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Hi All, I'm trying to get the bolt at the bottom of the neck of my mixer tap undone to see why it's leaking, but I can't get this to budge at all. I've tried using a wrench with some material round the tap, but have only succeded in slightly damaging the tap. I'm guessing it's just...

Hi all, I need to get my front wall repointed as it's getting quite bad after this winter. I'm a complete building novice though, and previously would have paid someone else to do this, but can't afford to, so have a few questions. 1. What type of mortar/cement would you recommend...

Hi all, I have an old radiator that had new valves fitted (not by me) about 3 years ago. In the last couple of months is has very slowly been seeping an almost oily gunk from the connection from the value to the radiator. You can see the gunk on the paper below the radiator in the pics...

Hi all, Noticed this weekend that the cement below the tiles on my kitchen roof has gaps and appears to be disintegrating (see photos). What type of cement would you recommend to do this job? I've got some normal cement that I've filled some bits in the yard with, but I'm not sure whether...

Hi there, I've been in my 1900's terraced house for over 10 years and when i moved in there was damp coursing in the front of the house. I'm sure it's a gradual thing, but recently I've noticed that there are obvious lines (damp?) along the brickwork above and around the damp-course plugs...

Hi all, Over the last month or so our NewTeam Victorian Electric shower has been cutting out intermittently with the Low Pressure warning showing. It has now ceased to work at all with the light permantly showing. I'm sure it isn't a water pressure issue as It's fed off the same cold...