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Water has been leaking around our log burner flue where it exits the roof. I have repaired the leak and now have to deal with the damaged ceiling in our bedroom. I have removed the loose wallpaper and its all dried out now, but I was wondering if there is anything I should coat/seal the damaged...

Hello, I've got a crack problem. On my staircase I have a crack which starts at the ceiling from an RSJ and runs diagonally down the wall. It's grown about a meter in the last few years but I've noticed recently that it seems to be getting wider. It's about 1mm wide. Just wondering what to do...

My mate told me that I don't understand irony... which was ironic, because we were both stood at a bus stop at the time.

I live in an old house (1890ish) with high ceilings, it has fairly good loft insulation and has cavity wall insulation so I was told, but it's not the warmest house in the world. Our boiler temperature was set to 80c, I dropped it down to 70c and the wife didn't notice it, so this morning I've...

This is just an rant about Screwfix. So today, Christmas eve, the mother-in-law's toilet water inlet fails and she's got people staying tomorrow who will want to do turds in the upstairs bathroom toilet. No worries I thought, I'll pop off down to Screwfix 2 miles down the road and get a new...

Hi all, First time post. First of many I suspect,. I bought an old house a few years ago which needs quite a bit of attention. I have a blocked gutter, blocked at the top in the swan neck. The gutter is on my neighbour's house but they cannot access so I look after it. It is very difficult to...