Can anyone help? We have old oak wooden floors in the lounge and hallway. They were sanded and re-varnished about 2 years ago with a polyurethane...
It's a waste water pipe for the kitchens in our building - carries sink, washing machine and dishwasher waste water. The existing pipe is lead,...
Thanks for the answer. The plumber has pretty much established where the leak is, but cannot be certain until he knocks the hole in the ceiling...
One of the drainage downpipes in my appartment building is leaking. My plumber seems to feel the leak is just above the ceiling in the entrance...
Build a nice ledge at the end of the bath. We have a gap of about 15-20cm at the end of ours which was filled as a ledge level with the end of the...
Why didn't you hide the water pipes behind the toilet? And have you put wood panelling in a shower?
Why were your rooms so cold to start with? It's far more economical on the heating bills to keep rooms at a higher temperature permanently... I...
I tried spray stuff on a radiator recently and it was rubbish. Had to sand it all off and start again with a tin of paint and a brush. Apart from...
Thankfully here in Belgium we have rules that protect the buyer. If a seller deliberately hides a problem (like panelling a wall that's damp,...
Are you using exterior paint? You can't use normal emulsion on outside walls.....
I used bleach to kill black mould around some windows in my house (left by previous owners...). I left it to dry out for a few weeks during the...
I had an old toilet like this in my flat, which was replaced for a closed cistern type one - yes, one of the ones with a dual flush. However, we...
Nope there's no visible leak in my appartment, which is my issue. My building copropiété (kind of management group thing) will pay for the pipe...
Hmm, well you've all confirmed what I suspected. The leaking pipe is very minor and irritatingly not covered by the insurance until it actually...
Thanks for the helpful tips! I think I found the Belgian equivalent of No More Nails. I used that in the smaller holes, and then some evil resin...
Apparently there's a slight leak in an old lead drainage pipe in my building. The pipe has been replaced in the appartment above me, and...
The stupid previous owners who installed my quite nice kitchen decided to tile the wall tiles on top of the existing tiles. We've got to have a...
My Bauckneckt washing machine has started making terrible grinding noises. They seem to be when it is pumping water, as it washes fine without...
Husband and I tried to fit some wall lights last night. We drilled the holes, but then found that the rawl plugs were turning in the holes once we...
I think fireplace vents are usually there to prevent damp in the chimney. You're not really supposed to block them if you still have a chimney....
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