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I have textured UPVC cladding on the outside of my house (horizontal lengths, nailed to vertical battens). Unfortunately one of the kids kicked a football too hard and it has made a whole in the plastic, right in the middle. Does anyone know if its possible, and how I could, replace the...

Hi all, I have a problem with my toilet cistern. It doesn’t seem to shut off properly in that after the inlet appears to have stopped, but there is a small dribble running down the rear of the pan. I’m assuming the flush/outlet valve is sticking, not closing properly, or has bit of debris...

Hi all. A keep getting a problem with my power shower. Every so often it loses all pressure although the pump is still going. When I remove the shower I find that the filter washers are blocked up with some sort of fibres (like cotton wall). My pump is in my loft, so I wonder if...

Well not exactly on its own....Sometimes if you turn the hot water tap on/off in the kitchen or bathroom, there will be a short (0.5 sec) burst of the shower pump coming into life. No water is expelled from the shower but the pump makes a noise as if the shower has been turned on momentarily...

My loft is currently insulated in with the standard cross-laid mineral wool. However, I would like to use it for light storage. I looked into raising the floor joists and putting down chipboard flooring but I’m concerned that this may be too heavy as it is a dormer bungalow and therefore the...

I'm stumped on this one... About 1 year ago I installed two new toilets. (Different makes and models). Yesterday evening, both would not fill after a flush. I have... 1. Checked the fill valve and theres just a very slow drip. 2. Checked the inlet pipe (after the isolator valve)...

I've seen a few other posts on the forum relating to this but none seem to clearly answer my question (with a diagram). If I want to add a new socket to my ring main is the following acceptable? Blue is existing cables/sockets and red is new. Thanks for your help.

Does the central heating expansion tank need to be a certain height in relation to other parts of the system e.g. boiler, hot water cylinder etc? The reason I ask is because mine used to sit on an old water tank. When this was removed so I could get some pipework in for a new shower the...

Just realised my boiler isn’t firing up. The lights show the status as “Ext. Call for Heat” whatever that means. But nothing is happening (thermostat set to max). I’ve tried numerous resets but still no joy. The boiler is a Potterton Suprima 60 L (Don’t laugh, I know all about the PCB...

Long story short, now that some of my roofing felt has been removed I can see that when it rains some of the tile battens are getting wet. There is no leak but what it looks like to me is that the capillary action of the water spreading through the tile is making the batten wet. Should I...

A friend of mine mentioned that he was having problems with his boiler making lots of noise. He bled the air from his rads, ensured there was no blockage in the header tank etc but still had the noise. He then drained the system and even removed every rad and flushed threw with clean water...

I guess this question would be more suitable to a legal site but I’m hoping that someone may have had the same experience or have a bit of trade knowledge and be able to advise. I had some windows replaced on Day 1 and Day 2. On Day 2 the fitters realised they were missing some of the...

Hello All Really grateful if someone could help me out. I’ve bought the Sterling 10 Alarm system, 2 LCD RKPs, Door Contacts, Belle, and 4 PIRs. I’ve been installing piecemeal other the past few evenings. After the electrics and control box were installed I connected the first RKP and...

Hello all, this may seem like a crazy post but I just want a quick bit of advice. I arranged some building works for some elderly relatives and the building is nearly complete. Me and my family have all been very pleased with the builders, tidy, helpful, considerate and hard working. In...

Hello All Grateful for any advice on the following situation. Just had some new windows fitted. I noticed today after the fitters had left that on one of the frames... 1. Two of the plastic welded corners have a slight split in them. 2. One side of the opening windows has...

Hello all Just a quick question on behalf of a friend. He is looking for some bright eg Pink, Aqua-Marine wall tiles for his bathroom. Not for the full wall, just for effect. Anyway, he can't find any anywhere. He can see these sort of colours in small splashback type tiles around...

Hello I have recently moved into a new house and have found that the vertical tiles on the outside of the house (see pic) are (a) in need of repair (b) have only about 1cm of paper board between them and the plasterboard in the upstairs bedroom. ie no insulation at all. Therefore, I'm...

I'm about to install a new bamboo floor in my living room (floating over concrete and suitable underlay). However, I want to put down a DPM and whilst I don't mind paying more for the correct thing, I wondered what the difference between these products are. I'm guessing they are different...

Hello All I have just removed the fireplace in my living room in order to replace it and when I pulled it out the hearth I thought it all smelt a bit damp. Then I removed the skirting to the side of it and that was rotting and that too smelt damp. I can see what looks like the DPM...

Hello I've searched through the forums before posting and have seen the details regarding water regs and double check valves etc however, I can't find an exact answer to my question.... My kitchen and rising main is on one side of the house and I want to put an outside tap on the other side...