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Hi fellas, Thinking of replacing our old DG UPVC windows with new ones, mainly to reduce road noise in our terraced house. The old windows were there before we moved in to our current property 9 years ago, So they may be about 15 years old or more. The road noise has increased since our...

Hi Folks, First time having a series of leaks but didn't know where it was coming from until now. It's now dripping in our bedroom during rainfall. It's a 1930s terraced house with pitched roof and we don't have a clear valley where the water can flow, instead it's a tight fitting valley...

Hi Folks, My neighbor is planning to build a single story rear extension in our terraced house. We received a party wall agreement letter through the post for a shared wall. I know they want to maximize their extension but can I refuse to sign party wall agreement, can they build a border...

Hi Folks, Few weeks ago, my neighbor had applied for planning permission to build a large single story rear extension but the Council informed us and we objected to it and the extension did not go ahead and they're ****ed off with us. Recently, they made an application again but this time...

Hello folks, Just had a new Mains combi boiler fitted and it's only been few weeks and the pressure keep going down often. Called back the guy who fitted and he found a valve near the boiler that's leaking. Asked it's leaking and says does not know? Twice called him for the same problem, now...

Hi folks, Needs some advice as to what I can do with this bath panel; can I just replace the bottom wooden bar with a new one, as you can see it's bent. The main wooden panel seems to be intact. Reluctant to use plastic side panel, as people tell me they're filmsy and easily cracked. The...

Hi Folks, Our downstairs toilet had a new Flexi pipe fitted end of last year, after the original flexi had cracked which was 5 years old. But the new one lasted only 5 months. Even when the plumber fitted the last new flexi, it wasn't right I felt as there some smell lingered, unlike before...

Hello folks, Noticed during the downpour that our low lying black plastic gutter in the back of the house, overflows and water gushes out in a spot just above our french patio doors at the back. I took a closer look today and it appears that there is a gap of 2 inches on the top of half round...

Hi Folks, Neighbor started his loft conversion and I had agreed for him to remove our shared chimney stack, but I insisted on getting a charted surveyor to be appointed for both parties and party wall agreement drawn up, to ensure that it's done properly like ventilation of the chimney once the...

Hi everyone, Just wondered how much would I expected to pay a someone to replace my old mixer tap with a new one I bought. So just labor charge. The reason I asked is that I asked a guy who was doing renovation work to a neighboring property and he said £70, and he didn't speak English...

Hi Folks, This photo is back of the house. In the event of a heavy rainfall, my guttering overflows through a hole in a soffit at the back of the house. I am wondering the down pipe arrangement on my side of the property may be carrying too much water for me and my neighbor, who has a kitchen...

Hello folks, For the last few days, my driveway sensor light has not been switching off, so I tried to switch it off at the main and then start but again not switching off in the evening. In past, if it did that I used to switch it off and start again and after few seconds it switched off, but...

Hi Folks, After flushing the loo yesterday, I noticed the water suddenly gone down on upstairs bathroom and also checked the downstairs small toilet as well, it had also gone down about 2 inches. There is no obvious leak anywhere. Attached is the photo of our upstairs toilet cistern, which...

Hello Folks, Had new turf laid few weeks ago and cut the grass 3 times since, but I am worried about the look of the new lawn. At first I used to water it every day but recently upon reading it encourages Meadow grass, which was occurring a lot. I now water every two days. I attach photos.

Hello Folks, I noticed that during heavy downpour, out gutter overflows and then water gets through the hole in the wooden fascia, and comes inside the property. Wondered if I could do the job myself and what do I need. I have some left over plaster filler that can be applied to wood as...

Hello folks, After hiring 'Landscape gardener' to do our new patio and using incorrectly 'Easy Joint' a type of paving grout, many of the joints have come off, as he did not apply wet application. Now I am planning to do it myself and wonder what make is best to use. Saw Wicks patio grout, not...

Hello folks, Fitted twin sensor light at the entrance of my shed, one of them keep going on and off after few seconds. Any idea what the cause might be.

Hello folks, I wonder if any kind folks could help me out on this. Under our kitchen sink plumbing, which was blocked so we took out the U bend pipe and cleaned it and now when we put it back, foam comes out of the spigot, like everytime we use dishwashing liquid, foam emanates from the...

Hello folks, Noticed that during heavy downpour our gutter in the back of the house overflows and seeps inside the house damaging the wall joint and off course, a lot of water in dining room floor. I know I should keep the gutter tidy but to have water coming inside the property, is very...

Hello Folks, My neighbor mentioned to me that they want to remove our shared chimney stack, we live in terraced houses, for loft conversion. I do not use the chimney at all, and when we moved in a few years ago, we had the chimney breast removed in our living room. The houses are not listed...