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After years of trying, have managed to buy a strip of badly neglected land bedside the house that was full of brambles. The strip used to be a farm track, measures 4m by 60m (yep pretty long) I have cut down all the brambles, and discovered that the farmer must have in the past dug down...

Hoping for some inspiration. Renovating an old kitchen. The existing cooker extraction system is a wall mounted Xpelair that is 25yrs old....it does the job well but looks ugly. Problem is that we have a very low sloping ceiling to contend with (see diagram). If I go the...

I am looking to replace a rotton external door in my utility room. The external frame is 2ft 6' (yes small narrow door hardly used. Can anyone recommend a firm/site where I can buy pre-hung door sets? Thanks WG

My sister has just moved into a house with a Vokera Maxin 24e combi boiler. The CH seems to work fine - boiler ignites and rads warm up. But when she turns on any of the hot taps, the boiler doesn't fire up. I have tried turning the switch on the boiler to hot water only, and the same...

Three days ago the washing machine failed to drain...........ah I thought, check pump filter = stuck/jammed.............tipped machine onto side and uncliped black hoses, found Lord Lucan and loads of other bodies inside. Righted machine, ran quick drain test, pump ran OK but seemed...

Does anyone know of a really wide cill for either uPVC or Alu windiws? I have a round tower that I am planning on putting windows completely around - 8 windows, so octagon shape. I am struggling with the cill width though - I need at least a 250mm cill to clear the brickwork due to the...

I have had a new boiler installed (combi Valliant eco) at my mothers house. The plumber tried to fire it up on Friday.....everything was fine, but he couldn't get heat to the downstairs radiators. (Hot water = fine). The house has two rads upstairs and three rads downstairs. Boiler is...

I am having a new roof built on a outhouse, which I hope to convert to habitable accommodation in a few years to come (my 10 yr project). The roof is octagon shaped (8 sides) pitched to a point in the centre. I have had structural engineering drawings made, a galvanized steel ring beam...

Sorry for the long post - but I wanted to make sure I put everything down. I'm trying to help sort out my mums house (been neglected, she's on her own and I've been overseas. I'm now back, and she's hit 60 and I'm trying to get everything sorted for a comfy retirement) 4 bed semi...

I would like to build a stud wall on top of a recently installed mezzanine floor in my small factory. The wall will be L shaped. The stud wall will be fixed to the mezz floor (38mm chipboard flooring), at each end of the 'L' to a concrete block wall, but I am concerned about fixing to the...

Can anyone help, as I'm worried about the electrical situation: Wife mentioned a buzzing noise coming from airing cupboard. I checked and found source of buzzing coming from Y plan 3 pos. diverter. (We were still getting HW, but no CH). I have tried pushing the manual/auto button on...

Help, I have just visited my mums 1930's house and tried to open her large horrible aluminium patio sliding doors - they seem really stiff to slide. Once outside I could see that the original pebble dash above the door has a crack and appear to be 'blown' from the brickwork. I checked...

Anyone had any experience with building an industrial unit? I own my own small manufacturing business run from leasehold property, and I now have the chance of buying land and building my own unit. I am very hands on, love doing deals with suppliers (have just bought a brand new Nissan...

I have a Y plan/sundial system, worked fine the last 8yrs. Suddenly stopped producing CH. (Hot water working fine). Plumber #1: "You need a new pump, cost you £250 +vat" Plumber #2: "You need new 3 way control valve; I'd have to charge you £100+vat; but you could do it yourself...