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    Damp coming through outside wall

    I keep painting an outdoor wallhowever unfortunately the damp keeps coming through, is there any product that would stop the damp coming through?
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    Changing kitchen tap washer

    Trying to change the washer on my hot tap as it’s dripping, I’ve unscrewed the handle but still can’t access the nut?
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    New soffits

    Hi, I’m having new guttering fitted, the soffits have been fitted today using hollow soffit board, which looks very messy when you look and cut different sizes so can see gaps in some off them against the house after googling it I’ve seen people use something called J trim/ starter channel to...
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    Leaking radiator

    A quick question, my radiator appears to be leaking as shown in the pic below, what would be the cause of this and how to resolve it? Thanks
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    New oven

    Wondering if anyone could help, I’ve got a oven with plug on it which is plugged in behind the oven Which has a switch to turn on and off on the wall My new oven is hard wired so needs to be wired in, how does this work and is it a big job? Thanks
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    New bathroom light pull

    was wondering if anyone can help me I’m trying to replace an old bathroom light pull Old one New one The new one has 3 terminals L1 which the red cable goes into L2 which the black cable goes into COM ?? Do I put the earth cable into the metal side in pic 2 of the new one? Still...
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    Leaking boiler

    Any idea what the crap is that’s leaking? It’s been like it for a while but seeming to get worse
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    White emulsion paint for ceiling

    Hi, Was wondering if anyone can give me some advice on the best matt emulsion paint to use on a bedroom ceiling I always use to use the 10ltr tubs of crown and it use to cover decently with a faultless finish but lately it’s absolutely awful, no matter what you do it’s all patchy and the...
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    Burnt wall socket

    Looking for some advice I was using my hob when just after I could smell burning, I went to switch it off on the wall, however the switch was solid and wouldn’t move, I had to really force it up and noticed the switch has started to melt and turn black Any idea of what the cause can be?
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    Need new bulbs

    Hi Was wondering if anyone could help, I need replacement bulbs in my bathroom but unsure which ones I need as they’ve lasted for years It says on the side of the bulb “minisun 5W 240V 50Hz 4272”...
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    shower ceiling peeling

    Hi, need some advice whats the correct way and stuff to use to paint shower ceiling to stop it from peeling as I have this and whats the best way to clear the mess up cheers
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    light stopped working

    Hi, wondering if someone can help, my light has stopped working, so i've taken it down to replace it and have noticed a spare wire? is this correct? looks like the 3 wires were connected into the earth, live and neutral any help would be appreciated
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    Knackered garden

    I’ve just moved into a new place and the garden in knackered I wanted to try and make it decent and put some turfs down Any idea where I start here? Cheers
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    Replacing light bulbs

    Was wondering if anyone could help I need to replace some light bulbs which states on the fixture "replace with 11w GU10 energy saving bulb" would it be ok if i just used the GU10 50w that aren't energy saving? Thanks
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    metal light switch

    Hi, Was wondering if anyone could help, I'm replacing an old light switch and the new one says on the back "must be earthed" however if you look t the photos below the old switch hasn't got a earth cable in, but theres one in the wall, does this mean it's earthed and just a case of switching...
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    Gaps in floor

    Need some help, got loads of those sort of gaps around my hall way and need to put carpet grippers down, whats the best way to fill these gaps without it cracking when I nail grippers down
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    hanging heavy mirror

    Wondering if you could help, I've got quite heavy mirror to hang, it's roughly 19kg I've put it up using fischer wood screws as they seem to have a real good grip and thickness to them the screws are soilid in the wall, however because their wood screws i'm worried they aren't strong enough...
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    Boiler leaking from underneath

    Hi, Need some advice I've got a Wostcher boiler about 6 years old and its dripping water underneath from a part I have no clue what it is also the water pressure has dropped since its been leaking any idea what the issue could be and what part is leaking? Thanks pics below
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    Marshall fairstone paving steps

    Hi, I'm looking to put the Marshall fairstone steps on the paving I've just layed but unsure of how it works details on Marshalls site: Fairstone Sawn 10 Step Kit Pack Fairstone Sawn 560x350x50 Centre Stone http://www.marshalls.co.uk/homeowners/view-fairstone-sawn-sandstone-steps how does...
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    fence panels with a garden sloping

    Hi, I'm fitting a new fence, I wanted to make the garden level as t slopes at the end, which will mean putting the fence panels higher, any idea what I would need to do? would it be to build breeze blocks under the fence and use the metal bolt down posts drilled into the breeze blocks...
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