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Hello all, I'm hoping I can save myself some hassle and money with your help. I'm in the process of renting out my house but have hit a snag with the gas fire in the living room. Its a decorative basket effect fire. It's the same one that was installed when I first moved in. I had someone...

Hi, I've got a problem with my Ford Focus - The washer jets are very weak and barely reach the bottom of the windscreen. However, when the jets first come on it seems to be skooshing water at full strength for the first split second then goes down to a piddly stream. The button I press to...

Hi, As of recent my bath tub and sometimes my sink gurgle when the upstairs neighbour pull the plug in their bathtub The property is a sandstone tenement flat. I have had my bathroom refurbished but the problem developed about a month or so after the job was completed so unsure if this...

Hi, I've posted on this forum before with this problem but yet to find a solution as of yet. Recently had my bathroom done, floor tiles are Porcelanosa polished porcelain 60 x 60's Tiler used an epoxy grout on the floor. In certain lights you can see a haze around at the edges of the...

Hello everyone. Hoping to get some input from someone regarding the costing of some building works needing carried out in my flat. The work is well outwith my scope of knowledge so will have to get the professionals in. Ive had plans approved from the council to knock down a load bearing...

Hi, Had my bathroom refurbished recently. I was happy with the job and signed everything off however I had not noticed that the tiles have a slightly 'scuffed' appearance an inch each side of the grout line when the light hits of them at a certain angle. It's almost like someone has scrubbed...

Hi all, Had the heating on the other day and noticed that my radiators where not heating to their normal temperature. One radiator was completely stone cold, the others where warm, but not scalding hot. I've noticed as well that the pump is cutting out after about 5 minutes. I have an...

Hi all, Recently had my bathroom refurbished and delighted with the finished result. I've noticed the grout in the shower areas goes darker when it gets wet but then returns to normal when it dries. I asked my tiler if the grout needs sealed and he seemed confident it didnt Is this the...

Hi, I'll soon be getting a new shower installed. I've decided to stick with an electric shower but wondered if it would be possible to do away with the shower hose and and use a fixed head usually meant for a mixer shower. Is this asking for trouble or should it be relatively straight...

Hi, I was going to completely redo my bathroom but due to time constraints think it would be better to get the professionals in. I was hoping to spend £3000, almost 1000 of this is on tiles. This means £2000 for labour including all other building materials. My bathroom is tall, long and...

Hi all, Spent today attempting to install my new wall mounted toilet. Bought a Grohe rapid SL which I manged to connect without too much grief despite instructions being bloody awful! The toilet is from Bathaholic.co.uk which is compatible with the cistern The main problem i'm having now...

Hello all New to the forum and DIY in general so go easy on me. So the story is my girlfriend and I have moved into our first home together and so far so good. After a ten hour painting session I decided to go for a long shower. The shower was fine at first but after about maybe 15'ish...