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Hi all, I'm hoping I can get some advice. I am planing to split my spare bedroom in to a shower room and box room. There will be a stud wall separating these. On the shower room side of the wall I'm planning to use moisture resistant plaster board, is it worth also using this on the box room...

Hi, all after re-pressurising my system the filling key is stuck fast :( I'm wary to put too much pressure on it as it may snap off. I've never had a problem with it in the past. Can someone please answer these questions. 1) Is it safe to use the boiler while the keys still in? 2) Is there...

I am currently planning to move the bathroom in my house to the first floor by splitting a bedroom. At present it is on the ground floor connected to the kitchen. I understand that there are building regs issues regarding not having a downstairs toilet. However the house was built in the 1930's...

I am looking for some advice about removing bricks over an existing door frame. I am moving my bathroom upstairs in my house by splitting a large bedroom. For this I would like to reorganise the layout by opening up the landing. Is it ok to remove the bricks above the old door to ceiling level...

I’m looking for some advice about assembling some fire door casings that I have bought. I was hoping someone could tell me the best way to assemble them. My doors are unusual sizes so I bought casings which haven’t been rebated. I have researched online and have found most of the advice I need...

I am currently looking to replace the internal doors in my house. In the future I may convert the loft into an additional bedroom. Can someone tell me if there is a specific requirement/thickness for new door casings if they are to be fitted with fire doors? I've been having trouble finding any...

Hi all, I'm wondering if someone can tell me the name of a type of guttering which has been used to replace the original wooden box gutter at the front of my terraced house. I have enclosed images below. As you can see from the first picture it is much thicker (albeit hollow) than a standard...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding replacing an existing double socket with an FCU for an electric fire. At present the double socket has a spur for another socket and the ring main. Is it possible to simply replace the socket with a switched FCU? Thanks for any advice

Hi, I've been told today that I have a hygroscopic salt problem with my chimney breast. I'd noticed a small damp patch above the skirting board which I got a surveyor to check out. He's told me the only option is to take the whole chimney breast back to bare brick and replaster. Before I resort...

Whilst installing a new UPVC door I dropped the screw which attached one of the hinge covers. Are these a standard size for all doors? Any ideas where I can get a replacement? Thanks in advance!

Hi all, at present I have a leak in the down pipe from my gutter down to the drain. In the picture you can see the metal pipe running from the roof through the canopy roof before entering the ground. There is a small (1 inch) section which has corroded away. Is there anyway that this can be...

I've made a bit of a mistake during my 1st repointing attempt on my house. I only did a small area as a trial but have been left with mortar residue on the surface of the bricks I pointed - white coloured smearing on them. I'm guessing I didn't wait long enough and spread some of the mix over...

When I moved into my house a couple of years ago I had a damp problem in the front room. I had this sorted out by a company. However recently (approx 2 years later) I have noticed a discolored patch just above the skirting board on the chimney breast - which was part of the area affected. It is...

Hi, I recently bought a couple of Biasi radiators that i'm using to replace the older rads I have at present. However one of them didn't come with mounting brackets. I bought some brackets from B&Q but they didn't fit - I checked all the various sizes but none would work. The rad is a 1000w x...

Hi, at present my electric fire is simply plugged into a double socket. However this isn't very neat. Can anyone suggest an alternative way that I can connect it? I'd rather have an FCU or something similar. There's also a spur off the double socket already. Thanks for any help!

I'm looking to re-paint my garden shed. Its been painted before but the paint is pealing off. Whats the best type of paint to use to re-paint it?

The bleed valve on my radiator snapped off recently. I've drained the radiator down and am ready to replace the valve. However when I looked in B&Q they didn't have the right size. I then ordered one online which I thought was the correct size - I measured the thread diameter which is approx...

I want to remove an old light fitting from the outside of my house which has been disconnected. Can anyone recommend a product to fill the small hole it will leave?

I have a small drip coming from the cap nut of the thermostatic valve on my radiator. I've tried tightening it, but there's still a drop appearing although it takes a long time. I've just put down laminate flooring, so I really don't want even a slight leak. Is there any way that a can make a...

At present my kitchen is extremely poorly tiled - cracks, holes you name it. However i'd like to improve it but there are tiles behind the fixed units. Is it possible to accurately break tiles already in place but just the parts which are visible? I really don't want to have to remove the units...