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Hi, We've had a new thermostatic shower installed (It's a Napier Cascade make) along with a new Worcester boiler. The initial test of the shower produced a nice warm/hot water so all was well. When we come to actually use it, all i can get is stone cold water.! The hot water feeder...

Brand new doors, untreated, soon to be put on by joiner. When should I treat them - before or after fitting ? If after (as advised by my joiner), it seems impossible to treat underneath the door ! Also - any pro's and con's with what to treat them with please ? Thanks in advance

We had a hole in the roof above the stairs that led to a damp patch in plaster of about 1+ metre square. We are about to re-decorate (paint) and have been advised to cover the damaged plaster with special paint to stop chemicals leaching thru the new paint and showing the patch that was damp...

We need to decorate behind our new Towel Rad. and i don't know how to remove it. :oops: It has 2 nuts on either side of the Rad where the water flows in & out, and turning knobs on both sides for water flow. Do I close both knobs to shut the water in before removing? Which nuts do I...

Opinions please for our small bathroom. I have tiled around the bath/shower and will put putting tiles on the small window ledge and next to the sink on the wall. Is it best to also tile around the window, or can i use bathroom paint or paper. (I'd prefer paint for ease of application to be...

Hiya House is about 20 years old, has squeaky wooden stairs. Any advice how to stop this please?

Hi The wall and bath are not 90 degrees to each other and there would be a slight and increasing gap going away from the wall between the screen and bath. Any tips on how best to rectify this and does it matter if i do anything before i tile the wall. :?: Cheers

Oh dear... My plumber put his foot partially thru the ceiling above the stairs yesterday. It's left a bent crack about 30 cm long and part of the ceiling is hanging down lower then the over. Any ideas what to do for a novice please :?:

Am i safe in tiling on top of water-proof paint :?: Will the tile stick to the wall ok or do i need to get this paint off. Cheers. Andy

I'm currently sanding down (removing grubby varnish) off a bannister and just wondering how to disguise / repair dents (similar to a small hammer dents). Also: Any ideas on what to do with it next... we'd like to keep the wood effect rather than paint over it, but any ideas much appreciated.

Hi I have a wall where one layer of plaster is coming off from the back layer of plaster. Should I put UVA on the back wall and plaster on top of that ? And what type of plaster should I use as when I went to Wickes there was about 5 types of the stuff ! :oops:

Hi, Looking for advice please on what to do next: I hired a plumber who quoted us to fit a new bathroom, new boiler, and 2 small radiators. She recommended a Vokeera boiler, but due to stock shortage i bought a Worcester 28 boiler. Anyway, halfway thru the bathroom re-fit she said...