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Today I had a new UPVC door and frame fitted. When the old door frame was removed all the rendering was taken with it, and the fitters rendered the frame for me. Soon after they left the torrential downpoor began and washed away the rendering, mainly on one side. I will ask for the rendering to...

I am planning to sand down the floorboards in the bedroom, most of the boards are spotted with paint and in poor condition after 100+ years of neglect, but nothing a good sand wouldn't sort out. My problem, is that as electrical work / plumbing has been installed in the house the original...

Having just fitted a new bath in the bathroom, the next job on the list is to box in the gas boiler. I was wondering if someone could give some advice on materials and method? The top of the boiler is at head height, I was going to box in from the floor and fit a seperate ready-made panel...

Hi Dave, Yes you are right the hot water is supplied by a combi boiler, pipe is 15mm.

I am about to install a new bathtub and would like to ask for a few pointers first. Below is a link to a picture of the underneath of the existing bath installation (click on the magnifying glass icon top right for a closer look)...

Thanks very much. Its carb, not fuel-injected this happened shortly after having the downpipe replaced by my local garage, im now wondering whether that had something to do with it. :)

My 1995 Ford Escort stalls when the engine is cold, in order to start the engine higher revs than usual are needed, also when the car is moving it frequently stalls unless high revs are maintained. As soon as the engine is running warm, the car is fine and the problem disappears completely. I...

Thanks ! Just cleaned the pipes, they were blocked with gunge just like you said. Hopefully this will stop the problem.

My 1995 Ford Escort is leaking oil, apparently from the oil filler cap. The cap seems to be secure, but could need replacing - i have taken a picture (below). What could be the cause of the problem? Thanks.