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We recently had some work done on our roof, replacing some rafters and lats as well as installing a waterproofmembrane. The photo shows the finished roof, there's so much cement up on the ridges and it looks nothing like any other roofs around or how ours previously looked. (Photo attached) We...

Building a 16.5m long trellis to sit 90cm above a 1m brick wall. Spaced at 1.8m the 1.8m x70mm square posts will be fixed to the wall and the trellis will be fixed to the upper 90cm of the posts leaving the lower wall exposed. The trellis is made of planed , pressure treated square edge...

Is there such a thing as a freestanding hob with 4 rings/elements? Turning off the Aga for the summer and would like more than 2 rings which seems to be the norm. It will have to sit on the granite worktop as I'm not cutting it. Could I make/have made a frame for a built-in hob to sit in if a 4...

Bathroom was new installation 18 months ago with a separate Crosswater shower unit with thermostatic mixer and a separate bath running off a combi boiler. The shower was taking longer to heat up. Had the boiler checked out and the engineer said it will take longer as it's cold in winter...

I have a Brookpad 1300RS smart bidet and there are a few cracks in the seat, probably due to it being heated. Seems to be obsolete and the only resellers are based in Poland. What's the best way to tackle the cracks in situ as the seat can't be removed? Don't really want to spend £370+ on a...

Are these results ok ? Buying a property and asked for a gas check on the boiler. Flue Gas Analysis O2 (%) 20.9 CO (ppm) 0 CO2 (%) ####.# Ratio 0.0000 Pressure (mBar) -0.07 Excess Air (%) ####.# Efficiency Net (%) ####.# Temperature Flue (C) 21 Temperature Inlet (C) 21 Temperature Net (C) 0...

My boy has a 6mx2mx2m outdoor concrete water tank that's probably 50 years old and there is slight leakage in a couple of spots on one outside wall. Drained the tank and there's some signs of the concrete deteriorating where the water is leaking. What's the best waterproofing product to use for...

Opening up the fireplace after removing the cast iron insert and find a rounded lump of extremely hard concrete in each of the back corners. Suspect the insert wasn't original (house is 1906) due to the mortar and rubble that was behind it which came out very easily with an SDS. Did these lumps...

My old style WC light pull has been tugged too often! The old switch/isolator seems to be a lighting circuit loop in and out with a pair of reds and a pair of blacks at the top and a single red and black off the load going to the ceiling rose (effectively 3 x T&E but actually 1 T&E, 2 single...

After flushing the water the cistern continues to fill at full bore and chucks it down the overflow (middle of the flush valve) ... so must be an issue with the fill valve. When filling, the float lifts as the water comes in but doesn't shut off the water and the level rises above the float and...

I have 2 panes with cracks in the corners. Seldom if ever open the sashes. Replace the panes or treat with glass epoxy ?

As I understand the cat 5 DC pipe interrupters are intended for open outlet applications ie urinals, otherwise the water would discharge out of the vent holes. Are there any inline fittings that are suitable or do you have to go down the AUK1 air gap route. The WRAS...

I've done the top half of the 1882 house in lime mortar (nhl3.5 and black sand) and now need to patch a few bits in the bottom half. Can't figure out what's been used as it's hard (like cement mortar) but has a creamy/pale surface but it's black underneath. Anyone got suggestions on how I get a...

I have an Alpha 200 Stratum ( Siemens) split load consumer unit with Siemens mcb's/RCCB from early 2000's. The 80A 30 RCCB 3SM3317-0 is burning when the 10Kw leccy shower is on. I've found an identical used replacement for the RCCB off fleabay 'cos I refuse to pay £250 for an equivalent...

My favourite 18/8 stainless pan almost parted company with it's handle yesterday when the top 2 of the 4 spot welds came away. Luckily I spotted it before attempting to carry the boiling pan of spuds to the sink. Can't get it spot welded locally but there seems to be some highly rated...

1882 property, original soil stack, top 3/4 is cast iron and pings when you tap it, lower 1/4 is unknown... grey finish and much duller sound when tapped. Anyone identify what it could be ?

6 years old, never touched as always fully open until the missus had a tweak and chucked out some black ( the o-ring perishing) and now weeps. There's no nut to tighten as it has a circlip so looks like a partial drain to sort it out. Anyone know what size o ring ? Retail is £39 a pair...

Son's bought a standard 3 bed terrace with a loft conversion which has 4th bedroom and ensuite shower running off the boiler. Fully double glazed so heating is not an issue. Currently has a Baxi duo-tec 24Kw which spec says will deliver 9.8l/min.. confirmed by filling a 9.5L bowl downstairs in...

It's been suggested I use the following mix to re-point the side of a 1882 stone built house. 1 x 3.5 Hydraulic lime 5 crushed dust ( Travis Perkins) 2.5 black sand (aka Bowland Stone mortar) I've seen local walls done in mortar and it's very dark when it goes on and lightens over time. Does the...

We have 4 circuits with MCB's protected by a Siemens 80A 5 SM3 317-0 RCCB with 30mA rated residual current. Came back from holiday last year to a defrosted freezer and a tripped RCCB. Never found the source and it never re-occurred... until now. After torrential downpours it tripped again. I...