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    Question re damp floor

    Hi Guys, Ex-council house with a concrete floor (red colour? don't know why). In the area of the outside corner the red concrete has been dug up and replaced and re-laid (I'm guessing due to settlement??). This concrete is damp and salty! Any advice about options? I don't know if there's a...
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    Setting deck posts

    Hi, Am building a deck and was intending to set the support posts in concrete but have been advised by the timber merchant I bought the wood from that I should use spiked metposts as it's easier. I'm not convinced these would give enough support. Anyone used these on a deck?
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    Hot tap - left or right or doesn't really matter?

    Downstairs my hot tap is on the left. Currently in the bathroom it's on the right but when I change the wash basin should I change it or not? I thought it had to be on the left. Cheers
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    Rerouting sewer

    I'm thinking of building a small extension for a wc and small utility room at the back of the house. The waste disposal sewer for the whole street runs along the back of the properties so am I right in saying that I'll have to reroute it (and stop the neighbours using the toilet while it's done)...
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    Combi boiler overflow dripping

    Hi, The overflow from my combi has been leaking, it seems for a little while. It's not flowing out, just dripping but quite a bit. Should I be concerned or not? Cheers
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    damp floor due to subsidence. Any quick fix?

    Hi, I've got a damp corner in one groundfloor room which looks like it's been repaired previously to to subsidence. However this corner is very damp and is leaving a salt like residue around the edges. Anyone know if it can bee easily repaired or does the whole floor need diggin up and a new...
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    Radiator cold at bottom warm up top. Ideas?

    Relatively new boiler (6 months or so) rads are warm up top but cold at the bottom. When boiler was installed I was told they'd flushed through the system to remove any sludge. Installer is now increasingly difficult to contact. Anyone got any ideas. Cheers
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