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hi thanks for replying. the liner is the flexi type, six inch diameter. Must all chimneys have one, or could it be whipped out, chimney swept and checked and used as is? The damp replastered bit is just that, we replastered the alcoves as part of the refurb and I took the pic the same day, its...

Hi Ok, just taken out a back boiler and unearthed a collosal Victorian parlour range fireplace behind which we have opened up entirely. It's huge. At some point in history has been lined as a 6 inch steel liner is already in place. Got a sweep coming next week. In the meantime, its dropping...

In removing a back boiler from the parlour in our large Victorian house, we decided to open up the fireplace to its original size and discovered a long hidden range sized fireplace, almost the size of an inglenook. It is completely covered in gummed up tar and soot which we plan m, as best we...

Californian maple aphid according to the mother in law!!

oh, sorry, they are the size of a small ant, 2mm long. I have no insecticide at all, I've never had pests before. I have no qualms about using whatever is needed to get rid of these blighters!

Woke this morning to find my potted acer crawling with these six legged critters. Any ideas what they are and how to get rid of them??

Great, thanks for that!☺

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Hi I have somehow agreed to get my Halifax (AXA) freebie home emergency cover to sort out my non-emergency dripping boiler; Sime Super Delux 102, installed in 1865, still going strong. New heat exchange unit plus diverter valve which I have managed to source at a third of the price the...

In my front garden I have a lovely little row of box that I planted two summers ago behind a two course pierced block wall. The plan is to dismantle the wall when the box hedge is robust/big enough to serve as a substantial enough hedge to adequately screen, or begin to screen, the garden. See...

I see. Bearing in mind I can get an equivalent replacement for about £60, is it even worth considering being serviced or repaired?

Dimplex bfh 24t. It's a twin heat hi/low setting 2.4 kw jobbie.

I sourced a standard three pin plug kitchen plinth heater off ebay, which I cleaned up and fitted and was working absolutely fine, for about a year. Just to take the chill off the air first thing in the mornings. Now, it's stopped kicking out hot air, and is barely doing more than circulating...

My neighbour's 'gardener' killed a bunch of ivy on their side which was growing over my garden wall, covering it beautifully. I now have about ten metres of bare breeze block wall to cover asap. I'm going to replant ivy on my side. I need suggestions for an ivy which grows fast and is self...