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:D Oh Wow! is it possible to qualify the answers? I would give this one marks for the best one I have ever had!

I have a gas Combi boiler Greenstar 24i junior. I can see that the pressure has dropped to almost zero and the heating stopped working. I do not see any leaks around the house. The boiler has an installed filling connection where you insert a key (supplied) to open the valve and put more water...

Interesting looking ladder if I can put it either side of the porch and if I can find one to hire locally

I need to install a date stone in a hole in the brickwork that is already there. See the picture. The thing is there is a porch underneath and it sticks out about 1.4m. If I put a ladder over the porch is it safe? and also do I need 3 arms to do the job? one to hold on to the ladder and two to...

I have a relatively new house, which I will leave unoccupied for a few weeks (it could be until the end of the winter), while I go away during the Christmas break. The house has not really been occupied so little humidity has been created and it has had several months for the humidity from the...

Does anybody know if the automatic door openers for garage doors, of the type that operate a chain in a rail, are generally compatible with each other? I have a door opener which is faulty and I want to replace it ( or maybe have it repaired) without having to replace the rail and other parts...

Thanks, I used the epoxy resin

Repairing leak in body of ceramic toilet I have a toilet which has a leak at the bottom where the manufacturer sealed a hole resulting in the casting of the unit, but now it is leaking through some kind of paste they used to seal the hole. Does anybody know what is best to seal the small...

How flat does a sand and cement screed need to be for a synthetic carpet with its own backing (I think it is foam) to be installed on it? This is the type of carpet that is fixed with spray adhesive. Will every little depression or bump be felt through the carpet? Is this type of carpet...

I have a new concrete floor in my garage. Is it necessary to paint it to preventing it from becoming dusty? Can I not just seal it with PVA? Why is it possible to leave the concrete bare on drives? Another thing, the concrete was laid 3 days ago. How long is it necessary to wait for it to...

I see that some people install a section of linear drainage on a house front door threshold, to resolve the problem of DPC-against-disabled ramp. But if you do this, where does the water go? do you just let it come out below ground at the bottom of either end of the linear drainage?

tree removed by cutting it in bits with a hand saw, no probs thanks for the feed-back

That's true. I could take the branches to the recycle centre and offer the trunk for wood stoves. I do not think it's worth hiring a "tree surgeon" (what next, tree anaesthetist?), they will probably charge me the same as for a poplar tree. The trunk is only 20cm in diameter. I have help...

I am going to remove a tree (no legal restrictions) which is only about 7/8 meters high. The tree is by the pavement. Two questions: - Am I entitled to divert the traffic in case the tree goes the wrong way? It's only a quiet village road. The tree should fall into my property. - Will the...

The only local guy who would cut 2 apertures in the granite for a rip off price of £500 thought that he had me by the short and curlies as there was no one else who would do it and there was no way I could do it myself. So I got an angle grinder, a diamond cutting wheel and a round drill...

I want to make a visual barrier, for my oil tank, made of wood. I see in the Oftec regulations that the minimum distance from a combustible boundary or building is 760mm, but I cannot see anything about a surround for the oil tank. I know that they regard the distance as protection from fire...

I know they say it is not a good idea to lay gravel on concrete but I want to ask if anybody has had any good ideas or whether they like mine. I have a very old concrete drive. It is cracked, uneven and patchy. It is not even good enough for the resin gravel types. But it is very firm and I...

I'm pretty sure frediaz is referring to the VAT exemption on new builds. That's right

Has anybody claimed their DIY build VAT very recently? How long did it take for your money to reach your account? We put in our application at the end of June and they replied that they are getting a large volume of applications at the moment (are developers sending in applications?)so it would...