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Hello, I was planning to use black silicon to match the titles then realised the gap was quite deep. Which is the best method to fill this gap around the soil pipe? Thank you.

Hello, Trying to understand if this wall has a cavity, as the wall does get cold and has a outside render. I have been told the house was built in the 1930 but I am not sure how accurate this is. Thanks

Discovered a leak on the bathroom and managed to find the source, what is the best wrench to get behind her and tighten the nut?

Moved into a house which has a Euro 46 alarm system, I would like to remove the alarm system. When I turned off the power and removed the battery the outside siren started to go off... seems it is not that easy. Would really appreciate some advise on how can I remove the alarm or at least be...

I have a faulty vent axia 100m fan which needs to be replaced and has a continuous power feed. The fan is for a rental flat therefore I am not keen on a pull cord type, instead wish to install one with a humidity sensor. Are there any other brand which provide good longevity on fans instead of...

Hello, I have three trees two small where the trunk is 2 inches and one medium tree which had a trunk of 4 inches. All three trees have been cut and root taken out as much as possible. I am planning to lay a 4 inch concrete base for a wooded shed. Should I be concern with the roots of the...

Hello, We live in a house which is 13 years old and I am getting a new 12 x 6 shed and base installed next week and I would like to run power to the shed for one and a dryer. The run between the house and shed would be 15m in length. Next to the floor inside the house where the cable would...

Hello, I am feeding a wire from the loft and need to drill into the metal stud frame from top. In order to protect the electric cable, what type of grommet should I use? Thank you.

Hello, I am thinking of enlarging my loft hatch to provide better access, the property is 13 years old, at present I have a metal loft hatch with some level of installation and I believe is fire rated. Access to the loft is from the hall way, do I need to replace the loft hatch with a fire...

Hi, I am having the loft boarded, which doesn't have any windows and wanted to install a batten light, the size of the boarding will be 50 sqr ft. Can some advise how many lumens the batten light should be to provide good visibility? Thanks.

I am having an Intergas HRE OV 18 installed, however, noticed I need a permanent live (pump over run cable), at present I only have a three core cable which has a switched live, neutral and a earth. I heard someone mention about using a wireless RF module which would work instead of running...

Hello, I am looking for a new boiler as current boiler has gone faulty (leaking heat exchange) and will be installing a load compensation controllers. The property I live in has a Heat Loss of 3.5-4 KW. I am looking at a Intergas HRE 18 OV which has a low modulation rate of 6.10, nearly double...

Hello, I live in a mid-terrace house which is 10 years old near West London. Our boiler needs replacing which is a Pottertron SL 15 on a S Plan system. The boiler is on the ground floor with the control/tank/expansion vessel, on the 3rd floor, we live in a townhouse. Number of local engineers...

Hi, My three way has started to leak and I have noticed this is related to the water filter tap section. I've looked online and seems I need to replace the cartridge which goes on the side. However, I have no idea where this tap is from or who its manufactured by as it was installed before we...

Hello, I have a Kingspan thermal solar system, which when operational sounds like it has air bubbles. I did notice low pressure, however this was caused by a faulty valve cap which I have replaced, after I pumped up the pressure vessel. I have attached pictures showing my system. Can anybody...

Hello, Our house is five years old and we have an external wall which on the other side is the garage. I would like to hang 1x 1000m and 1x 400m kitchen units on the wall, however, the plaster board is 70mm deep with insulation. I am concerned on hanging the units directly on plasterboard...

Hello, We recently had our kitchen skimmed, when it was completely dry (2 weeks) I decided to apply two coats of mist (50/50) coat leaving 3-4 hours in between each coat. The paint I used was: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Matt-Emulsion---White-10L/p/145119 Honestly, I didn't read the...

Hello, We recently had our kitchen skimmed, when it was completely dry (2 weeks) I decided to apply two coats of mist (50/50) coat leaving 3-4 hours in between each coat. The paint I used was: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Matt-Emulsion---White-10L/p/145119 Honestly, I didn't read the...

Happy New Year People, hope you can still say that on the 12th. I have a microbore 10mm central heating system which is about six years old. The system is a closed system with a pressured red tank, I have three two ports values. I recently had a new central heater installed at a new location...

Hi, Returned from holiday and discovered the pressure had dropped and a stain on the carpet on our small rad. Amid pressure low, system still seems to function without any issues. I would like to replace the leaking part, I would say its the seal, but may be easier to replace the elbow...