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Hi all, I've just had a completely new bathroom installed including plasterboarding the walls that were in a pretty bad state. I've recently noticed I'm getting bits of black mould on the shower grouting, The grouting on the walls and flooring also goes dark when wet even though it's been...

I've changed all the bulbs in the house to LED and just left now with 2 fluorescent tubes in the kitchen. I've read you can replace these with LEDs. Do you have to replace the entire lamp or just the tube? Do they wire up differsntld?

Hia All, Some professional advice wanted. Im going to have my bathroom overhauled/replaced shortly, bath out, shower cubicle in, electric shower and towel rad etc etc. At the moment it is fully tiled but I know that the walls behind are very uneven ( I tiled it 15 years ago and used loads of...

Im fitting a Plinth Heater in the kitchen with a double pole idolator switch, what amp fuse rating should i buy. Its has 3 settings. 800w, 1500w 2400w Thanks

Ive got a BT package that seems to lack a decent choice of stations, although theres loads.. Ill be flooring out the loft in a few days and was wondering if I would get more stations if I replaced the old aerial with a Digital Aerial. Ive no problem with the quality of picture etc

A few years ago I had some work done in the kitchen, it included replacing an RSJ that was found to be a bodge by the previous owner. Slowly since then I have had damp coming through the ceiling. It is definitely not seeping down from the bathroom above as ive had it stripped out to check. The...

Hi all, The outside brickwork of my house is due for repainting, it has some kind of painted/sprayed on coating on it thats seems solid enough, its just getting grubby. Whats the best type/quality paint to use, i will be paying a decorator to do it and thought id buy the materials myself.

Hi all, Ive recently had a garage/workshop built. Ive added a fillet and now im fitting it out I want to seal the concrete base. I want to seal it to stop the dust etc. whats the best to use, I don't really want to use floor paint, ive seen PVA adhesive/sealer but reading the info on the...

ive got Worcester Bosch 24cdi on a maintenance contract with brit gas. The boiler flame keeps cutting only when the shoer is used, the shower goes cold before the boiler flame re ignits then it warms up agoing and the cycle begins again. When BG did its anuuall service I ws told he thought...

Hi, I ve got black mould staining the bath sealer, can I cut it out and reseal over the remaining old sealer, ill be using Dow Corning 785 that ive seen recommended on this forum. will new silicone sealer stick to old sealer? I thought this would have been asked before, but ive trawled the...

Hi all, The exterior of my house is starting to look a bit drab, I bougth it 10 years ago and a few years before that is was painted/coated with some sort of latex bag-coat. The invoice says , power wash/bio wash/prepare surface/Latex bag-coat. What sort of paint should i use to repaint it...

My sons having problems with this, Ive looked through all the instruction manual and cant find anything about how to relight the pilot light. The green light flashes normal when no demand but pilot light is not lit When hot water is requested the 2 left lights flash alternatly green/red I...

Mine getting a bit tempramental at lighting, sometimes it helps if I move the gas lever up and then down. I was going to replace the thermal coupling first and hope thats all it needs but thought id ask on here if there is something else it could be. Also is it easy enough to replace the...

I recently found my Gran and Grandads resting place but the headstone is in a bit of a state as they've been dead 60 years There is a section of it about 10 inch square thats starting to split away from he headstone itself so water/ice is getting behind it and probably wont stand up to...

Ive been looking into having 1950s semi cavity wall insulated but after googling there seems to be some cons as well as pros. As cavity walls are for a reason ie to prevent damp penitration, filling the space can create damp areas and also cause the wall ties to corrode. with my luck...

Last week due to the extreme cold weather i turned the central heating water temp up at the boiler a bit thinking the rads could do with getting a bit hotter. This resulted in the pressure going up a bit and opened the PRV which then resulted in it leaking slowly. i've managed to reseat it...