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Hi there, one morning last week my boiler had a pilot light but when hot water was called the flame would not increase in size and no hot water as a result. i turned it off and i dont think it will now light, the started button is tough and no clicking sound like it used too. Now i know no...

thanks for the quick reply John, i will pop to B and Q tonight and get some equipment. thanks again

hello there, after some advice if you would be so kind :-) have a had a leaking flat roof i nthe kitchen which is now fixed. water has enter the building and caused some of the paint to bubble up, i have scraped this off and the wall has been left to dry for over a month, doesnt seem to be...

hmm may well be. Looking to get some herringbone struts. The joists are 400mm apart and the room is 3.2m wide. So i assume there will be 8 joists running for about 6m. How many struts should i get, 3 per span so that would be 3.8 = 24? Is that overkill? Also i can screw these down as...

the flat was converted in the mid 80's and yes its in london. No sound proffing at all. checked downstairs and cant see any cracks in the ceiling. gonna check the floor boards soon. cheers

ok i will do, thanks for your help

hmmm this would be structural, not too sure on responsibilty then. Obviously decorating is my responsibilty but the joists are part are the structure of the house. Does that mean everyone should pay then :-) So a new wooden flor is not a good idea then ? Even with the limited sound...

Hello all, I was after some advice if possible. I live in a 1870 house converted into 5 flats. I live on the first floor. In the lounge, when you walk and put weight onto the floor the bookshelf in the corner rocks as well. I am looking to replace the 20 years old carpet as was wondering...

ok guys, I got ym keys back and told him it wasnt good enough. He said its because its a plasterboard wall and its shrunk. The rips and tears were caused by plasterboard nails, I spend hours sanding the wall down so i know there were no nails. Also the gaps between the paper could be...

I told him that i woudnt be leaving house keys but he said he needed to go out at lucnh as he is diabetic and needed food etc. Suppose he could be making a copy of my keys, now getting a bit worried. have his mobile and a landline number for him and found him on Yell so shouldnt be too bad...

Hello can anyne give me some advice. I got a decorator in from the yellow pages and he came round gave me a quote etc. He started work today and used 3 walls of £30 wallpaper and only did half the walls. He said the other roll was faulty and did not match up. i have found this in a black bag...

thanks for another reply, i have showed it to a guy at work who says it looks pretty serious and i should get in a building inspector. It may be worth mentioning that there are also cracks to the external brickwork in the same position and the window ledge outside has cracked in the middle...

thanks guys, so pva before i put the polyfiller exterior on

Hello, Could someone please advise on how to fill in these holes. I include links to the photot so you know what i am dealing with :- Bottom left hand corner of the window, lots of the old plaster has blown because over the years the window has moved slightly...

i have had a go tongiht to pick off the vinyl floor tiles, the yellow stuff must be glue what is the grey stuff? its like grout or concrete would this have been laid on top of the nice tiles ?!? http://xs314.xs.to/xs314/07172/IMG_2846.JPG http://xs314.xs.to/xs314/07172/IMG_2845.JPG...

hmmm doesnt sound like fun, would a normal builder be able to do this or would it need to be a specilist? Would you know about costs for someone to do this etc ? cheers

hmmm, its the entrance hall so its probably 5 foot wide by 10 foot. roughly as its not square cheers

Hi, i live in a victorian house split into 5 flats. we have awful balck and white tiles on the floor in the hall. in a cupboard we can see the oringal lovely victorian tiles. My question is how can we remove these tiles and the glue underneath to see what the state of the tiles are like. The...

ahh i see, i think that looks ok. shame my gap is like nothing to an inch in the space of half a bath with mosaic tiles v hard to cut. cheers though, its an option :-)

cheers mws1 that sounds pretty good, do you have ant pictures of this? sorry to be a pain but would be nice to see the finished article :-) will post a piccy when sorted, getting soeone over sunday for a brain storming session