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    Faulty shower - water running out of the unit, can i fix it?

    Not sure what you needed to see Seco so a few different views :- That plastic flange see to the bottom of most pics is fairly easy to move about - not sure if that is a factor Many thanks, Mike
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    Faulty shower - water running out of the unit, can i fix it?

    Cheers Seco - i'll do that in the morning & post
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    Faulty shower - water running out of the unit, can i fix it?

    Cheers seco - will it be fairly obvious where the leak is even without the flow of water ?
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    Faulty shower - water running out of the unit, can i fix it?

    Hi, Our shower has started leaking water out of it when in use, this is obviously worrying as its an electric unit. Is this something i can fix ? The water coming out of the back runs down the wall and also down the feed pipe as you can see in the pic. Whats the best thing to do...
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    Cheapest option for drying clothes?

    Hi, My wife has been struggling to get our children's clothes dry of late and has started putting the central heating on in the evening simply to dry the clothes ( the house is still reasonably warm without the heating on at the moment) This got me thinking, we never got around to...
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    Repairing roof mortar

    Anyone ? - quite like to try this tomorrow
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    Repairing roof mortar

    Hi Guys, I've noticed the mortar on the side of my extension has broken away, it looks a straightforward enough job to repair I just need to know the ingredients for the mortar mix - please could you advise what i need ? Many thanks, Mike.
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    Help to merge new laminate planks into old without damaging?

    Guys, I’m in the process of laying additional laminate flooring into existing laminate, i’m having to take out lengths that were previously cut and replace with new planks to allow me to extend into another area. The big problem i’m having is when knocking new boards in place between 2...
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    Please could you help with wiring new light to older cables

    Cheers Monkeh Magic - will try that.
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    Please could you help with wiring new light to older cables

    Guys, Thank you all for the advice here One final thing - i'm struggling to get all 3 earths into the hole of the choc box as it's a very tight fight, it would be easier just to have 2 connected with the the third twisted around the 2 strands but not actually inside the choc box, is this...
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    Please could you help with wiring new light to older cables

    Hi, I'm trying to connect a new light fitting but it looks like the existing has been there for about 30years and the wiring as well ! THe old light fitting had three cables split into 4 strands going into a 4way chocolotae box as follows :- With the old light having live and...
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    Rough cost to plaster a wall after blocking up an opening ?

    It would be plasterboard over studwork. Be nice just to be able to skim where the opening was but i guess this would show ?
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    Approx cost to move a rad from one wall to another ?

    Guys, I'm looking to move a rad and would love to know the approx cost to move it from one internal wall to another, the room is 3msq and it would be a case of moving it from the front wall to the side Anyone able to offer any appox costs to get this done? I'm in the Harrogate area if...
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    Rough cost to plaster a wall after blocking up an opening ?

    Guys, i'm planning on blocking up an archway and would love to know the approx cost to get a plasterer to skim both sides of the internal wall which is approx 3m long and standard room height (2m?) Anyone able to offer any approx costs ? - would I be able to get it done for £100 or is that...
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    Tips on attachin insulation to loft hatch

    Thanks - smart sig !
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    Tips on attachin insulation to loft hatch

    Guys, Any tips on best way to attach insulation to loft hatch ? I guess glue / double sided tape might be best ? tia, Mike.
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    Condensation / Damp around upstairs windows

    Not sure what trickle vents are - where would I find them ?
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    Condensation / Damp around upstairs windows

    Guys, On the side of house that see little sunlight during the winter I suffer very badly with condensation on the glass of the upvc windows and damp on the sills and sides of the window opening. The central heating is on for about 6hrs in total during the day and room temp is around...
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    Does copper pipe have any value ?

    Don't know if it's an urban myth but i heard copper pipe was worth a bit of money in decent quantities - is this true ? I have about 20m in length that I removed from an old tank in the loft....is this likely to be worth anything ?
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    Insulating roofspace over downlighters - are hoods needed ?

    Not in the slightest no......sounds like the consensus was not to take your advice.
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