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We have a fairly new stainless steel sink and draining board in the kitchen. We had a stupid dish rack on the draining board for storing dishes on before we got the new dishwasher, and the rack started going rusty at the bottom. That rush seems to have stained the stainless steel draining board...

The company is replacing my door. The frame is fine but turns out the door slab is bowed, causing 2.5mm less compression at bottom corners than there should be. So that and the outer weather seal and the brushes at bottom being replaced. And the lock. They also found the colour has faded on the...

Good question. As it happens, there is a separate issue where half of the time or more, when you put the key in to lock the door, it just keeps turning but not catching to actually lock. It will turn and turn and turn. So then I pull the handle down, open the door, then close it again firmly...

Thanks Robin. I've taken more photos. The drain holes are working - as in, if I put water into them, it flows through to the outside. It seems to me that there is an excessive amount of high ribbing along the bottom of the frame, which then prevents water flowing towards the holes at the...

Hi all, I had a composite door fitted a few months ago on my new extension. I keep noticing that when it rains a lot, the bottom of the frame fills up with water, to such an extent that the two draft excluder strips end up completely saturated. How they will end up drying I don't know. I had...

How about shims? Partially loosen the screws in the sides of the pan, gently tap the shims in until the 4mm is achieved, or even settle for a bit less, then gently tightened the screws again. Silicone.

But then the plinth would be uneven and need packers? It isn't really possible anyway because of a height restriction.

Hi all, I have had to move a toilet in an ensuite. I won't bore you with the details. The upshot is that it is now located on a more uneven part or the floor. This means that the toilet isn't level, being around 4mm lower on the left side than the right. I am not in a position to self level the...

So is flow rate best measured by having both taps open or just cold?

Thanks for the responses. I have two outside taps and one is very close to where the water enters the house, although that does have a screw type isolator for shutting it off during the winter. From what you're saying, that could interfere with the results. I could use the tap at the back...

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I am measuring this by filling a 1L jug and timing it. I have been doing this with the cold water tap only. However, if I open both hot and cold, the flow rate is stronger. Which reading represents the flow rate for my home? Online sources say to only use the cold tap, but shouldn't it be based...

That is very insightful of you and it is nice to feel understood - thank you. I think he has some kind of personality disorder, possibly NPD. Not any physical threat or like having really rough hard cases next door, but just a total arsehole, incredibly selfish and, despite the appearances he...

I was thinking about this earlier. It would be frustrating after already replacing the entire fence, 17 panels worth and numerous posts, entirely at my expense with no acknowledgement or thanks at all from the degenerate next door. However, supposing I wrote perhaps half of it off and were to...

Hello, Long story short, next door neighbour's property is on higher ground than mine. Perhaps 8" in the difference. I inherited drainage problems at the front garden and side of the house when I moved here and after a lot of hard work that didn't fix the issue, I just had the front lawn and...

Yes that's right. The roofs are all hipped and the one your orange infill went against at its back is a big pyramid. Yes, that big roof would do it and neighbouring houses were built that way originally... but it would require far more materials, labour and planning permission. Plus there...

Good points. The run would be about 3m overall so not too many steps... why exactly are steps needed? Wouldn't a slope be better, even a shallower one? If the underneath of the valley or box bottom has a gap under it to the roof insulation then I suppose it would benefit from the general...

I like this idea a lot. So your block of red Leicester would create two valley troughs - the left hand one replacing an existing one so I'm no worse off there. It removes the "box gutter" problem and all the complexity and potential maintenance issues of that. The only part I'm not sure about...

Thanks for the feedback. My builder says he has done it before. The valley gutter starts off wider at the back of the roof and then narrows towards a hopper where the gutter is. He steps the gutter structure down for using lead. He said I'd actually be able to walk in the valley gutter as it...

If my neighbour were to apply to move a lamppost for their widened driveway entrance and drop kerb, can the council then move it in front of my property without consultation? I wonder because I have a walled area next to their driveway entrance but the lamppost being moved in front of me would...