpenter. The frame looks OK and the door still works but the top...

Hi all I spent some time tracking down an odd noise and found a rat chewing trough my cast iron sewer vent cap. It has managed to chew away all the grills and has only been stopped by the clothes dryer which was pushed back against the vent ( the vent is at ground level in the garage). The rat...

Hi My central heating runs off a Volkera Linea and there is no room thermostat anywhere. Each radiator has a thermostat, we control the overall house temperature from the boilers central heating hot water temperature setting. It seems to work quite well and the boiler is not always running...

HI all Is it normal to have a number of double glazing panes crack during the install process ( different windows) and need replacing. Thank's Jono

Hi all Not sure if this belongs in the plumbing or tiling section My mother in law has recently discovered a leak in her kitchen, it has been leaking for months as the bottom of the cabinets are rotten and there is mould behind them. The insurance company's leak detection expert came round...

Hi All I am fitting eaves felt trays and need to access the roof above the carport. The carport roof is polycarbonate. Can I use some 18mm OSB as a crawler board or do I need something stronger. The carport is around 5m long with 3 struts across so a crawler board would only have 2 struts to...

Hi all Please could someone try and identify the tiles in the attached pic or what would tiles would I use to replace a couple of them with. The house is from 1935 if that helps.

Hi I requested to have a facia replaced and a plastic protective cover put over it. I needed the facia replaced as the power line into the house was pulling the facia away from the house as it was rotting. The electricity company wants to renew the power line but are refusing to attach it to...

Hi all I need to replace the bit pointed to in the attached picture. As far as I can tell from google it is a flush pipe cone or connector but there are a number of different types and I can't tell which I have. Can anyone point me in the right direction. The flush pipe is 38mm and the seal is...

Hi all I wanted to add inhibitor to the system and got some Fernox F1 express so I could add it through the filling loop, the guy in the Fernox website made it look so easy. However his boiler was slightly different to mine and now I am unsure which side of the filling loop I should add the...

Hi I am in the process of replacing a felt flat roof for epdm due to a leak. I have removed the old roof boards for replacement with 18mm osb3 and have found one joist which is rotten and by the looks of it was rotten the last time the felt was done as some (rubbish) repair work seems to have...

Hi all My garage floor currently has a tarmac covering. This has been poorly done and bits come loose when swept, it has become fairly uneven where bits have come off but I presume was once flat and level. Cardboard boxes left on the floor over a year do not show any signs of damp. The old...

Hi All I am having external levels reduced to below the DPC around the house as there is damp in some of the external walls. I am also getting the whole 1935 bungalow's internal walls replastered at the same time. One bedroom is having insulation board fitted along the damp exterior wall...

Hi All I have had an old damaged corrugated garage roof replaced with a new one but the new one leaks from both ends into the garage. The pitch of the roof is flat and the water instead of dripping into the gutter simply passes back through the gaps caused by the corrugation and into the...