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Bathroom ceiling is severely peeling, cracking and mouldy in places I want to repair once and for all but have a few queries 1. Is it advisable to scrape ALL of the old paint, even if it's sound? or is this a waste of time? 2. After scraping, the plan is to use electric sander to flatten any...

Noticed a tiny gap, where the pan connector and soil waste join. While plunging, water backs up onto the floor in this area. Could anyone advise on the best material to seal this gap please? Concrete floor, area is dusty with construction debris and it's damp.

There's a brick wall which separates our neighbours side from my side to enter our respective properties. Neighbours builder decided to bash their metal mixing paddle on the top of the wall and they've damaged the top of the soldier brick. Besides the damage the wall is in great condition ie...

Modern toilet Water is filling into overflow and running into toilet pan The water is gushing Opened cistern and noticed that the bottom plastic part of fill valve (marked) appears to have separated from the top part What do i need to do to sort this?

Firstly, I do not mean to offend or disrespect anyone or the Electrical trade. With that being said, in 2025, what is the easiest/quickest way to become a fully qualified spark? I'm comfortable with virtually all aspects of domestic electrical work (minus the testing) and I find electrics fun...

Generally speaking, are flexi tails that come with a new kitchen taps any good? Or do professional plumbers bin these and use a branded type? I want to do the job once and not have to worry for at least 2 years.

Youtube Short Outdoor Socket Install After opinions from Professional Sparks If you were fitting this outdoor socket, what would you do different (if anything) and why? If the job doesn't need improving/ perfectly satisfactory, please say too.

We need to replace our existing kitchen mixer tap and the price of these seemed good (especially for a black one) However, i am not a tap specialist and wanted advice on whether the two below are 'good, quality' taps? They would be fitted to a ceramic sink...

Or does the entire carpet need to be replaced, as repair is not possible/will be noticible? Carpet is short pyle Hot iron caused damage. It's in an open area ie not under a table, bed or closet

Can anyone explain this phenomenon? 1. Solid wall (external). Paint stripped in order to decorate at later date 2. Left a mattress leaning on the wall for about a week 3. After disposing of the mattress, the wall had a damp imprint (marked in blue) where the mattress was in direct contact...

Looking to insulate a solid wall and had some queries 1. Is there a recommended insulation thickness backed up by building regs? 2. If one was to purchase the PB and PIR Insulation separately, what is the best/recommended product to use to stick them together? 3. When fixing insulated PB to...

An area of my laminate flooring is deflecting and bouncy. Besides glue injector kits such as Fix-A-Floor and Floor-Fix Pro are there any other efficient and reliable ways to fix this laminate flooring defect in 2025?

The lift to our building of flats is stuck on the 3rd floor. The lift makes some mechanical noises as if the door wants to open, but then it doesn't. Can any advise on some basic things to try Someone mentioned shutting of the power, waiting a minute, then switching it back on to reset the...

Does anyone know an alternative/compatible product to this? i.e. something from screwfix/toolstation Marley Solvent Waste access plug 40mm White https://www.wolseley.co.uk/product/marley-kap2:w-access-plug-40mm-white/ I need to replace just the cap (pic 1/2), which is leaking

The push fit fitting states that it is non-demountable Can anyone confirm how you'd remove this from a copper pipe https://www.toolstation.com/elbow/p11031#product-details-accordion-item

My mate has a leak at the fitting. After isolating the water and hand tightened the fitting (as it had somehow screwed loose) the leak has stopped 1. Does anyone know the brand/name of the fitting? 2. Is this a temporary fix? Should I be advising them to replace the fitting with something...

Nest is not firing up boiler and I need to know whether i have done something wrong So far here is what i've done the following wiring work - Using 4 core cable, i've wired two cores to the L and N on both the heatlink and boiler - The third core is connected to terminal 3 on the heatlink...

In 2024, what's the best way to move washing machine and fridge along Lino vinyl flooring without damaging/tearing it?

Just laid some new lino flooring the kitchen. However, I have these ugly ripples and dimples in the lino. How do o remove these? Is this normal during install? The lino hasn't been glued down yet.

Perished /mangled Washer appears to be the reason for the leak at my kitchen sink overflow.. Is this size washer easily replaceable via a plumbing shop? When refitting i plan on splodging a generous amount of silicone between the washer and sink for a leak free finish. Is this advisable...