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I have a piv installed and wanted to get better ventilation in roof . I thought about installed soffits. Current I have a 1960s home with the old wooden soffit boards over boarded with upvc. I am looking to install soffit vents. Please advise me if this is possible. I have also shown a picture...

The filling boss adapters keep coming loose short while after pushing them back in. When toilet is used (soil pipe above) it leaks. Any idea how to repair? They are rubber asapters

We have a risen shower tray and I noticed a small ceiling stain below. I ripped open pkastic fascia board to see and I believe it’s in front of shower tray where I have marked red. I need to resilsicon and maybe fill in gaps. And even maybe add a second lip. Any tips to fix this

Hi Im Maintaining fence. One fence post is being replaced the others have some rot but are solid(long story but don’t want to replace all) For the ones which are solid but rotting , would the following work. 1) put to Ron seal hardner 2)fill with Ron seal professional wood filler??? 3) paint...

I have a retaining wall with a fence 5ft. It’s a 1960s retaining wall about a meter high. The fence has got damage (been in place 30+ years) it has 3 inch wooden posts. I want to change the fence posts so that it’s not wood. (Thinking dirapost via closed board method as centres are 2.7mm ...

I have a retaining wall with a small Amount of overspill of coming from the top . I got some quotes for a new fence. My aim is to get something solid with no overspill of dirt from Other side. He recommended concrete sleepers which he will mortar onto brickwork with duraposts bolted in brick...

There was some heavy rain last week, and a house we rent got a Small leak 9n master bedroom, we have repaired leak and we immediately with 2 hours of the leak found stopped leak and then put a dehumidifier. A few days later, jus5 a bit of staining, I checked the damp reading using a reader, and...

What mortar mix do you use for the edge of a ridge.. and can you use plastercizer

We are replacing a garden wall which for our side gate as it’s getting a bit weak(and wasn’t built well) Does a garden wall attached to a house need a dpc? As you can see I have attached a garden which will be replaced. It currently has a dpc but it cause it to be a bit weaker as that’s where...

We have a 40kw life 8000 combi WB. It is meant to have 10x modulation but I think this can only be range rated 50%down (17.5kwh from the 35kwh central heating Any idea why? I might get the “why buy a oversized boiler” well it does 2 showers for a combi very well.

I have a hallway window which we like. Nice feature of house. However when I’m putting a heat gun around the frame and window, it’s about 11-13 degrees. 15 degrees within 40cm of window and the rest of hallway is about 17. The hallway is 17 degrees. The window is 125x180cm. So quite large. I...

I have a hallway window which we like. Nice feature of house. However when I’m putting a heat gun around the frame and window, it’s about 11-13 degrees. 15 degrees within 40cm of window and the rest of hallway is about 17. The hallway is 17 degrees. The window is 125x180cm. So quite large. I...

I have a vaillant boiler which I’m tweaks (627 system boiler) Range rating talks a lot about d.00 but I noticed there’s also DHW partial load d.77 It’s set at 22kw , I have a 250L cylinder which I have in for 2 times a day for 30 minutes. What should I set it too?

I am propposing 2.4 extension however it is attached to an existing extension. However the existing extension didn’t project rear elevation further. Do I need planniing? Please see image

I have a vaillant 627 with vsmart. Do I need to range rate? Is auto ok?

is it possie to get a pump for a condensate pipe to support a overflow pipe? Someone mentioned a grandfoss

I got a eco tec 627 system boiler. The display is showing about 39 degrees. If it’s at 55 degrees is that when heating is tuning at most eco friendly?

Hi I have a portable AC unit. The grill on side is incongruous ip((lower half only usually). Any ideas why?

Recently the bit circled in red hits the door frame. What are likely ways to fix this?

I have some cracks around sil and Upvc windows. It is causing draft and a little mould. I presume I need to fill it in. What should I use? Decorators Caulk?