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Hi, my mother has an issues with heavy curtains. The curved curtain track she has is situated in a bay window and its fixed into plasterboard, not brickwork. The old curtains were fine but the new ones are pulling the fixings out of the plasterboard. I'm stuck on what to do to keep these...

Ive checked everything. The remotes are hidden in a drawer, the box is inside the garage and dry. Ive changed the push switch but the situation is getting worse daily & we ahve had to disconnect the power as its opening & closing all the time on its own. I can only think the control box is...

Cheers for that. the remotes are hidden in a drawer but it might be an idea to let the circuit box air out for a while. G

We have an electric garage door that keeps opening by itself. Basically its operated without a remote control by a box with a push button switch. The switch started to play up so I replaced it and it works fine when pressed. However, every now & then it opens by itself for no reason. Ive...

Im just about to replace our internal doors. All are 76cm wide but the bathroom door is a good 10cm smaller. Can anyone recommend a supplier for matching doors that also come in smaller sizes?? thanks G

Thanks for that, it sounds right. There are a few small holes in the render which must be letting the water in. yes we have condensation issues, Im trying to takle that next thanks G

The rest of the hosue has cavity wall insulation, its an ex council house and we dont ahve any other problems ther with water coming in as far as I can tell with the window space, its render on the outside, a single brick in dept and the board looks like a bit of plaster board. Its very damp/wet

We have an old fashioned pantry that had a small window. Rather than replace the unwanted window we asked a local tradsman bricked it up for us, just a few weeks back. This morning I opened the door to find water all over the shelves and floor. It appears to have been happeningf or quite...

Cheers for that. Ive tried flushing the system by taking the cap off the filter & letting the water run, but its still the same. Not sure what else it could be though G

A very starnge issue. A modern, top flush UK toilet started to play up, in that it was refilling the cystern very slowly compared to normal. I took the left hand valave system to bits but couldn't find any fault. Ive replaced it with a brand new one which filled quickly and then went the...

No, its not a window but seems to be amplified from their downstairs main room our bedroom above on the other side of the wall. I dont know about the joists but will try to find out. I did find some sort of air passage which might have something to do with it. In one of our rooms on the...

Hi, I live in an ex council house and having problems with noise coming through. Its rather strange as if the neighbours are just talking downstairs, we hear it very clearly upstairs. Ive had the wall to bits and its basically plaster then 1 brick, a cavity, then a brick. Im...

yeah he was very honest & came on good recommendation I did ask him about fitting gas fire in the living room & on checking the pipes found a gas leak. Ive booked him to do the work & will use him if we have to replace the system or need any other work done many thanks G

Thanks for everyones helps Got the engineer out today & he tells me the electric kit on these boilers is well known for issues, been on watchdog Im told as they were ised of old council houses Everything else seems ok but we need a new electric kit - he told me they ae £250 but its cheaper...

this afternoon - after the problem started ta G

I did hear the water running after I had drained the system so I think thats OK I cant find a gauge of any sort. The boiler is in the Kitchen & the pum, hot tank & more electrics are upstairs, but no gauge. Its at least 5 years old as it was ll in when we moved here - but some of the...

yep - the reset button, but it just keeps flashing red & turned the thermostat up too thanks G

thanks for the replies - Ill try to find an engineer in the morning. I have beld the system & pump - both did not have much air. I did try to drain the system & a little gunge came out but they system still wont work ta G

Potterton Surprima 50l is our boiler We were using it fine last night & then switched the heating off. All night the pump or something was still going - as it usually does for 20 mins after switching the heating off. Today unable to switch the heating on but all the usual lights are...

Thanks for that. It turns out the lock is not the standard type as there is a metal catch or something on the back of the lock/barrel casing. sadly there is no name on it. Ive had someone out to look at it and they were rather confused by it. Im waiting on the boss to call me back...