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As some of you may know from my previous posts, I'm currently in the process of ripping out and reinstalling our main bathroom because it had leaked. Another cowboy install has become evident, with no measures taken to prevent water ingress (plasterboard used instead of backerboard, no tape...

I’ve finally managed to carve out time to reinstall the shower in our main bathroom, which developed a leak. On investigation, it turns out this was yet another botched install — plasterboard in the wet zone, tiles dot‑and‑dabbed directly on, and a few other horrors. The attached photos show...

Earlier this year, we noticed water running down the outside of our twin-walled wood-burning flue when it rained, gathering on the top of the stove. We fitted a storm collar, which briefly seemed to solve the problem. However, the water soon returned with the rain. I have since removed the...

Our Texecom 64-W is connected to several Ricochet sensors. I noticed this problem when I came downstairs last week and forgot to turn the bedtime mode (part-arm mode) off, meaning that the ground floor Ricochet PIR sensors were all still active. The alarm did not activate for a decent period of...

After ripping it out because of leaks and mould due to a cowboy install, we have finished refitting our first bathroom. I'm very grateful for all the help I received on this site with that job! We're about to rip out and refit our larger bathroom because the same cowboys installed it, and whilst...

I will install a marine ply base, which will be screwed into the joists and noggins shown in the photo, upon which I will (with some assistance!) mount the shower tray. Should I also glue the marine ply down, or will screws suffice? The manufacturers recommend mounting the tray on a weak...

I'm renovating our bathroom due to leaks due to a shoddy install. I need to sit the face of a wall, which will be tiled on 12mm aquaboard, 20mm further forward from the studs (shown in the photo with shower valves protruding), to ensure it sits over the pipes attached to the front, bottom...

Following on from my previous post, we have now taken up the shower tray and removed the plaster on which the tiles were mounted. The causes of the dampness and leaks from the shower installation are becoming increasingly evident, including today's discovery, shown in the photo, of the shower...

We have ripped out the corner shower enclosure and walls because there was a leak, and the tiles had blown. The photos tell the story best. As you can see from the mould on the plasterboard and plywood that the plasterboard was mounted on, the shower had been installed poorly, to say the least...

We have a Texecom Premier Elite 64W with a Premier LCDLP-W Wireless Keypad. Over the past few days, a tamper has been activating, seemingly out of the blue and attributable to this wireless keypad rather than any of the sensors. How do we ascertain what's causing the wireless keypad to raise an...

We have an Intergas xclusive 24 which is now 3 years old. The pressure gauge packed up and so we contacted Intergas and they sent one of their engineers, to do a warranty assessment. My wife, who was home at the time, informed me that the engineer blamed the fault on system sludge. A debatable...

We're about to have Community Fibre broadband installed, and I need some help understanding the options for installing this inside our house. Our modem (Virgin router) and router are under the stairs, with all the cables hidden in the wall cavities. I'm keen not to have exposed wires and...

There is a magnet on the underside of our Contura wood burning stove, as shown in the photo, which I accidentally moved recently when adjusting the air flow using the lever which is also shown in the photo. Neither the installation manual, nor a Google search have borne no fruit in telling me...

I have to file down the edge of some door strike plates. Is there a rotary/Dremel tool attachment that would be able to do this please? Thanks!

Is there a way that I can check how many users have been added to our Texecom Premier Elite 48 alarm and to which user code? I want to add text names to two of the users, but I'm not sure which number they are. Thanks

A long shot I know, but here goes. My nephew has just bought a go-kart with an electronic ignition Suzuki v160 5.3hp engine, shown in the photo, to renovate for his sister. Does anyone know where I can get hold of a manual for this to help him or could anyone share one with me? Google search...

One for the wood floor experts. Our painter managed to get paint on our laquered wood floors, as the photo shows. What would be the best way for us to remove this please?

We have wet underfloor heating in our bathroom that's controlled by Honeywell Evohome, with a thermostat in the bathroom, all of which works well. I want to be able to turn the towel rail radiator on in the morning for a period, regardless of the temperature in the bathroom, so that it dries our...

We have a Texecom Premier Elite 64-W and a SmartCom CEL-0001. After receiving some help from the kind folk here, everything has been working well for the past year or two, including using Texecom connect phone app. I've always connected to Wintex via USB to my PC, but in a moment of inspiration...

Apologies for the grim photo! I need to replace the waste on our bathroom sink, which sits on top of the wooden vanity. To do so, I need to undo the black plastic nut shown in the photo, to remove the waste, but I haven't been able to unscrew this by hand. As you can see space is tight around...