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Hi, Last night, there was a funny smell in the house, and when we traced it back to the source, it was coming from the fuse box. It was melting at the top. We then immediately switched the power off. Having home emergency cover with the Halifax we then made the call for someone to come out...

Hi, we have a upvc door, probably about 20 years old. Locking the door has become fiddly and we now have a gap appearing on the top left. You can see daylight as well as it letting in the draught. I've had a quick look on the web but didn't find anything definitive. Could someone please help...

Hi, I wonder if you guys have some suggestions and advice on this issue please. Assuming this is the correct forum. We've had a makeover in the kitchen and the space between the last set of drawers to the wall is about 60cm. The fridge is 59cm. The top door opens partially but not fully, door...

My carpenter has suggested a removal housing on the boiler. I do not wish have this as it needs to have easy access to all the bits, for example we once had pressure drop issues. By removal he means to cover it and unscrew it when access is required. I am thinking to ask the carpenter to make...

Hi all, My neighbour has the same landing as me. neighbour I wish to position my laminate right to the edge of the lip. If i do this can the carpet start underneath the bull nose or would that look odd? Any tips i'd be grateful as the carpenter is going to start laying the laminate...

Hi All, To cut a long story short, the gully was cracked and we found out we had an issue when the kitchen was plastered and painted with a mist quote. I have now had the time to look into this further and today I spent some time breaking up the remainder gully area. This is shared between...

Hi, my brother recently found out that he had a leak and the source was the washing machine. Now normally you'd just replace the inlet hose, but the inlet hose is connected to an isolater in the corner cupboard section which is now inaccessible. It appears to have been an after thought...

Hello all, I'm wondering what you would do when installing a new waste pipe from the kitchen. This will be a new 42mm pipe used for the sink, washing machine + dishwasher. I was originally thinking about going into the gutter with an adaptor to keep things looking clean. Would be great to...

hi all, We have a damp issue in the kitchen just posted a thread in the painting forum. I believe the root cause is below. The question I have is can I fix it with some chemical solution and if so what? Or do I have to rip it out which I don’t fancy doing... Cheers, Sparky

hi, we had the kitchen plastered a few weeks back and applied a must coat just fine. Now the paint in the images is peeling. Other areas are okay. We have a drain outside which no doubt is causing the issue. However, I need a quick fix and am wondering what damp paint can I place underneath as...

Hi all, We have a stop cock that is leaking at the gland nut (where the tap is turned off/on). The main water pipe is lead. I will just replace it with a new one but should i just get a 22x15mm stop cock or get a 22m version and then reduce to 15mm. Is there any point in using 22mm all the...

Hi, I have a Panasonic Washing Machine Model no. NA-140ZS1 and I am receiving an Error U11 which is something to do with draining the water. I have checked all hoses and even sat next it during a short cycle wash with a bucket next to me and I’m not seeing an issue, drainage speed also appears...

Hi all, I've gone out and bought some 50mm waste pipe from selco earlier today to upgrade our bathroom piping. The outside diameter is 55mm (hunter branded). We used to have a 40mm (43mm outside diameter) pipe and a ST90CP10-70 mcAlpine shower trap...

Hi, Can one of you smart guys help me with the below please. I need another one and it fits the area perfectly. Alternatively another fitting that’s similar? Cheers.

Hi, hope I posted in the correct forum. Recently we decided to decorate our rooms and while doing so we also got the electric sockets put into the walls. When this was done the debris appeared to have felt damp and rich in colour compared to the other side of the house. Didn't think much of it...

Hi All, I have a 3x3 metre felted roof with a marginal downward slope. Fortunately, the old roof lasted about 15 years, but the roof had been shot for a while and is in need of some TLC as rainwater has been leaking inside. When stripping the felt, which came off very easily, the boards on top...

Hello all, I think the pictures speaks for themselves. Bit stuck as to what can be done here... These are isolators for various appliances. It's a new kitchen and its now obvious that the builder put the gangs to close to each other. Any ideas on how to rectify with minimal demolition.

Hi, The kitchen is being refurbished (plumber is fitting a new boiler) and the plumber doesn’t want to really touch the stopcock on lead pipe, but I’m insisting it is. He said to get the parts and he’ll do it. But I went into the plumbing merchant and they said they don’t do the Stop cocks for...

Hi, Could someone help me with the following please. I have 4 doors that need full/frame/lining/locks/hanging of door etc. the house is being renovated and the old/frames doors were removed as part of the process. A carpenter came round and stated that it would be better to widen the frames by...

Hi, we are having a completely new kitchen fitted and we wanted all the pipes hidden in the walls. We want the boiler fitted near the window in a standard kitchen cabinet so it matches and is uniform. Our gas feed comes out of the back wall in the rear of the property and is fed into the 1st...