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Hi, We have a 1930s bungalow with a fairly sizeable cellar towards the front. I’m currently refurbishing the shower room and have the flooring up to repair some of the joists. I’ve noticed that when it rains heavily water comes up through the floor. It appears to have been covered with...

Hi, A crack appeared in our shower tray so I’ve removed it to replace it. Underneath I’ve found that it was glued to tiles which have obviously not survived the tray being removed. Underneath the tiles is 9mm ply and then the original tongue and groove flooring. The hole cut in the ply and...

Hi, We are looking at removing the gas fire and fireplace from our dining room. It is fitted into an external chimney breast. All the research I've done says that we need to include a vent into the room when we cover over the opening. Part of the reason for removing the fire is that we...

Hi, Back in October we had our bathroom refitted. We went from a fully tiled bathroom to partially tiled and painted. The original tiles were stripped off and then a base and top coat of plaster applied. A couple of weeks later, I decorated the bare plaster. I started with a mist coat of...

Hi, We have the above dishwasher from when we moved in to the house. Recently it has stopped washing and shown three error lights. Then, when I try and use it, it fills and then I can hear the wash pump running, but I can't hear the water circulating in the machine. This afternoon I took...

Hi, I want to replace the brass finish door handles I have in my house with chrome finish. Most of the doors are gloss finished single panel doors, but three are glass panelled wax finished. When they were waxed, the handles were already finished so I have the unfinished wood underneath. I...

Hi all, I have a hood that can be used in recirculating or exhaust modes. When it was fitted for the previous owner, it was installed so that it could only be used to recirculate, i.e. no exhaust ducting was fitted. I've had a vent tile fitted on the roof and now need to run the ducting...

Back in October I had a solid wood floor fitted in the hall. Three weeks ago, when the weather warmed up, I noticed that the transition into a bedroom at the back had begun to develop gaps. When I thought about it further, I realised that the front door had become more difficult to...

Hi all, I have quite a serious problem with a retaining wall in the house that we need to moved into in August. Clearly the wall needs to come down and be replaced sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, I can't really afford to do this at the moment. We're planning on an extension in the...

Hi, I live in a dormer bungalow with two loft access. One is half way up the stairs (pictured) and one is in the upstairs bathroom. Both are vertical doors as opposed to hatches. As you can see, there is no insulation on them so I suspect that I am losing quite a lot of heat through them...

Hi, We live in a 1930s bungalow that we bought back in August last year. Ever since we moved in, I've been concerned at a lack of ventilation in the loft. Having now done some research, I've discovered what the roof construction is. It is close boarded with clay tiles on top. There...

Hi all, I've been lurking here since we bought our new house back in August, but this is my first post here. The house is a four bedroom dormer bungalow, with two bedrooms and a bathroom in the loft. I don't know how old the conversion is, but am posting to get some opinions on the loft and...