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We've got an LG washing machine, probably about 2-3 years old now. It has started to smell and leaves clothes smelling. I've searched on the internet and tried everything I can find to no avail. The clothes are left with a bit of a fusty smell, the smell is made worse by heating the clothes...

I'm probably a little different to the norm here. We currently have a gas hob that is about ready to be replaced - it is 17 years old, still functions but is looking worn and the plastic screw covers have gone brittle and broken. We are changing the worktops hence the timing to replace. I'm...

We live in area which has water classed as hard water. I'm looking into whether it is worth fitting some kind of water softener for the whole house. Someone recently told me I should go for one of the electric ones that requires no plumbing. It looks like you just wrap wires around the pipe...

We had an extension built 3 years ago. As part of this we had 2 radiators installed - one went where one used to be and one went in the new area. The one in the new area has been fine but the one that was replaced has rusted through. When the radiators were added, inhibitor was added to...

When we had our kitchen done about 17 years ago we had issues with the kitchen tap as the one that was installed was a monoblock tap and it didn't work well. We have quite high mains water pressure, but we are on a conventional boiler system, so hot water pressure is much lower. After a few...

There is an old flue pipe that runs up the cavity in the wall and out through the roof. On the top there is a metal sphere that spins. The house is about 44 years old. The gas fire is no longer there, the metal sphere makes a noise in the wind as I think the bearings have gone. The metal...

Our house was built in 1979 and has one of the spinning silver things on the top of the flue. I presume to keep birds away. I presume a previous owner added it because no other house around here has one. The flue is from an old gas fire which is no longer there. The flue goes in the cavity of...

About 4 or 5 years ago we had an issue with our Gloworm boiler where it came up wit F22. It is a conventional boiler and we don't use it a great deal, if it all for the warmer months. We use electric for hot water and don't have any heating on. We tend to start to use the heating in Nov time and...

I need to add a fair bit of fencing (200m or so) It is going to be 100mm round posts (1.8m). With rails. I need to keep costs as low as possible and don't mind it taking a while to do, but we will need to put 100-150 posts in. I was thinking about one of the petrol augers with a 4" auger bit...

Ok, a bit of a story to start... Back in Feb, I saw a man in an orange jacket opening the flap at the top of the drive where the water shut off valve goes and looking a stick down and putting his ear to it before wandering off to the next house. A week later Severn Trent phoned to say they...

A property in looking at has three manhole covers together which didn't add up to being any of the usual things. On lifting one of the manhole covers, I could see this on the wall inside. I am presuming that they are mains electricity supply lines? If they are... Does the utility company...

Our flush valve on the toilet had failed. I think the cable was jamming so the valve wouldn't close and the cistern kept running. I measured the old diameter which was 60mm and purchased a fluid master dual flush valve from Wickes which said it was compatible with 50mm and 60mm outlets on the...

I've had a search but can't find a definite answer on this one. I'm looking at a house to purchase. It is in the greenbelt but doesn't have any specific restrictions applied to it. The house is quite narrow (approx 4m) but has a single storey lean to along one side (I believe it to be original...

We live in a detached house built in 1979. Yesterday morning the dog was barking at about 8am. I looked out of the window to see a man in an orange hi-viz, putting around looking at the water shut off valves at the end of my drive and the neighbour's drives. I didn't think much more of it...

We have a tarmac drive that is probable 30+ years old. In general the condition is fine except for at the top where it has two patches from the utility services digging it up and patching it (at least 15 years ago) and a small patch at the side where it has worn away. I've had a quote of £6-7k...

Our front lawn borders the drive but during once the cars are parked on the drive we often end up walking down the edge of the front lawn. This is ok in the summer but in the winter it makes the lawn look messy and brings muddy shoes into the house. We want to create a path in the first 1m of...

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, I couldn't make my mind up which section fitted best. Anyway, we have a late 70s house which has an internal vent pipe for the main bathroom. It runs up in the corner of the bathroom (which is tiled in) and goes through the corner of the loft and it...

I'm looking to move in the next year or so as we want somewhere with a bit of land. As such I'm looking weekly for properties that come up and weighing up pros and cons, and getting a good idea of what we want, where we want it, and how much we should be paying. One of the properties I've seen...

We've had a long standing issue with a certain drain due (I believe) to a lazy builder. I estimate that the 4" pipe length is approx 11m (that's the distance measured above ground so might be slightly longer). One end has the kitchen waste going into it. The other end goes into an inspection...

We had a new washing machine which is fantastic and quiet but has a very fast solenoid, so it creates a bang in the pipes as it closes. When it starts a cycle it seems to do lots of small fills, so we get a repeated banging. For the first few minutes then less frequent ones for the rest. Now...