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Greetings DIYers At the bottom of my garden is a 1930s sheet metal garage. Because a bit of it is below ground level, the metal has rusted and there is a fair bit of water ingress. The frame is made of timber and seems pretty sound, but I have an asbestos cement roof. I plan in the future...

Hello I'm hoping to build a new garage at the end of my garden next year, to replace an aging corrugated sheet construction. The garden leads into a lane that is shared by all houses in the street. I have a potential problem. When I bought my house a few years ago, we were told that the...

Hi Had a new bathroom fitted a year or so ago. We have a back to the wall pan with concealed cistern. The plumber screwed the pan to my tiled floor (travertine), but last night my wife used the loo and there was a grinding sound, when I checked, the pan has moved slightly, and I was able to...

Thanks gcol. Didn't mean to imply that the tiler was at fault, as he's been a pretty decent guy. This particular bit doesn't hang over a gap in the floorboards, but overlaps (from memory) by an inch or so. Would it be reasonable to either try to refix that area of the board, or plane it a...

Thanks again Richard As I said, I'll hopefully get him back after Christmas. Do you think the remainder of the tiles will be saved (ie can you generally pop a tile up without breaking it)? The line that's showing runs parallel with the floorboards, so across the joists. As I said, the...

Many thanks for your reply Richard. To answer your points - It was done by a professional tiler. The join wasn't over a joist, it was simply butted where the sheet finished, and screwed about an inch from the edge (on each board). Didn't screw through the floorboards, only into the...

Hello I had my bathroom tiled about 6/7 months back. We used a polished travertine tile on the floor (30.5x45.7). I overboarded the floorboards with 12mm WBP first, screwing down every 4". Last night I noticed that the light was reflecting strangely along an (almost) straight line. This...

Thank you, I will try this tonight! Boiler is working fine (at least as far as I can tell - it heats water and warms the radiators)just been serviced! Pressure is just over 1 bar. Thanks, I will have a look at the TRV tonight. The thing I find odd is the fact no air or water comes...

Thanks for your reply - that was quick! It doesn't have what I would think of asa normal bleed valve, it has a screw in the top that I have fully removed leaving a hole, is it likely to be that blocked?

Hi I have a very small rad in my cloakroom. I have opened the lockshield valve fully, and also the TRV is set to 5. The rad only warms on the bottom, and only lukewarm. My first thought was to bleed the rad, but nothing comes out (no water OR air). I have even opened the bleed valve fully...

for the really bad walls I used Zinsser BIN. It went on well and allowed the paint to adhere to it.

Sounds like PVA. I had the same problem. If its obvious splashes, you can usually peel it off from the bottom of the run. If its a general stain over a more widespread area, I found that just building up the paint covered it fine.

Hi I have just purchased a new doorbell, and I didn't realise its a recessed type. I have a PVCu front door and surrounding PVCu porch. Looking at the doorbell ringer, it needs a hole approx 1" deep and approx 1/2" in diameter. My question is, can I actually drill a hole in a PVCu...

Thanks very much for the replies. I'll have a word with "the boss" and see what she thinks!! Dave

Hello I am about to move into a house I've been renovating. Its a 1930s semi, with corrugated garage (which has an asbestos roof). I also have a damp rather unpleasant shed (again with asbestos roof). I had originally planned on getting the garden landscaped (new patio, built up with...

Just had some polished travertine floor tiles fitted. Overall very happy with the job, but I've noticed that the surface of the tiles if covered in very fine surface scratches (only really noticable directly under the glare of the spotlights). I called the tiler back last night to look at...

thanks for the reply. not locking me out at all, more of a nuisance. it doesn't close tight, just swings closed from ajar. The company are going to the house tomorrow to measure for a new window.

Hello I had a new PVCu front door fitted yesterday. The door when left wide open is fine, but if its left anywhere less than 90 degrees to the opening, it closes all by itself. This suggests to me that the hinges are out of line. The porch its been fitted to isn't quite level, but the...

Hello. I have been renovating my 1930s semi. My kitchen extension is made from solid brick, so I have had the inside rendered, battened, kingspan type insulation fitted between the battens, and then plasterboarded and skimmed. I have had water leaking in through one of the windows...

Hello Can anyone give me an opinion on which colour grout to go with for the following tiles - floor http://www.stonehousetiles.co.uk/detail.lasso?stn_id=2a4444f4c7019ada&-session=STN:892C407D076c8198FCRWK32AB9B9 Wall...