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Hello all, I have an odd shaped kitchen diner, which a single vertical radiator fails to warm up so I am going to add a new type 22 radiator. We have a concrete floor so ideally we will locate the new one close to the old one. I've drawn a picture below but concerned that I am putting the new...

Hi, I have a decking company putting some decking up outside the house. They are attaching one side to the house (brick house). They are using a ledger and have used wood spacers (25mm thick), basically some treated wood off cuts. From what I have seen, metal or plastic spacers are suggested...

Hi, I’ve moved into a new house and two radiators have trv’s with no heads. The trv’s look different to those in the rest of the house. The existing heads are all from Tower. I tried getting the some drayton heads from screw fix but they don’t work very well. Please see photo

Was having a look in the loft and came across this, anyone know what it is? Insect poo? Anything to be concerned about?

Hi all, Pedistal sink with very small leak from sealant between where sink connects to drain. Would putting some silicone over the top seal it for a reasonable time? Or do I need to take it apart and redo?

Drying up a downstairs bathroom after a water leak. The leak was from a plastic elbow that popped off so a lot of water must have come out but I couldn't see it pool anywhere. Its a 1950s house with suspended timber floors (I assume as has air bricks) so I am guessing the water found a way down...

Hi, looking at a property and looking for roofers insight. The house was a bungalow that has had a 2nd floor put on 10 years ago. The verge pointing looks sort of ok on the front but poor on the back (see photos). How bad is it? The surveyor said 5k to remedy which I guess is mainly scaffolding...

I have one verge tile (plain clay, original 1930s roof) on the bottom eaves course that is broken. Can anyone advise on a good way to fit a new one? I don't think I can nail one unless I take the whole verge off. I have a normal tile and a half to put in there but it will need cutting both on...

Hi there, I know there has been a few threads on this but just canvasing opinion... I have a 1930s free standing garage with clay roof tiles and torching (lime mortar) on the underside of the tiles. The torching is dusty and crumbling resulting in the garage being very dusty and chunks (fist...

Hi there, I have just bought a new house with a cast iron soil and vent pipe that had a creeper on it. I've ripped the creeper down which has taken quite a bit of paint off it (see picture). I've read a few of the posts on here regards painting one and I just want to check a few things. Also, I...

Hi all, I have an aqualisa aquavalve that has been dripping from the showerhead. I bought a seal service pack from ebay, as had read it could be an easy(ish) cheap fix. I have run into an issue with replacing the back o ring. I have had a go at removing it with a pin held in some needle nose...

Hi all, I have searched the forum but I cannot find this issue and I have contacted the manufacturer but it is Saturday and they are not back until Monday. System: Premier Plus Unvented Cyclinder with Horstmann Electronic 7 controller. We have had a few power cuts over the last couple of...

hi, I have bought 3.6mm exterior plywood to lay as overboard and I am going to put self adhesive vinyl tiles on top for a bathroom. I bought the ply from b & q and it states "all surfaces and edges should be sealed for exterior use" on the label. Should I seal it for use in the bathroom? If so...

Hi all, I have a bathroom floor, which consists of the following layers: - Vinyl tiles - Wooden underfloor (6mm ply) - Chipboard (22m) - Sound proofing plasterboard (17mm) - Wooden battens with about 1cm of foam on the underside - Wooden layer (not sure what but it is a little warped) I live...

Hello all, I have a top floor flat in a 7 flat building constructed in 2007. Toilet is close coupled. I have had a small water leak in the spare room bathroom for a few weeks. It appeared to be coming from the toilet where you could see a slight bubble of water coming from between the lino...

Hi all, Car: Peugeot 207 2008 1.4 petrol 60k miles A few months ago my front right tyre partially deflated after hitting a pot hole (I think) then a minute or two later as I was turning left the car span and the front right wheel hit the curb sideways at perhaps 15 mph and mounted the...

Hi, My idl 40 s dishwasher has stopped working - it will not turn on and no lights show when I press the power button. There was was in the bottom so I have drain and cleaned the filter. Any ideas? Would anyone recommend calling out indesit or just go straight for a new one?

Hi all, I have a Santon Premier Plus Imersion heater in a stanadard unvented system and have an issue... My immersion heater comes on for a couple of hours in the early morning to provide us with hot waterfor the day. This has been working fine for years but recently I have found that the...