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Morning All, There's a big HooHaa in the press ATM about Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC). The government are closing schools and public buildings that use it. After decades of use they've only just realised it can crumble. Story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66690889 My question...

Hi, The temperature control on my shower stopped working. It's fixed at one temperature. I've opened up the wall and removed the valve. Also unscrewed what I thought was the cartridge (marked 2 in the photo), but all it contains is a spring. Moving the temp control just compresses the spring...

Well, the patch is on. I cut some regular lead flashing and used a roofing sealant from screwfix. Cleaned the lead back to shiny and dried it out. Hammered it flat to keep the gaps as small as possible. After all the brushing and cleaning, I found 3 holes, all on the corner...

Hi, I woke up to two rooms with wet ceilings and walls today. A quick poke around in the attic and saw water was coming in around the chimney. Put my ladders up, tied them off and took the picture below. https://images2.imgbox.com/88/b4/yolwAEWV_o.jpg There's a hole in the lead flashing just...

OK. Thanks.

Hi, I'm about to buy two new front metal wings for a 17yr car. They're not painted to colour. The car is showing its age all over. Many scratches and small dents. High mileage. The existing wings have rust holes in them. There's no point in paying for a professional job on the wings alone as...

Hi, I'm with United Utilities and I have an internal water meter. I understand it's possible to have the water meter moved privately provided you fill out a form and send off a cheque. UU then come out and inspect the meter and re-seal it. The meter has to move because I'm decorating the room...

Thanks for the reply. I'll leave it until next year and see what happens.

Hi, I bought a bag of J. Arthur Bower Autumn lawn food and moss killer. Weighed it out on the kitchen scales, and applied by hand via a shaker pot at 35g\m2, as directed by the instructions on the bag. Watered in after two days via hose pipe (also as instructed). Nearly all of the lawn...

Yes, they've all gone and the nest is dead. You are too kind. I received some funny looks from the neighbours while I was waving that long stick around. It's the hidden cost of DIY.

Thank you for all your replies. Given that the ceiling is already a mess, and the insurance company has agreed to pay to have it re-plastered & painted, we've decided to pull what's left of the ceiling down and replace all the push-fit with compression fit joints. The cost of doing this while...

Hello, My father had two new bathrooms installed just short of 12 months ago, and the push-fit that was installed is now leaking through the GF ceiling. I've done two bathrooms in my own house, but used soldered copper and solvent weld waste pipes to minimise maintenance. My father didn't...

yes. Took 3 days I'd say for them all to go, but they have gone. Only took one can. I used half of the can on day one, and the rest on day two. By the end of day three the lot had gone.

Found a wasp next in my attic yesterday. I use the space for storage (boarded out) so the wasps had to go. I could see part of the nest from the ceiling hatch, but most of it was hidden behind a roof joist. I called Rentokil, and they said the nest killer spray might not work if I couldn’t...

Thanks for the responses. I'll find some slate and try that. Regards.

Hello, I'm about to build some brick pillars (6 courses high) in my garden to put plant pots on. Nothing fancy. 6 Levels of brick topped with a stone \ concrete slab. My question is; do I need damp course above the dirt level? I don't see any damp course on my existing garden dwarf...

Thanks Tom, I'll buy a 2" gun then, and see how I go. If I have problems, I'll add to this thread.

Hello, I'm about to buy an air brad nail gun, as I want to build a fair amount of timber furniture. I'd normally use screws (pilot hole first), but it's time consuming and the screw heads leave a large area to be filled and sanded. My question concerns the nail gun. I'm looking at a...

Hello JohnD, Yes, the people who sell the door frame should also sell the window frame too, to match. I think what's happening here, is that there are lots of discount outlets that have started selling boxes, and you buy what they've got to offer, or not at all. I get the impression...

Hello, chappers: It doesn't have to be all in one piece, but it would be nice if the door \ window frame matched. I don't want a window \ door frame and door that are all different hardwoods. It will look like I went down to reclamation yard and took what was available. JohnD: I...