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Hi I have a property where the gutter downpipe runs into the pavement and discharges somewhere underneath the pavement adjacent to the house front wall. I am suspecting theres a problem with where the water is going as front room has rot and damp in the floor by the front wall. In order to...

Hi, we have a rental property and wish to install a shower cubicle adajcent to the boiler cupboard where the sink is ( bath will be removed, sink removed and resited) The cupboard to the right of the attached pic houses a combi boiler. Can we install the cubicle next to this cupboard? I am...

Hi all, having carpets cleaned this week and moving home next week so need some carpet protection film from the likes of Screwfix etc to keep carpets clean during the move. Prefer a product that doesnt make the stairs slippy. Carpets are not wool. Any recommendations?

as per title, you are a trade and have been called in for a job at a property, its grossly untidy and dirty not so bad that it has mouldy food or animal waste but very very cluttered, not hoovered etc Do you turn round make your excuses and walk out, charge more money or grin and bear it?

morning, we have a rental property let to a family and the house inside is festooned with fairty lights, literally 100s of them all round the picture rails, up and down door frames, covering the ceiling in the big hallway and around at least 3 trees. Maybe around 7 or 8 sets of lights. They are...

Good morning, looking for some inspiration!. Had 2 windows put in years ago in side wall of garage and the builder installed the lintels set back 20mm. I need to face the lintels with something. Brick slips are 20mm so not enough depth. I can buy 10mm slips but cost is prohibitive ie £50 to ship...

Hi Guys, quick question....... I urgently need a tube of ready mixed white tile grout. Does this stuff have a shelf life/ sell by date as I will buy via ebay and cant view all the packaging. thanks

does anyone know how many litres per second a standard gutter downpipe will take before the water backs up into the gutter? is there even any calculation for this lol?

I'm looking to fit a basic outside CCTV one maybe 2 cameras. I need live pictures on a screen inside a property but dont want remote access or any kind of storage as I will not ever want to play the film back. What components do I need (general question) Am I right in saying I dont need a DVR or...

Hi everyone! I'm responsible for a deceased estate property 50 miles from me and am having trouble getting someone to replace a CH wall timer. The CH and DHW system comprises a very old but well serviced back boiler ( Baxi bermuda 675). Theres a lagged hot water cylinder with pipes coming in...

I need a single outdoor camera (daytime only) to cover a parapet gutter exit point as ours blocked up and flooded the loft! It needs to be fitted and forgotten so a good make. Would be bolted/ screwed to the brickwork and open to the elements. I would also need it to transmit pics to my phone as...

I really feel for the young or even not so young people, the price of houses has gone way out of reasonable reach and I feel almost guilty having been able to buy ours having first bought back in 1993 before prices went stupid. To counter claims that it was as hard back then as now and how us...

coming up to our 6th service for a Valliant Eco tec non combi boiler - one company is saying burner gasket should be replaced at 5 yrs from install date or theres risk of damage to the boiler "which is very expensive to repair" , another is saying it doesnt need to be replaced. They are both...

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there are infrared heating panels being produced nowadays that promise to stop damp and mould inside the house caused by condensation due to drying clothes on rads etc. I don't need one but am party to a discussion about their effectiveness. My experience of infrared heating is the minute you...

Hi all, just had main heat exchanger diagnosed as split on a Ferrolli He 26C combi boiler in a rental property. The boiler is nearly 5 yrs old and this the first time its gone significantly wrong - looks like the HE is £350 ish for part alone At 5 years old should I be binning this boiler and...

Hi need some urgent info re. the above! Boiler is about 3 yrs old, tenant back home after a day out to find house freezing and boiler showing A01 error code. Googling this it seems something to do with ignition. I'm assuming theres no easy fix for this ie switching on and off etc. Does anyone...

apart from the main gas shut off should a gas hob have its own isolation valve? We've had a new gas hob connected up by a gas safe guy and there is no isolation valve but there was a valve to the original hob in the pipework feeding it. I just let him get on with the job and have now noticed...

need to fit a window sill to our kitchen and am getting in a right old muddle as to what to use. I thought I had it sussed with bullnosed foam board but got it home and offered it up and it looks rubbish IMO (not flat, not shiny, scuff marks from the manufacturing process) so thats a quick £42...

whilst having the bedroom floor up to expose some cable for work I'm doing in the kitchen I'm noticing a 2.5mm cable chaffed through to the neutral core ie copper wire showing! the cable is one of approx 6 passing through a 25mm diameter hole bored in the floor joist. The house is 30yrs old and...