Hi. We are replacing a wood burner with a 6 inch flue liner with a new wood burner with a 5 inch flue liner. Can we just run the new 5 inch flue down inside the old 6 inch flue liner?
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Jeremya
Hi. Some advice please. We have bedroom wall which is a mixture of stone and brick. The wall is about 2 foot thick and is solid - no cavity. We believe we have sorted the source of damp in this wall. Now our options are to hack off all the plaster and re plaster the wall - once it has dried out...
The damp we are getting we believe is coming down the chimney stack. The chimney is built on top of two brick stepped shoulders and the flashings between these shoulders and the roof seems to be OK. The chimney has two pots on it - one is used with a wood burner and has a vent at the top of it...
Hi. We currently have a brick chimney stack which we believe is letting in water / damp. Should we render it and if so what happens to the damp in the chimney or should be cover it in a waterproof sealer and are such sealers / coatings breathable?
Any advise gratefully received.
Hi. Can anyone help? We have a Silavent fan fixed in the ceiling space above the shower. The fan is controlled by the light switch. Next to the light switch is an isolator switch. The fan has stopped working so I need to replace it. Is it sufficent to switch off the isolator switch so I can...
Hi. Can anyone help. I need to replace a hand basin waste but am having difficulty unscrewing the large hex nut fixing the waste to the sink and the hex nut joining the waste to the waset pipe. There must be a special spanner for this but I am having trouble locating one and the access behind...
Hi I need to replace the waste in a bathroom sink but am having a problem finding a spanner to undo the hex nut which screws up to the underside of the sink and to undo the large hex not which connects the waste to the waste pipe. Any clues as to what I should be looking for?
Thanks
Hi. I am building a gazebo and am tiling the roof with cedar shingles. Does anyone have any tips, guidance or ideas about how best to create a waterproof hip joint? I don't really want to make ridge tiles out of the shingles as this looks tricky.
Any ideas gratefully received.
Thanks
Hi Does anyone know where I can source an Air Switch. It is for a light which will be switched on by passing your hand over the top of the light. Such lights do exist - I just need to find a switch to do this.
Many thanks.
Hi all. Can anyone help? The airbag warning light has started to flash on and off and stays fixed on after about 5 mins. Before I get a full investigation done by the garage has anyone come across such a problem? Is there a connection somewhere I can check?
The local garage says that they...