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The whole house at some point as had some type of coating applied badly , probably in the 90s. Over time some movement cracks appeared and water ingress made the coating blow and fall off. Builder patched in with render at some point and now I am being asked paint for friend. Question for those...

The whole house at some point as had some type of coating applied badly , probably in the 90s. Over time some movement cracks appeared and water ingress made the coating blow and fall off. Builder patched in with render at some point and now I am being asked paint for friend. Question for those...

Hi all ,, Recently had an annoying leak on Baxi 105e to rear of pump, think i managed to trace to where pump mounts to inlet assembly. Purchased some o rings and thought esy swap and jobs a good un.. If only that was it.. Lower retaining screw holding pump to inlet assembly is seized solid ...

Small issue with DHW on Baxi 105e combi. Recently hot water has been hot to like warm. Seems flame heat is dropping on and off. HEX was cleaned 18 months ago and after reading through many forum posts seemed seemed likely cause. New HEX fitted and diaphragm service kit as was letting by. After...

I have a Annke N48PAW POE Kit with four 5mp cameras. I recall when I first got it I could connect to the cameras via a URL shortcut within the NVR remote app. Now cant seem to see them anymore in camera mgmt. Ideally I would like to configure camera direct without climbing into loft and signing...

Decided its was time to make a start on rear garden for summer barbies.. Had a partial patio before, mainly heavy duty square slabs laid on Concrete base. These have all been taken up now to leave whats shown in below images. My plan is to extend existing concrete bases to wider/larger area...

Hi all , general question , happened to notice led's on baxi 105e randomly flashing up and down and do not seem related to any error codes. PCB was replaced with newer model about 5 years ago, Boiler is probably knocking on 12-14 years old so bit long in tooth. Runs fine, heats and gives hot...

Slight issue, Installed Honeywell Accenta G4 in 2013 with Honeywell AG8 sounder. Having carried out walk teats on numerous occasions alarm seemed to work well including the occasional accidental setting off. Daughter forgot to disarm last week when walking downstairs. she entered code and alarm...

Need to fix 1000 kitchen wall unit to dot n dab wall. Problem I have is the void behind plasterboard is 45mm. Was planning to cut plasterboard and batten wall for stronger fixing . any other suggestions on a suitable fixing . ( to add one side of unit will be in block work )

Looking to move washing machine and dishwasher to new location in kitchen. Question is can i plumb waste for both into single outlet through wall. Just concerned if both empty together would it be too much for single outlet. ??? Any advice welcome.

Noticed leak from bottom of Differential assembly on Baxi 105e so decided to have a read on cause. Having already replaced front gland nut a year ago thought maybe diaphragm had perished causing poor seal. On removal and inspection the diaphragm look in good state with no tears etc. quick clean...

Just finished ne wkitchen install, now need tiles for floor. Have 23 sq meters so trying to keep cost down.. any advice n where to shop ? online or other wise, also anywhere i should avoid.?? ta J

Recently purchased some LED tape for Kitchen canopy. Tape is 12v and came with 12v 8amp DC adapter that has input rating of 240v-50/60Hz 1.9A. LED tape is a tad brighter than i would like so looking to control output via dimmer. My question is - Looking to switch these from wall plate and rather...

Hi i am mid way through prepping for new kitchen arrival and was looking for some advice on tiling later down the line. I have removed wall between dining and kitchen to create open space . floor in dining is 70 style parquet , looks to have bee varnished, kitchen had tiles on top of vinyl on...

Hi all, knocked kitchen and dining into one room and looking for best position for current Honeywell (8IR103)Pet PIR to be placed. Sensor is still attached to wall in what was dining space facing 45 degrees into centre of room. Have had patio doors fitted and will be having new kitchen with hob...

Hi all, just a general question. Fitting new kitchen and decided to drop ceiling over island to create ambient lighting and allow room for extract hood. Looking at what I have built this far I think I may have gone a little large on timber. Using 4x2 over most of the construction, drop pegs...

Installing new kitchen with most sockets staying in same place. Question (which has been posted many times) in case regs have changed is my new oven imported from germany has come with lead and moulded euro plug converted to uk already installed. Oven is AEG BE3003001M and rating plate shows...

Looking to purchase a 3 or 4 camera HD CCTV system. Installed a swannview 960h for elderly dad a while back but looking for something a tad more robust as swann quality not too good. Question for the masses is, can I get something decent (HD, WITH RECORDER ETC) for around £250 - £300) Been...

Baxi 105e has warm water not hot, I checked the CH flow for heat transfer with pipes staying cold, I also isolated CH on both sides still warm DHW , temp led's show 70/80 but still warm. This seems to have been losing heat over some time, question could it be a scaled/blocked HEX or maybe temp...

Just installed new bottom rail, oak handrail newel post etc.. just left with pyramid oak flat newel cap to go on top bottom and half newel. What is the best way to fix onto newel, surely glue on its own is not sufficiant.. should i use dowels drilled into both newel and cap.?? or is there a...