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    Draught proofing timber sash windows

    Good look with that , our office space had sash windows to one side ( listed building) all 60 were hardwood , modern double glazed with built in draught excluders and smoke seals . You could still post a letter through the gaps . Better to install secondary glazing.
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    Firefox, slowing down.

    Mainly with sites where you need to fill in forms, Firefox does not save info over multiple pages, site actually states not to use Firefox .
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    Firefox, slowing down.

    Firefox has lots of issues , many sites can’t be used with it and I have to switch to safari or chrome to access some sites .
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    Embedding shower tray.

    Last en-suite I did, laid shower tray and tiled directly to new chipboard floor , had no issues .
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    Roofing dust in loft

    Black dust may be soot from all the coal fires the property has seen over the years .
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    Paintable caulk for Goodhome Tough and durable matt white

    Maybe spray with stain block .
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    Outdoor taps in winter, how do you protect yours?

    Just have a rag wrapped around my outside taps, works fine .
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    HELP - laying hard wood floor over concrete

    You could use self adhesive underlay . Take a look at this video, '' https://share.google/AnBi1WQQVn6GGlWtU
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    Securing new spindles in an old bannister rail

    Visually spindles only look evenly spaced if they are . Spacing should be under 100mm for safety . I would glue and also use panel pins to secure ( easy to punch in the heads)
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    Basin Waste to P Trap

    Post is a bit of a mucking fuddle , pics would help . Assuming you mean basin ? P traps only have a compression fitting at one end , the other is threaded with a nylon washer to attach to basin waste .
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    Rising damp along bathroom wall or another source?

    Penetrating damp , drain may overflow if blocked , you also appear to have a cable thru the wall at very low level which if not sealed will let in water .
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    Is waterproof flooring worth it ??

    Plenty of heavy duty vinyls which will outlast any laminate .
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    Cob, filament, and pearl LED lamps, watts to lumen, etc.

    Have some of those small filament bulbs, but tend to have a high failure rate , many slowly reduce lumen output .
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    Is waterproof flooring worth it ??

    Vinyl flooring , one surface , no gaps , no risk .
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    Remove old wall paper

    Possibly poor walls have been disguised with heavy duty lining paper . Are you using a steamer ?
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    Washing machine & dishwasher drainage

    Plenty of room , shorten pipe a few cm and move it right a few cm’s.
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    Instructions to set up an Alexa style smart speaker?

    Post a photo of unit?
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    Flexible pan connector weeping. Help.

    Worth checking pan for damage , I fitted a pan which kept leaking only to find it had a tiny hole in the flush inlet , replaced it.
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    Chipboard flooring viability

    It will be fine just clean before laying flooring .Silicon not required .
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