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Hi, any advise on the following appreciated. My house is a fairly standard 1970's 3 bed detached with attached single storey garage/utility room. The side of the house which does not have the garage has roughcast 'blown' presumably water into a previous poor repair and then frost. Builder...

Hi folks, Have this tree in my garden, not sure, but have been told that it's a weeping cherry or something. Anyway the things not dead, every year in spring it comes up great, lots of leaves, looks very full and generally healthy. Very soon after however, it loses a large proportion of its...

Hi folks, Here is a picture of the roof line of my house - As you can see there is a gap between the face board and the roofline. Is this normal, are they there to facilitate air circulation into the roof space, and should I fill the gap in? I'm also concerned about pest infiltration...

Hi folks, Hoping someone can help me out with a suggestion for a problem! My mother in law has just moved into a high rise flat, which unfortunately seems to be never have been plumbed for a washing machine. I have found a cold water pipe which had a cap onit, to which I have fitted a washing...

Hi folks, I have a small question regarding replacing some taps, it's probably just me over complicating a fairly simple job, but I just need a little reassurance from the experts! I have a mixer tap in the kitchen sink, beneath which, two copper pipes enter it, 15mm. I have a new tap to...

Hi folks, I'm after some advice I you can help. Situation just now is that I have an existing patio made up of 3x2 concrete slabs. As it is just now, it's about 30 feet in length (the length of the side of the house), and about 5 feet wide. but fairly uneven in places. The exisiting slabs...

Hello all, Hopefully you will be able to see from the image what my problem is. Due to an unfortunate incident with a screw through a radiator pipe, I had to lift a floorboard in a hurry. The board was tongue and groove (although had been up before and most of the t&g was already gone. I cut...

Hi all, I have a utility room, off my kitchen, which is basically the rear portion of my garage. The outer most wall, which seems to be just single brick construction, has a crack in it. I should say that it is a painted brick finish in the room, no plaster or other covering on brick. When I...

Hi again folks, Advice appreciated on this problem. Apologies in advance for length of post, and if it is in incorrect forum, but I reckon I needed the advice of a central heating expert, although the job may be more of a carpentry one. I have a Baxi 50 OF boiler sited in the corner of my...

Lo guys, apologies if this is in incorrect forum, but it didnt seem to be directly a building or appliance question. :? Can anyone advise on the best way to cut a 4" wide hole in a wall to allow for a tumble dryer vent? i.e what tools I may need, I've heard of diamond core cutters, is...

Hi all, Hoping you can help me out with a small question. I have to replace a bit of missing roughcast from the corner of my garage, its about 4 inches high by 2 inches across on each side of the corner, and the brickwork beneath is exposed slightly. What would I use to repair this, the...

Hi folks, Got a little wondering, maybe someone can help me out.... I'm in the process of putting up a 30' length of fencing, consisting of 6'x6' lap fence with 3"x3"x8' posts. Posts in place with postcrete to a depth of between 20"-24". Problem is that I seem to still get a bit of sway at...

Lo all, I'd appreciate some advice if you can, on something. I was going to put low voltage downlights in my bathroom, using a kit I bought with 3 downlights and a transformer, suitable for zone 3. To let you understand, I want to put theses light in a row down the centre of my bathroom...

Hi guys, my 1st time here - so go easy on me! :D I have a small question regards wiring for shower. I currently have a 7.5kw electric shower, with a pull cord switch inside the bathroom. I want to remove this switch, and replace it with a wall mounted version on the exterior wall of the...