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Hi Can't find a 'woodburner' forum so putting this in plumbing / central heating. We just had a 4kw stove installed into an average sized room, 12ft by 14ft approx. It does heat up but I guess we were expecting a reasonable amount of heat from it - enough to heat the room at least, but...

Hi Due to being let down by plasterer, I've decided to have a go at skimming one 'wall' - the triangle shaped section in hallway where staircase is. Bottom half of existing plaster was newer than top half but gloss paint of differrent colours daubed all over the shop here and there making for...

Thanks - that seems logical. However the plasterer we used recently reskimmed an entire room (new plaster over old) within the same day so I wonder how he did this without bonding, unless it was some mega-quick setting stuff?

Hi This may seem like a dumb-ass question but as a novice plasterer I am hoping to bravely skim over some old plaster at the wkd while missus is away. Do I need to apply a coat of 'bonding' first or can I just get on with it? Grateful for any advice and apologies if this has been asked...

Hi Apologies in advance if this question has been asked previously What is the best solution for running two coax outlets from a single aerial (indoor loft mounted) ? Can you 'split' the aerial connection into two coax cables without significant loss of signal? Also, I've seen double...

Hi, sorry for the delay responding Sneaks - do you mean a stainless steel liner for £300? That sounds like a bargain compared with other quotes (£1000 seems to be the norm). Tell me more!.. Ontap - I didn't realise a flexible pipe was deemed as a temporary solution. I guess the only other...

hi we have been quoted £1500 for the installation of two flexible flues for a single chimney which splits into two separate fireplaces. does this sound reasonable? we have also been advised that it's not worth spending less than 500-600 on a woodburner? does that mean that all the £250...

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Hi Some advice needed please! We have a Lathe & Plaster ceiling which has started falling down (about 2sqm so far). Unfortunately the buildings insurance won't cover it (common problem so it seems) so we are having to fork out for the repairs ourselves. We've had a couple of quotes so...

Hi Recently, during my trudge downstairs to get the morning cuppas I was surprised to find damp stair carpet underfoot. Looking up at the ceiling, I could see a 1m long strip of moisture going from the outside wall inwards. Inspecting the loft, I can see that one of the room beams is wet...

UPDATE I've managed to ccompletely disassamble the whole machine, checked all pipes and there are no blockages. So I am guessing it is either a water level sensor switch, or the drain pump motor. At this point we are considering just buying anothe rmachine but this seems a bit drastic...

Thanks for your replies There is quite an amount of water left in bottom, albeit shallow (i.e. when you open the door it doesnt flood out) but takes about 20 plus scoops with a cup to bail out. Can't see any blockages, but then there shouldn't be - that's what the filters are for? To...

Dishwashers. Who'd ave em, eh? We have a Bosch Hydrosensor dishwasher which is approx 5 years old now i guess, but has started to leave a fair bit of water in the bottom after a cycle. It's not completely draining like it should. I imagine this is a common problem tho I did search the...

Hi Our BAXI 105e boiler (3 years old) has over recent months required manually resetting due to flame failure. Now, in the deepest darkest depths of bitter winterness no amount of resetting will get the flame to remain lit. What happens is, I turn to the left to reset, then it seems to...