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Hi all, this may seem a rather petty thing, but I hope it’s ok to ask. On the front of my house, the bottom 3 layers of bricks beneath the damp course have an unsightly white calcium deposit on them. I’ve tried scrubbing the, applying white vinegar and scrubbing, applying brick acid and also jet...

Hi, I wonder if anyone could advise? I have a worcester greenstar junior 28i combi boiler (pretty old - nearly 15 years?) I haven't really been vigilant with the servicing to be brutally honest. However the boiler seems to have worked well over the years. But now I have a problem. I recently...

Hi all, I wonder if anyone could help? I have a leaking mixer tap, but it’s not dripping from the outlet, it’s weeping from the handle mechanism? I guess I’ll have to remove the handle to gain access to the cartridge but I’m not sure how to? The upper arrow on the pic shows where the water is...

Hi, could any plastering experts advise me? I am getting my kitchen refurbished and I’ve had all the tiles and wooden panelling removed and the walls skimmed. Where the tiles have been removed the walls look fine, but where the wooden panelling has been removed and skimmed there are dark...

Hi all. my son has recently bought a house, and when he has been getting a shower, a water leak has been dripping through the kitchen ceiling underneath. We have removed the access panels on the sides of the tray and can see that it has been mounted on a stud frame. When the shower runs, I...

Hi all - I have water leaking from my kitchen ceiling. The kitchen is located directly below the bathroom, so I checked behind the bath panel for leaks - it was bone dry there. I then looked at the shower enclosure, and it looked ok. However, after running the shower for a bit, the water started...