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Posting here as I don't know who to ask for help/ what tradesmen can advise me. In the last year an occasional whiff has turned into a permanent stench coming up from under the suspended timber floor. We had a rat problem last winter which was solved but has left the loft insulation smelling of...

Hi, My oven decided to go with a flash and soft bang last week when the wife went to switch it on. We switched the isolator off, turned the fuse box back on, then forgetting to turn the oven on/temp knob off, turned the isolator back on. The oven came on and heated up as normal, and then...

Hi there, Had 4 quotes not for central heating boilers, 2 guys out of the yellow pages, 2 recommended. Prices seem reasonable all round, but everyone manages to cast doubt in my mind over using them. First problem is boiler selection, I've sat and read countless 'which boiler is best'...

Hi, Moved into a house with a converted loft bedroom. Its been freezing up there this winter, which leads me to believe the texture painted plasterboard ceiling is nailed to the roof beams with no insulation. Any ideas how I can insulate? Thanks!!

Hi, I know there should be standing water in the trap of a gully, but should there be standing water in the drain pipe that runs to the main sewer? Just trying to get an understanding of my blockage. I've had 30ft of drain rods down the pipe and not run into any blockage, theres a bend beyond...

Hi, Basically i've got a blocked drain and no access to it to give it a good rodding. I can put 2 buckets of water down the trapped gulley and get nothing back up. A 3rd causes the water level in the trap to rise and flood - the system backs up on itself. If I leave the drain 20 mins the...

Hi, Wanting to cut the top 10ft off a 40ft tree (which is obstructing a very nice view). Would a straight cut with a saw be ok? Dont want to kill the tree as it sits 12ft from my house, susbsistance is something I could do without. I have vague memories of parents cutting trees, then putting...

Hi, Had a Morso Squirrel multifuel wood burning stove in storage for 2 years, over which time its gone a bit rusty. Whats the best way to restore it to its former glory? Its one of these, for anyone interested (the standard one)...

Me again, Now lighting the conservatory. I have an existing switch next to the patio door that leads to the conservatory, it currently powers the outside PIR light, which is 12ft off the ground directly above the patio doors. I want take down the PIR light and use the wire for 2 wall...

Hi, Having a conservatory built. Plan to do the electric myself. I want to add 3 double sockets, causing the smallest amount of damage to the existing electrics. A socket on the existing ring sits on the inside of the wall the conservatory is being built on. I plan to drill through the...

Hi, Just had this quote of a tried and trusted tradesman I know. Its for the folowing spec: 3.5x4.5m, lean-to, 50mm everlight poly roof, french door, 4 opening windows, k glass, plastering, 4 double sockets, 2 wall lights fitted. Sound about right? I'm getting another quote this evening...

Hi, Finally moving into my new house on Thursday, and first job on the list is to get a conservatory built to be used as a dining room. Can anyone recommend a company? There seems to be loads of them out there, and loads of options on the actual conservatories. From looking around, I think...

Pretty much as the title states, I want to install a new window in the loft room on the gable end wall. Do i need planning permission? building regs? Can the work be done from the inside or is it a scaffold job?

Hi, I know quotes for work are against the rules, but I am planning to build my own extension and wanted to know what sort of costs are involved for materials. Extension will be single storey, flat roof, brick wall and block cavity wall, divided into 2 rooms with partition wall. I'm just...

Hi, I had a leak on the lead water main coming into my house. My uncle works for a firm, so I gave them a call. They came out the following morning, and after me telling them that the leak was between the external and internal stoptap, they confirmed with me that the leak was probably under...

Hi, For the past 3 weeks I've noticed a sort of hissing noise from the water pipes all over the house (not central heating). Its the sort of noise you get if a tap is half turned on - hissing isnt the right word. Bascially it sounds very much like water is running through the pipes. The...

Does anyone know where I can get cheap decking boards? I've just been watching city gardener and he quotes £5 for a 3.6m length, which suits me fine, but i cant find them at that price!!

I have 2 radiators upstairs that are hot at the bottom and cold at the top. air is the probable cause, but the radiators dont have bleeding taps on them as far as i can see. They are both singles. How do I bleed them?

I've recently moved into a 1890's end terrace. Several of the houses on parallel and adjecent roads have cellars, but on pulling up a few floor boards mine appears to be full of loose rubble. Where can I find out if there used to be a cellar, and if it is safe to remove the rubble? I dont think...

Basically my problem is as above. could something have got into the gas pipe and blocked it? all the other jets work fine, but the largest one doesnt even produce gas when switched on. could something boiling over have got into the pipe perhaps? Its an electrolux steel gas hob, any suggestions...