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Thanks for your suggestions sircerebus666 We have now lifted the carpets and underlay in one room, covered the floorboards in newspaper and have put the central heating on to see if any dampness shows in the next week or so. We moved in 6 months ago. Do you think that the underlay could still...

Hi, We have recently bought a Victorian ground floor flat conversion. Previous owner had a dog which apparently peed on the carpets in all rooms, so they had the carpets professionally cleaned about a year ago. The carpet is old and stains seem to be reappearing so we have lifted the carpet in...

Looking for some advice please. I have a concrete/cement interior door step. I have filled a few holes with Polyfilla and then covered with 2 coats of Ronseal satin door step paint. The paint goes on fine and looks good while wet, but when it dries, you can see the the Polyfilla still...

Thanks terryplumb, it is so helpful to have people like you around to ask advice, very much appreciated. I will do as you suggest regarding re-sealing. I did notice the white backplate was not screwed on overly tight (as recommended on the original fitting instructions) so that could be a...

Thank you for answering. The water is definitely getting in behind the back plate/control knob. I have access to the rear of this from an access panel in an adjoining cupboard. I can also see water dripping down from the rear of the back plate/control knob. I just can't understand how water...

My Mira Excel shower (15 years old) has a leak. It is a concealed installation on a partitioned stud wall. Water is getting behind the back plate and/or in behind the control knobs and running down the stud wall behind the tiles. This must have been happening for some time now as I can see that...

Thanks again for your advice. Seems strange to me that there could be another stop cock as it is only a one-bedroom ground floor flat (converted victorian house). But as you say, as closing this stop cock off doesn't shut off the water in the bathroom, there must be another source. I have seen...

Thanks terryplumb, really appreciate you taking the time to reply. Attached is a photo from under the sink. Two pipes are visible in the lower half of the picture: The one on the left I assume is the main stop cock (large tap handle in left side of upper half of picture) The one on the right...

Thank you. The mans stop cock under the sink is definitely fully turned off as the kitchen cold tap does not let out any water. The boiler is only a couple of feet from the stop cock so is it likely there could be another stop cock feeding the boiler? I certainly can't see one......only the...

Thanks for the advice. I managed to turn off the mains stop cock under the sink and this has stopped cold water coming out of the kitchen tap. I have aso turned the boiler control to "off". However, the isolating valve from the mains that is just before entry to the boiler still seems to be...

Hi, hope someone can help please. I needed to change a bathroom tap washer so I turned the screw on the isolating valve which feeds the mains water into the Combi boiler. I turned the screw 90 degrees but a fine spray of water came from the isolating screw (presumably as it couldn't cope with...

Thanks, it's an open vented system, I believe. Immersion is turned off. The boiler does run ok and heats the water (and radiators when required). It's just that the water in the taps, etc, seems to be far too hot, despite the low setting on the hot water cylinder thernmostat. If the boiler is...

Thanks, it's an open vented system, I believe. Immersion is turned off. The boiler does run ok and heats the water (and radiators when required). It's just that the water in the taps, etc, seems to be far too hot, despite the low setting on the hot water cylinder thernmostat. If the boiler is...

Thanks for the quick reply. It's a Worcester Bosch condensing boiler. In a bungalow. Hot water cylinder is in the airing cupboard at ground floor level. Cold water tank is n the loft.

Good evening, I am trying to help an elderly neighbour. The hot water from their taps seems way too hot. I have checked the temperature setting on their hot water cylinder thernmostat and it is set to 50 degrees which is almost the coolest setting. If I turn the thermostat clockwise I hear it...

Thanks Notch7, that is really helpful. I am attaching a few photos now. 1) Do you think a sheet of, say 6mm external ply is the best/simplest way to go for a DIY job (rather than strips of cladding)? 2) Would it look odd if the door was then 6mm further out than the door frame? 3) There is...

Good morning. I have an external wooden side garage door (framed, ledged and braced) which has some rot in various places. Generally thought the door is fairly sound. I am having difficulty finding a ready made repacement door due to it's non standard size (75 and a half inches tall, 24 inches...

That's really helpful, thanks polesapart, I will get some tomorrow.

Thanks 'cross thread' for the very quick reply. Please can you just clarify. Are you saying that the BSP end of a flexi tap tail is not designed to be attached to an compression isolating valve?

I am having difficulty getting a leak free connection between the BSP end of a flexi tap connector and a chrome isolating valve. The flexi has a rubber seal but what I have realised is that the isolating valve thread is not quite long enough to fully receive the flexi. When fully tightened there...