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hi all The bulbs of my kitchen ceiling spotlight have often stopped working after a few months. It is LED GU10 and it could be any of the three bulbs in the photo. I understand this kind of bulbs should usually last a few years. 2 photos attached. any advice would be much appreciated.

Hi I have a Beko free standing electric cooker. Near one of the hobs at the back, the trim paint has peeled, exposing the metal beneath (as shown in the photo). I'd like to know what kind of (heat resistant) paint I should use to repair it? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks

Thanks for your reply woody. I have attached 2 photos. One photo shows the gutter and fascia. In the other photo, I can see some kind of timber edge behind the UPVC fascia board where felt is missing(circled). Thanks again for any advice.

@woody, behind the UPVC is the big soffit box. of course there may be timber underneath the tile, but I can't see. this is the roof of the (protruding) ground floor living room. When we moved in 2006 and the UPVC was there, so not sure if it was over-cladding or not. thanks.

Hello While I was clearing the gutter today, I found some of the eaves felt has gone. I know without the felt, the wind driven rain may get behind the gutter and splash on the fascia board. But since the board is upvc I guess it is okay? any advice is appreciated. thanks! A picture is attached...

Hi When I turn off my electric cooker hood in the kitchen, sometimes I can see a small spark at the switch (marked in the photo). The original switch cover is missing so the red switch is exposed. Should I be concerned and how I can rectify it? I was thinking about replacing the cooker hood...

thanks for your reply. no idea what tree it is. It has quite big leaves.

Hi all My house is a detached one built in 1990s in Bristol. Our neighbour has recently removed a tree (the root was also removed) in their front garden. The tree is about 6-7m tall and c. 5m from the side of my house. The tree has been there for a long time. I read about heave on the internet...

Hi all My house is a detached one built in 1990s. Our neighbour has recently removed a tree (the root was also removed) in their front garden. The tree is about 6-7m tall and c. 5m from the side of my house. The tree has been there for a long time. I read about heave on the internet and wonder...

Following the heavy rain lately I have found there is leak from the corner of a window. It is around the circled area in the photo. There is a small paddle on the window sill. I checked the drain hole on the frame and it seems clear. Any advice on how the water came in? Many thanks

By the way, the plank is very long across the roof, the small branch splitting happens at one end, as shown in photo

hi While I was in the loft I found one of the roof planks splitting at the end, a small branch splitting out. I suspect it has been like that for a long time. The house was built in early 90s and I have lived here for 13 years. Is it normal? As the end of plank does not support weight directly...

It worked. Thanks!

There is no screw. Shall I just try to pull top off?

hi I have an old style tap that has started dripping. I couldn’t find any video showing how to take top of the tap off and change the washer. Any advice or link to a video on how to get to the washer would be appreciated.

Here is another photo

hi The weather has been very dry for the past few days, but there is water droplets forming at one point on my conservatory externally near the roof. As shown in the photo. It is a very small amount of water, but it runs down the window which leaves unsightly marks. It has been going on for...

hi As shown in the photo, there is some yellow powdery residue around the valve of one of the central heating copper pipes in the airing cupboard. It has been there for many years and so far there is no leak (it’s dry). Could someone tell me what it is and do I need to do anything about it...

Hi I just found the lower part of a trellis panel in my garden is rotten. Some of the wood strips have become very soft and fallen off. I have thrown the rotten wood away in the bin. What concerns me is that there are lots of small round holes on some of the wood, like woodworm holes. The...

hi While I was in the loft, I found one of the timbers has a black mark as shown in the photo. On touching it is very dry and hard. Is it some sort of natural defect of the wood,not rot?! I checked the surroundings and it is all dry. Thanks for any advice!