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Hi My CH system has an issue. The HWC is taking long time to heat over 2 hours, used to take an hour before. Same applies to the heating. There were grinding noises in the airing cupboard one day last week. I started looking last night, the two divertors valves are working fine, I bled the 2...

Hi How to bleed AAV manually? 15mm compression AAV as in photo attached. Thanks

Hi I will be doing my bathroom in the new year so getting ready.... I have come across too many ads promoting these new for me panels, think they are plastic man made material. I don't like them from what I have seen so far, I don't like plasticky staff in general...I understand they are...

Hi I want to apply clear oil to redwood floorboards. I am familiar with Osmo wood oils but are they the best?! They are overpriced to start with. All I need an oil which protects the wood enhances the grain and also darken the wood as redwood is quite light shade. I have read Tung oil darkens...

Hi I am replacing floorboards in a first floor room: 1. Can I use 20mmx220mm (finished) redwood softwood PAR, which is thicker and wider than what I have now (redwood18mmx119mm T&G)? 2. Are 2 screws fixings per joist sufficient?

Hi I want to put engineered wood flooring over joists, is there any issue with the thickness of the boards? Is 14mm thick good enough? Thanks

I purchase Lap pen tester, was inserting the batteries and testing, the pen starts bleeping but there was nothing next to it apart from laptop and iphone both charging. The bleep was caused from the iphone even from 6 inches away from the cable. The pen is supposed to detect AC voltage from...

Hi I am not electrician, I am electrical engineer used to voltmeters, multimeters and oscilloscopes. I do DIY work in my home only, have always used multimeter. I have seen pen testers; much easier to use and planning to purchase the Lap from SF. I have hired electricians to do work in my...

I have a property rented in a purpose built block, there are building works goin on, went there last week; saw a stopcock outside my entrance door no longer possible to be turned off and without damaging walls, see photos. The wall was plaster boarded and skimmed. No idea what the stopcock...

Hi I want to install downlights in my hallway on ground floor, there is a ceiling light and a light switch as in pic below. To trace cables, I took a floorboard on first floor which is just above the light; pic attached. Am I right to say one of the cables marked C1 and C2 are loop and the other...

Hi I am trying to prime bare wood using Rust Oleum spray surface primer. I believe timber is redwood pine. defo not oak, it was previously painted but sanded to bare wood. I applied 3 coats within 10 mins, still wood grains are showing and rough finish, pic below. Is this normal or am I doing...

Hi I want to apply spray enamel to galvanised steel angle L shaped from SF part No. 880JP. Do I need to spray metal primer first and then the enamel or can do without primer?

Hi I hired an NICEIC electrician to replace CU and do EICR on a rental property. All communications are documented on whatsapp, price agreed to do CU replace and eicr; texts are clear to include EICR. He came last week to check the works, said he'll do bonding if required and booked for this...

Hi Has anyone used taskrabbit, is it recommended?

Hi I sent a gas engineer to replace a gas cooker at a rental property but made a mess of it, there is gap between wall and cooker as in pics. What part can I put there?

Hi I just come across the above paint, which says condensation resistant. Has anyone used it, is it recommended??

Wall needs to be decorated, current paint is Dulux Vinyl Silk, I will be using same. Is sand and paint enough or do I need to prime wall then vinyl silk? Walls are skimmed and sound, minimal repairs.

Hi I am painting a rental property; outside walls don't have cavity, without sufficient heating and ventilation are prone to condensation and mould in the winter months. They were painted with Dulux Vinyl silk then tried Dulux bathroom sheen paint but neither solved the issue. The builder is...

Hi What's the difference between these 2 fans if any; both from BQ? https://www.diy.com/departments/manrose-qf100t-bathroom-extractor-fan-dia-100mm/630896_BQ.prd?srsltid=AfmBOopz8MCqzB9desmTUkVvV-CMd7OtDvECIlHIs3TK2RYmrwH61k0nuCM...

Hi I do my own gardening and all that but have no experience in hedges. I have a brick built fence in the front of my house of about 800m high as in pic, length about 10m wide. I want to create a bit of privacy by planting hedges, need something which doesn't grow quickly easy maintenance...