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I notice that my garage floor gets wet at certain times of the year, it has been dry all through winter with all the rain we have had. It turned less cold 2 days ago and felt milder and the floor is wet in places again. I have a pitched tile roof and have had a look from inside and the felt is...

Hello all, I last used the Indesit washer/dryer 3 days ago. This afternoon I was going to fill the drum with laundry but it was full of water. I used a sponge and bucket to empty it and thought I would have a look at the pump pre-chamber to see if anything was stuck in there. It was clean and...

I have a dripping Kitchen tap, I was able to shut off the mains water to replace the cold tap but there is no isolating valve to the hot tap. I live in a concrete floored bungalow and the pipe goes under the floor in the kitchen but I cannot see where it goes to, I would have thought to the...

I have lived in this home for 5 years and have economy 7. I use the timer and set the water heater to come on at 3am and to go off and 8am. I think the 5 hours is pre set. The power light on the socket is still illuminated, the timer light still illuminates from 3am to 8am but the water is not...

When I moved to this property 4 years ago the solicitor that dealt with the purchase asked the sellers daughter for all the FENSA certificates for the UPVC windows and doors that had been installed over the years. As they were fitted at different times and by different companies she could not...

I am going to paint a wooden beach hut and was going to sand it down to provide a key and then apply an oil based undercoat and then an oil based gloss coat. In the paint shop I saw there was some Dulux water based exterior paint, on the instructions it said an undercoat is not necessary. In...

Is there a minimum height requirement for a Carport? I would like to attach a carport to the side of my bungalow, covering some of my driveway. I am restricted to how high I can fit the wall plate because of the boxes on the barge boards.

I would like to measure my current sealed unit so that I can order a replacement one. I have taken the 4 beading trims off but the sealed unit is stuck to the inside of the frame with the original black sticky tape. So I can only measure the width and height of the sealed unit, not the depth...

I have replaced 5 1/2 fence panels and taken out the old wooden fence posts and installed concrete gravel boards and concrete fence posts. I was going to leave the end wooden post as I thought it was ok but it is rotten too. The old concrete is about 6 inches under ground and I can only get to 3...

I have a 2 bed detached bungalow and would like to install a 4M x 3M dwarf wall, U.P.V.C Conservatory to the rear bedroom. From Googling and doing some reading it appears that I will not need to get planning permission for this because it is conidered a permitted development and is withing the...

Over the years I have tiles a few floors and bathroom walls but have never used Mosaic tiles. Are they much more difficult to install? I assume the Mosaic is mounted to a plastic or linen mesh? I have 4 walls, 3 corners and a window sill and reveal to tile. I use an electric tile cutter which...

I am fitting new laminate kitchen worktops, instructions say to use worktop contact adhesive to stick the edge trim onto the exposed chipboard. is that the best stuff to use? Elsewhere it also says, "It is recommended that any cuts, joins or exposed chipboard are re-sealed using clear silicone...

I have fitted an extractor fan in my bungalow kitchen and am going to pay an electrician to wire it up. What paperwork do I need to get from the electrician when he has finished the work?

I have a 1990 bungalow and live alone, do my clothes drying outside, weather permitting but in the utility room when too cold or raining. I have fitted draught excluders around all the doors and keep all doors shut, but the windows often have a lot of condensation in the mornings in all rooms...

I have been looking at ways of reducing condensation on my windows and reducing humidity levels throughout the property. I have a 65 square meter bungalow. Besides fitting an extractor fan in the bathroom and Kitchen I was going to buy a dehumidifier but came across PIV systems. Some have an...

Hello all, I would like to reduce the humidity in my bungalow and am thinking of getting an extractor fan fitted in my Bathroom. Is it best to position the extractor fan above the bath or in the middle of the room? The Bathroom is only 6 foot, 1.8 meters wide. I was going to route the...

Hello, I have an external light that I turn on when it gets dark outside. The switch is in the Hallway. I am going away for a couple of days, is there a gadget I can use to make the light turn on at a certain time and off at a certain time? The light is not operated by PIR motion detector, I...

A few days ago I turned off the consumer box in the Garage which controls the 2 outside lights because I wanted to go out and look at the Moon with my telescope for the next few nights. I turned the small consumer box back on yesterday and 1 motion sensor light is functioning as it should, the...

I have always had gas central heating until I moved here, now I have storage heaters. My Kitchen storage heater has not worked since I dried my socks on top of it, you live and learn. There is no reset button on my heater cut out/thermostat. After a lot of reading on different websites I...

I moved into this bungalow in March, decorated every room and laid carpets. Bought a new divan bed, pine furniture for the lounge and bedroom. I used to get condensation on my windows when I first moved here but started to open my windows every morning, never dry my washing indoors, I use the...