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Hello, I have (after hours of 'persuasion', and trying every trick on the internet - smacking it with a hammer did the job in the end!) managed to free my bath's pop-up waste. It's the type that's operated by turning the overflow knob. I'm now reluctant to put it back in, in case it gets stuck...

Hello, I've recently bought a house that was build about a year ago. It has underfloor heating (wet type, running off an air-source heat pump). The other day I noticed the low-level underfloor vents had water around them, as you can see in these photos. 20190101_141831 by hellopaul2 posted 9 Jan...

Dampness around vent

Dampness around vent

Dampness around vent

Another question on this same installation - is it normal to glue the carpet to the underlay? That's what's happened in this case, and it's not something I've seen before. I'm slightly concerned that if I pull up the carpet and underlay, I'll end up with chunks of underlay stuck to the back of...

I'm not overly worried about the build itself; I know corners are cut, but from what I can see the house seems to be reasonably built (my family was in building for many years so I can recognise shoddy workmanship when I see it). It was a local builder, not a big developer. Tragically, I was...

@dazlight Thanks for your reply. I suspected the nails wouldn't go all the way through the chipboard into the pipes - let's hope they haven't used extra long ones! I'm still planning to (probably) replace the underlay with something more suitable, and then have the joy of suing the builder for...

Hello, Long story short: I am about to complete the purchase of a 3-storey house with underfloor heating (wet type). I'm currently trying to delay completion (due to complete tomorrow - Wednesday) because I suspect the builders (it's a new build) have put in standard underlay, not one suitable...

Hello, I am in the process of refurbishing the first of many metal windows in my house. I'm using this first one as a kind of experiment to find the best way of going about it. So far I've: Removed the casement/opener. Had it dipped to remove the paint. Primed it with Rustoleum 1085 Hard Hat...

I hired a needle gun and a friend loaned me a Bristle Blaster. Needless to say, after a day of needle-gunning, my hands and arms feel knackered, but a LOT of the paint/rust is GONE! Which leads me on to my next question - I have some Rustoleum zinc-rich primer, which I was planning to use on...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I will give them a try. I'd never heard of a needle gun/descaler.

Hello, I have some lovely 100+ year-old iron railings outside my house, on the boundary between my garden and the footpath, like this: P7110525 by hellopaul2 posted 11 Jul 2018 at 11:36 AM P7110519 by hellopaul2 posted 11 Jul 2018 at 11:36 AM The paint is horribly flaking and they are fairly...