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Hi, We have just had our chimney replaced as though in use with log burner it was all soaking wet and even running down chimney The contractor was 100% fantastic at lead work and as we need a liner due to the state of the brick chimney I have the following question. As the scaffolding is still...

Hi, I am in the process of removing an open fire and opening fireplace up to original builders opening for a log burner The chimney is concrete lined and the original fire was protruding out of opening. The protruding fireplace was removed and the one side removed easily but the other side...

Hi, Had a new downstairs bathroom fitted with new floor a few months ago which has a central heating drain pipe terminating outside(see photo) I have opened the compression drain nut to drain a few times previously when changing radiators etc by using two spanners to avoid twisting pipe however...

Hi Recently had a smart meter installed in my part renovated 1950s house and noted that the fitter has left connected up the old live 1950s cable to the second main fuse by the smart meter but changed the negative cable. The cable comes from a 1950s fuse connector which is connected to the...

Hi, I have recently had my old oil boiler replaced with a new Worcester Bosch Greenstar Heat Slave 18/25 Oil combi boiler. It works fine however as you will see from the attached photos the flu pipe does not appear to be fitted correctly to the top of the boiler housing. This leaves a gap...

Hi, I have issues with damp and water which is coming into wall under top bedroom window. When i bought the house I had roofers do some other work and they all said roof ok around chimmney however I am now unconvinced. It appears water is running down roof then off chimmey flashing down side of...

Hi, Recently moved into a 1950s detached house which is a renovation project. All of the windows were replaced by the previous occupant with UPVC ones. The issue is that the upstairs upvc window appeared to be not sealed and all the plaster below the window had blown. I have removed the plaster...

Hi, My partner has a dog grooming hydrobath which has started leaking where the blue flexible pipe connects to the plastic white fitting. The Shower head has a female fiting which is screwed to the plastic fitting with PFTE tape but as its leaking from the other side I cannnot seem to remove...

Hi, I have just changed my 3 way divertor valve and have drained and cleaned the system using a CH cleaner refilled and bled the system using the radiator bleed valves, HW tank air bleed and pump screw bleed. I have an open vented system with a Potterton Suprima 50L bolier which was installed...

Sorry for the repeat post which was kindly answered as being a faulty tap, however I received a phone call from my sister this morning to satte the clunking noise was happening whe the bath tap was alo used(Hot taps only). This concerns me as even when I change the tap it would still clunk with...

I recently changed the bathroom sink taps for my sister. They were cheap mixer taps from BQ. Not realising she had a combi boiler I simply turned off the cold water at the mains fitted the taps an on then hey presto when finished and the water was switched on no hot water flowed from the new...