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Yes, that's what I need. What do you mean by wetting agent though? Do I mix washing up liquid with the Milton fluid? And do these moulds present any long term damage to the timber? I have been so worried :(

Thank you. Do they come in industrial spray canister (like what they use in hospital)? As I have a big but very low and awkward loft to do.

Hi all, Like many of us, I topped up insulation on the loft at the beginning of winter. Unfortunately I committed the cardinal sin of blocking the eves, resulting in severe condensation and mould growth before I realised it. I have cleared up the airways, install lap vents. I have also run...

Hi Datarebal, Yes the asphalt is dressed about 15cm up the wall. But the bond is so strong, when the asphalt shrank, it broke up the brick as you can see. The pointing itself is not deteriorating, but the crack is more due to the movement of the asphalt (I think).

Hi all, I have these horizontal asphalt valley that runs on the two side of my roof. The valley itself is in good condition, however the joint with the parapet brick wall has cracked and the asphalt has pulled back a little. This has lead to some small leak down the parapet wall onto the...

Hi everyone, In my kitchen I have spot lights over the cooking area and a pendant light over the breakfast table that share the same switch. I want to split this out into two separate switches. I can access the lighting circuit easily on the loft, but when I try to thread another cable down, it...

Hi everyone, Not quite sure where to place this question, I hope it goes with the general bathroom/kitchen questions in here, but if not please help me move it to the right place. I'm looking to install extractor fans for bathroom and kitchen. What are your recommendation for one that doesn't...

Hi everyone, I’m just starting to make sense of the electrical system in my new place. The flat is 1900 and it has been upgraded bits by bits over the years. While most of the cables seems to be okay (PVC insulated, with a mixture of old red/black wires and blue/blown wires), the fuse box is a...

Hi everyone, I have these older style push fit fittings under my bathroom basin. The grey ones are relatively straight forward to remove, I just push the outer ring in, and pull the pushfit out. However there’s nothing I can do to remove the yellow ones. The outer ring is already pushed in, but...

Hi everyone, My bathroom has Marmoleum linoleum floor, the traditional type, not vinyl type. However it has worn and stained significantly and lost waterproofing in several places. I dont think linseed oil would be able to revive it. We are planning major kitchen/bathroom refurb work in a...

Unfortunately it's been done like this before we move into the place, so we will have leave it that way until a major refurbishment. What caution I can take when fill? I'm planning to replace a few rads. @Madrab: Regarding the vents, I did try to open the auto vent for a while last time, but...

@Madrab Are dual flow taps are generally the monobloc type with separate handle/catridge for hot and cold?

I didn't buy this one so dont know how I can check the specification. What type of kitchen tap that is generally suitable for gravity fed supply?

It's open vented. Its one of those typical pull out, single lever kitchen. Are they generally not for tank feed?

Hope someone can shed me a bit more light on how to use these air vent correctly, also comment on my "combined feed and vent" system ..

Hi everyone, We've just moved in to a property and the kitchen mixer tap has very poor hot water flow (from HW cylinder), while the cold water (from main) is fine, and they can't seem to mix at all. I understand the main cold water has higher pressure, but even when I move the tap to hot only...

Just to sum this thread up, I understand it's not necessary to change to a lower-rated MCB for my oven, and the MCB for the most part not interchangeable. The reason for no need to change MCB is MCB is mainly there to protect the cable, as long as the cable is suitably rated, that should be...

Yes, there is no vent pipe. I did a bit of research and it seems to be the "combine feed and vent" type of system. The pipes are 22mm and the boiler is MAIN boiler. Is it very concerning? What should I watch out for?

@CBW Currently both are closed. I did try to open the automatic one, heard a lot of hissing then closed it. But then my radiators went cold and I had to bleed them for ages. Should I leave the automatic valve permanently open?

Thanks Chris! How do I use them? I did think they are similar to bleed valves. I just messed around with the automatic one and somehow lots of air get into the system and took me ages to bleed all the radiators. Luckily all works now.