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I live on the third floor of a Victorian conversion and I want to put another window in the kitchen, so I can see the sun set. Can I do this from the inside ? Anyone done this before?

Thankyou all for your time, help and advice. Much appreciated.

The boards must be tongue and groove chipboard. (Sorry I didnt know there was a difference between hardboard and chipboard). I don't know about letters etc on them as they are covered in plastic tiles. There is nothing underneath in the way of floor boards. Also the T&G does not actually...

The floor to the kitchen and bathroom in my flat (which was once a part of a loft space in an old Victorian house, converted circa 1988) is 'bouncy'. It is hardboard (not floor boards). It seems in places that the joints to the boards are not supported by anything underneath. If I layed...

But the old ones seem so much simpler, more reliable and solid......and I'm sure easier to diy repair

I've got an 10 year old hotpoint washing machine. The motor started sparking and making strange noises and not turning. I fiddled around with the wires which seemed lose (didn't move any) and it was okay again for a while. Now it sparks again and there is smoke coming from the...

thanks for your help, much appreciated

Could anyone tell me a straight replacement for this boiler without having to do too much pipe work etc... ?

Thanks to those of you who offered some advice. It's a gloworm fuelsaver MK11, if I replaced it what would be the simplest replacement in terms of taking the old one out and putting a new one straight in its place? Or, if I replace the heat exchanger would that cover the leak?

Thanks for your help

I have a gloworm gas boiler, about 12 years old. One plumber said it was leaking and would need to be replaced with these combi types... but I wonder if it can be fixed... it whistles and fizzes quite a bit when the heating is on and sometimes the pilot cuts out when it's running and cant be...

I have a 15ish year old gloworm, (with a filler tank in attic for radiators), it's been repaired loads- couplings, air let outers, two timers for pump and boiler so air can be circulated out after heater is off....... My plumber says it needs replacing because there is a leak in the boiler...