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Click on the link and it will show you the photo, but I don't think the photo will help much. I'm not sure where the discussion about making the house damp came in

I've written a tweet as a way to add a photo. Basically I just need to replace a beam sat on the floor to one raised off the ground, but without going over 100mm. So 50mm riser + 50mm joist? Is that ok if I have 50cm spans, or won't it be robust enough...

One of my projects this summer is to replace our rotten decking. I've taken up a couple of the old planks and it's obvious why it rotted - the frame is resting directly on what looks like the hardcore foundations of a former patio. In some place it's directly on dirt. The problem I have is that...

Even when I took this photo, I didn't see the nut in the centre which is so obvious now. Is this a specific type of waste, or can I exchange this for a standard one from B&Q?

Is there a way I should attempt to remove that kind of waste? There's nothing obvious to unscrew.

Apologies for the hair. It looks the right size, but won't fit, even with a bit of force. At first I thought it was the centre connections, so I dremelled out these slots, but that didn't help. The internal diameter is a couple of mm less than the external diameter of the trap pipe. Also see...

The waste from the basin in our bathroom has always leaked slightly, and so I took it apart to see why. The pipe from the trap was slightly crinkled, so I bought a new trap. Now I know what the problem is - the internal diameter of the basin waste is too wide to allow the pipe into it. The...

Now that the warmer weather is here, I've discovered that our radiators still get hot for no apparent reason. Presumably when the hot water is heated. A plumber replaced our three way valve over the winter at my request, but couldn't see a problem with it. Does anyone know what the issue...

Thanks guys, that's really helpful :)

The house we've moved into has a very high bath and is tiled in travertine. The bath is very high and could also do with being replaced. I hope to do this myself, but I wonder whether marks will be left on the tiles. The tiles themselves are uncut and extend low enough for a normal bath to be...

The door on our dishwasher (smeg DI612CA9, circa 2010) doesn't close very well. Water seeps past the seal, and frequently the door will pop open mid wash, particularly on the hot rinse. We have to be very careful about how we pack the top rack as anything which deflects water towards the...

I'm back. For the past month we've been putting up with the dishwasher issue knowing that a quick nudge of the door will kick the machine into life again when it stops. Over the christmas period, I've had time to swap out the interlock on the door, however it hasn't helped - in fact it's...

Ahh, the side next to the wall. I managed to get my cameraphone in and it's a DI612CA9. I'll do some googling now to see if there are any common faults with the door / hinges, if not I'll pop over to espares. Thanks for your help so far, I'll keep you all updated, and I'll edit the thread to...

Progress! So my wife and I were discussing whether we would have to replace the dishwasher when it magically burst into life and started working. Part of me thought it was witchcraft and a machine's ability to know it is due to become tin cans, but deep down I knew it was because my wife was...