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I’ve lived in this house for 3 or 4 years. For a long time, I’ve been able to hear a distant tap when the wife empties the en-suite bath when I’ve been sitting in my office / man cave. The en-suite isn’t above my office, but the plumbing exits the building via a waste pipe in the cavity in...

Hello, We live in a 1930s house that has several rooms downstairs and has been adapted a lot over time. We are slowly doing renovations room by room. We are currently working on a room downstairs that is between the hall and the kitchen. I suspect this room used to be the kitchen. At some...

Hi, Appreciate that there are a few similar posts on here already however a lot don’t conclude, aren’t quite the same scenario, or just don’t give me the info I need so here I go! A couple or 3 years ago I bought a 1930s house, which I’ve come to regret a little but I’m stuck here now so must...

Hi, I need to lay a couple of concrete slabs in the garden. The larger of the 2 will be 3m x 2.5m I don’t have any suitable timber to hand, so I’m wondering what the best wood is to buy for forms…. I have all the normal chain stores near me, plus a couple of decent sawmills as well. Any tips...

Hi, In the not too distant future I will be getting all the guttering done. However, up until Thursday I have access to a scaffold tower and I have a gutter so knackered it’s making a waterfall down the house and a lake on the drive. What I would like is some guidance please on how to do an...

Hi, October last year I moved into a 1930s house, that’s had several modifications over time. I really wish I knew what the building was like in the thirties vs. How it is today. Anyhow, there is a double garage to the side of the property. I think these are an add on. The one furthest from...

Hi, I’m a stupid man under a bit of time pressure and couldn’t quite put my finger on it when cutting in contract matt until I was about half way round the room. I then remembered I had forgotten to mist coat. It had been quite a stressful day anyway, and an hour before I had found a gas leak...

Hi, I have a Hotpoint dwl-dea 701-b - it's approximately 3.5 years old. Recently the tap / water flow error light has been coming on intermittently. In the past 2 days the dishwasher has become dysfunctional, and the drain is refusing to work correctly. 1. Starting point for debugging is...