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Thanks very much for the suggestion - we are at CB1 which is central/east Cambridge.

We have a 15 year old Ikon23t combi boiler. I believe this is a gloworm boiler, possibly sold through Travis Perkins. There is an intermittent problem I'd describe as "mis-firing", i.e the boiler fires up but then a few seconds later it cuts out, then immediately fires up again, cuts out and...

Thanks both - I didn't have any luck using those clips (I already had something similar in another fitting in my house so was able to try it out before buying). So instead I've done this with sellotape, and elastic band and some packaging material: I'm assuming the foam won't be...

Thanks to moderator for showing me how to insert photos properly

Happy New Year one and all! So in this spirit of resolutions and finally getting round to jobs, can anyone advise on what to do about my kitchen lights? Basically, I tried to replace the "fat" GU10s on the left (which have nearly all blown within about 2 years) with the LEDs on the right...

Sorry, let me try again with the image link: <img src="//media.diynot.com/188000_187582_81168_55940268_thumb.jpg"> or click on this: //media.diynot.com/188000_187582_81168_55940268_thumb.jpg

We need to extract up a chimney as we can't get outside and don't want a recirculating fan But our chimney is off centre as per attached picture. All the extractor fans have fixed central extraction pointing directly upwards so how can we get a pipe up this chimney? Thanks...

chimney

All three wooden windows in our spare bedroom have become stuck shut recently, and a window that I left open in another room can't be closed. They were all painted a couple of a months ago but I wonder if it is more to do with the damp weather as my neighbour is having similar problems with his...

We agreed that the passageway would be used for ventilation but not specifically that there would just be a hole in the wall as opposed to ducting along the top of the passageway and into the open air. The contract wasn't specific about this point, hence why I came on this forum to work out...

Forgot to mention that it's also a mid terrace house built in 1930 - I wasn't just showing you a picture of my own project for the sake of it!

This wall was removed in our house before I bought it. But the bathroom/bedroom wall was changed at the same time and is now just a plasterboard wall. More recently we've built an extension. The picture below is looking towards the front of the house. (The beam in the foreground at the top of...

See this useful guide to the Party Wall Act: http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/133214.pdf This really helped us to know our rights and obligations when we built an extension with uncooperative neighbours. If they are friendly then just giving them the...