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Hi I recently noticed our shared chimney stack had a new hole in the stonework, possibly where mortar had dropped off We've had damp issues on and off; roofers do repairs to our side of the stack (usually slapping on a bit of cement mortar etc) but I'm fed up with that approach and want...

I arranged to have some appliances PAT tested and also specifically requested I wanted my freestanding electric cooker safety tested, in my absence. The electrician had done all the PAT testing to plugged appliances but had not touched the cooker, which was annoying to say the least. When...

Hi please see photo of underside of riser rail Its not a screw, it's smooth How do I get the cover off?? Thoughts appreciated Help please!

.My usual heating engineer is on sick leave. I've had my 14 year old ish Worcester Greenstar certified as safe by a new guy but he didn't finish servicing it because: " Expansion vessel and pressure relief failed and boiler needs full strip down service" He...

I was looking for information on people's problems with old legacy underfloor heating system installations and google was not coming up with much of interest at all. Then I searched my own computer and found a forum thread I'd saved from many years ago from a now defunct forum Ebuild which...

A flexihose burst in the kitchen cupboard Water turned off within 5 minutes. Floor cleared of standing water within 20 minutes. Ventilation , fan heater and now dehumidifier in situ Flooring: roll vinyl. Subfloor: half the area is concrete, half suspended wooden floor boards Do you think we...

Over the past couple years when there has been a lot of windy driving rain (that seems to happen more often these days), we have noticed spots of water staining in the back bedroom ( old terraced house) coming from the loft above, approx 30cm away from the edge of the chimney breast After...

Hi I want to put blinds up speedily, cheaply and with minimum fuss as quite a lot of them ( i.e. prefer not to have to use battens) I have sash windows. On one of the windows I want to put it on the architrave surface mounted at the top. The architrave may be ogee ?? At the top edge of the...

Carpenter used star head spax screws to fix trad floorboards to joists. i don't have a star screwdriver so what do I need to buy if I need to raise a board? Totally confused as not much clarity about what size these screwdriver kits are and if compatible. I don't speak the language Do plumbers...

Hi I had some brownish stains come through ceiling in the back bedroom a year or 2 ago, edwardian terrace, about 30cm away from the edge of a chimney breast. This happened during times of torrential downpour with high winds when a lot of houses leaked that do not usually. At least I thought so...

While I was away builder put foot through ceiling of lounge from bedroom above where floorboards were being repaired Edwardian house, lime plaster and lath ceiling He says he can put up plasterboard and skim to patch the hole. I am concerned for the integrity of the ceiling, now that it has...

Shower room adjustment going on. We need to push the position of the fan up because of the shower enclosure profile now clashing with original vent hole. Unforseen complication. Space is tight Vent is on outside wall I noted a Steeple 12v fan has frontplate dimensions of 156 x 156 Can you get...

Just had a new kitchen fitted Howdens, soft close hinges, L shape layout One of the base cabinets (the corner unit) when I open the door past a certain amount, it picks up speed and ends up hitting the built in oven handle. The oven is at 90 degrees to the opening of the corner cabinet, 200mm...

I had a workman in my loft and he discovered timbers from next door's loft conversion visible though 4 holes in party wall and rubble from where the stone/plaster from the wall had been blown off onto our side. Their house was last sold in 2008 and the loft conversion was done before that...

Help ! Need some input from you guys Shower tray (install 5 years ago by tradesperson) has been making crunchy noises when I stepped on it. It's on riser legs. Walls on 3 sides. I looked underneath the tray and it appears that the legs at the back may not be supported and need adjusting. I will...