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Many Thanks for the quick response It's detached so no issues there. Just trying to understand why the damp only presents itself in that area, and not further up? The room above is a newly refurbished bathroom; taking it down further than below the roof level would have a major impact, not...

Hi all, Looking for some advice on this external wall. It's an old chimney breast which has been capped off by a previous builder, lintel installed about 3/4 up the wall (behind the plasterboard in the photo), and a recess was built into the chimney breast just underneath that. Although this...

Thanks, the video makes it look easy. Using a flat edge screwdriver, I've managed to depress that "springy" tab in the middle, but the cover still won't budge. Tried tapping the end of the screwdriver gently with a hammer but no joy.

Hi all I am trying to adjust the lateral positioning of an external upvc door From doing some research, most doors appear to have grub screws on the inside of the hinge, allowing the front cap/fascia to be popped, thereby giving access to the adjustment screw. However, on these doors, there...

Hi all I am trying to plumb in a rainshower head via connection in the loft. The plastic pipe for the feed from the thermostatic valve is already in place. My thoughts are that this pipe needs cutting to size, at the appropriate point, and then use a speedfit elbow to connect into another...

It is part of a back to brick renovation, so all the pipework is new. The shower control is a recessed thermostatic mixer valve (Grohe) which will feed a main shower head (to be dropped from ceiling), but has a diverter position to send flow to that valve in the wall. All the shower pipework is...

Thanks. I've not tiled in this situation before, but I am assuming that the face of the tile should be BEHIND the isolation screw. In which case that would either mean taking it back to brick to get the depth required, or extending the valve outwards somehow?

Hi all Got an potential problem with how to tile a wall where there is a shower outlet point for connecting a hand held shower attachment. If you see the photos, the problem is evident. The tiles are 10mm depth (so 12mm allowing for adhesive), but it seems clear to me that this will obscure the...

Hi all, I'm trying to cut a single 800mm tile to go around a shower recess as follows. My first attempt is wrong, as I've cut the edges too wide around the recess to enable the trim to be set correctly. The tile is not actually fixed in place, this is just to show what the intention is. I...

Hi all, got an odd issue developed with a Bosch 34CDi Greenstar When switched on, the display shows "7" for the start temp There is the usual pause, and I can also hear a soft 'click-click' sound repeating every few seconds (I don't recall this sound previously) The boiler flame then...

unbelievable - that must be it - they were never removed! thanks so much!!

Hi all We have an integrated Indesit washer/dryer which seems to have a major issue during the spin cycle. It is basically in new condition although we've owned it for some time. We've never been able to use it because when it gets to the fast spin, the whole machine becomes really unbalanced...

Thanks for your reply - yes, the oven has a 13A plug and is plugged into the single socket on the cooker switch housing.

Hello all, what is the correct cable to use for connecting a 6kw induction hob to a standard cooker switch socket (cooker switch and a single socket), which is fed by a 32A connection? There is an oven also connected to the single plug socket on the above. Would 2.5mm T+E suffice (rated at 27A...

Hello all We would like to run power and ethernet to a recently constructed garden office (actually a log cabin). Distance to the main house is approx 50m. There is a spare 32 amp on the existing consumer unit. The cable run can be partially buried, but would need to be along the bottom edge of...