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Hi, I am looking at putting a metal stud wall up with a doorway. I am confused on the lining size. The studs come in two widths 50 or 70 mm. Assuming 12.5 mm plasterboard on either side plus 3mm for plaster. I think that is a wall of either 81 or 101 mm. Standard door linings sizes don't seem...

Hi, My Premier Elite 48 alarm has started flashing up a power loss fault. It is intermittent. From reading on here I believe it is a problem with the switch mode PSU. I have spoken to Texecom support and they agree with the diagnosis so I am about to order a replacement. Can anyone give me any...

Hello, I need some advice on how to join new plasterboard to existing plastered plasterboard. I have had to remove a 1000x300mm of plastered plasterboard which was dot and dabbed to wall and now I want to make good. My plan is to fix a new piece of plasterboard in the hole using dot and dab...

Hi, I have just had a flat roof recovered. New board, added a Velux and EPDM. When I was getting a price I also asked that it was well insulated. I was clear about this. When the price came back I again raised insulation and said I am happy with the price but can you upgrade the insulation...

I have a house that has suffered settlement to the side elevation. The upstairs rooms along this elevation have uneven floors, the side elevation is about 2" lower than than the other wall. I want to level the floors. Had originally planned to remove floorboards and bolt level 2x4 alongside...

Hello, I have a house that has suffered movement. This is believed to be long standing and non-progressive however to improve the structural stability the report recommended; • Inspect the cavity wall ties. • Strap the side elevation wall to the first floor timber joists at 0.8m centres...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what is causing (and stop) a patch of damp bricks on the outside of my house. I have a single horizontal row of about ten bricks that appear wet when all the bricks about them don't. It is at the centre of a bay window. There is a vertical...

Hello, I have a misbehaving boiler. It is a Worcester 240. The thing is every night when I'm just about to fall to sleep I hear what sounds like air knocking through my pipes in my bedroom radiator. It lasts anywhere between 5 and 15 seconds. It's been doing this for a few months and...

Hi, I'm about to have my bathroom updated and I'm thinking of changing from an electric shower to one fed from my boiler but I'm concerned about it having enough oomph. The house has good water pressure. Our current electric shower has plenty of pressure but the hot water is nowhere near...

Hi, My dishwasher is displaying error code 0E, filters blocked or hose kinked. I have checked the hose and filter and it is pumping out ok and am assuming the problem is something else such as a sensor. Does anyone know if it is possible to get a service manual for this machine (I can't...