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Thanks for that - I knew there'd be someone who could help! Kind regards.

Not sure if any of you can help with this - but there's normally someone knowledgeable or who's been in a similar situation on here! We need our chimney repointing and straightening. It's in a very bad way. It's a shared stack with the next terrace house and has eight pots on it (four each)...

Hi, What is the best way to insulate the loft if we want to use the space for storage as well? I've read about insulating the roof rather than the floor of the loft but have no idea how to go about this. Can someone please give me some detailed advice? It's a Victorian Terrace. Thanks in...

Our toilet cistern is taking an age to fill up. The cold water pressure in the bathroom is pretty good so I wondered if anyone has any advice on a way to speed it up? Thanks and Merry Christmas!!

I can't seem to get the picture onto the site. It's a MYSON valve that is leaking from the pin at the top when you take the plastic bit off. Thanks swbjackson - your reply is seeming most likely at present!!

yeah - loads of tools - just don't know how to drain a hot water system with a tank!

Hi everyone, I need some help. I have just come home to find one of the thermostatic valves to a radiator is leaking. I've taken the top off the valve and it seems to be leaking from the join in the valve. I would like some advice from you all as to whether I can tackle this myself with it 1...

Thanks for that - very useful. The shower was very old - I'd say probably about 10 years old and stopped heating the water. Are all MCBs interchangeable or do I need to find one specific for my consumer unit? Thanks again.

Sorry in advance for the stupid questions! I am about to replace our electric shower that has gone kaput. I am replacing an 8.5kW one with another 8.5kW unit but want to check that the cable and breaker is the right sort. Is there an easy way to check that the cabling and breaker is the...

Many thanks for that. Always good to get some reassurance from the people who know!

I have a range cooker 2400W which has a factory fitted cord on it. The Flex gets quite warm in use and I wondered if this is normal? If not what sort of flex would I need to replace this with? Many thanks in advance.

We've recently moved into a house which has a very old boiler (the same one I had in my parents house about 18 years ago actually!) Anyway, can someone tell me how much I should be looking at as a ball-park figure to get a boiler serviced and can they recommend any decent corgi engineers in...

We have a terraced house that has a lean-to style conservatory at the back. Currently there is no guttering fitted to the plastic roof or fascia so during rain it poors down which is making the kitchen wall damp. Are there any gutters specifically designed for lean tos with overhanging roofs? If...

Thanks for the advice Woodyoulike. It's a shame there aren't more companies like you around the place! If I can't find a large belt sander, only drum ones from the local hire shops would the best bet be to use a small, hand belt sander even though it will be laborious? Thanks again

We have just spent the weekend installing some pine tongue and groove floorboards using the floating method over underlay. It looks fantastic so far and we are planning on sanding them next weekend however I wondered if there were any special considerations that we should make as it's not nailed...