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You're right John, so there's no way that I can use my Dudley button :(

Taken a look an the Dudley valve is at fault - one of the plastic clips has seen better days. I've been to Plumb Center, Homebase, Wickes, etc and saw the fluidmaster valve. Although it is half the cost of the Dudley, the push buttons are quite a bit smaller than the Dudley button. The...

I've got a Dudley toilet that flushes when you press the button which is connected via a tube. Today, the toilet wont flush when I press the button. I even tried blowing down the tube, but still no flush. What I do get is the sound of what may be a lever lifting and dropping (or whatever it...

LOL - I must be the biggest cynic out there!!! I have also spoken to some of our neighbours and they have had other quotes that have all been much more than what I am being quoted. Can I get the job done cheaper? Maybe. Will I have easy access to previous work (as part of a reference)? I...

Alarm, the thought has crossed my mind, but then the guy has offered to repair the damage at no cost. Still, there is the possibility of (dare I say) "foul play". But then, looking at the bigger picture, all 4 houses in the middle of the terrace have had their soffirs, etc done either this...

These things happen and in this case I fully appreciate why it happened. In other words, when removing my neighbours soffit which ajoined mine, the soffit on my side broke. Easily done I suppose considering how brittle the stuff is. The guy has done a whole load of work along the terrace of...

Mulled this over the weekend and had more or less decided to just go for a repair. Spoke to contractor again this morning and he has made the cost of replacing the soffits, facias and guttering seem very attractive.... The total length (front and back) is approx 9m. The job inculdes removal...

OK, so today the bossman called me and popped round to take a look. TBH, he was very good about it and said that they would rectify it for me. The problem is that the material is hard to come by (something with a hint of asbestos in it). He said that they could either salvage part of what...

All I want is for my property to look exactly as it did before the damage was done. Sticking an ill fitting piece of ply over the existing soffit doesn't constitute a proper repair. Am I after a freebie? Absolutely! In terms of a free repair of good standard. If someone came into your...

Whilst I understand where you're coming from, I dont see why there should be any compromise. At the end of the day, the contractor has caused damage to my propertry and it should therefore be his responsibility to rectify it such that at the very least it looks like it did before his guys...

Apologies if this in the wrong section. Our neighbours [attached house] are currently having a load of work done on their house including replacing the guttering, soffits, etc. Today, I noticed a hole in our soffit board - obviously caused when they removed our neighbour's soffit. I...

I have just discovered a small hole in the exterbal wall (approx 5cm diameter) which I need to fill in with some mortar. Is there anywhere that I can get a small amount of morter for this (B&Q, Wickes, etc)? What I'm looking for is just a small tub of ready-mixed mortar. Thanks Gary

Thanks again guys - some really useful info there. I've also taken a look at youtube and found a whole host of videos on the subjects of drywall ceilling and taping. As Sixeigth said, its a goiod size to try out. I'm a tight b'stad, so shelling out £20-£30 instead of £120 is always going to...

Thanks for the responses guys.... Yes, I'm expecting there to be an awful mess, but luckily our porch is quite small and everything (coats, etc) will certainly be removed beforehand. If I am just going to paint the boards, surely the tape show under the paint? I'm afraid that I've never...

My porch ceiling is a little worse for wear after the flat roog leaked (roof has been replaced). The dimensions are approx 6' x 6', so replacing the ceiling shouldn't be too difficult [gulp!]. I want to try sorting this myself and was wondering if I need to plaster/skim the plasterboard...