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Hi I’m replacing an upstairs toilet and this is what the pan connector goes into, but had a huge bead of silicone around it to fill the gap. What do the pros usually do here?

Hi all. Ive got a 4 bedroom house with a single storey extension at the end of the house (furthest point from the boiler)... Boiler and hot water tank is in a cupboard upstairs, it is a sealed system. All radiators heat up as they should apart from the one in the extension. I have followed...

Alpha CD30s Neon light B is flashing, and the manual says that’s the Overheat Thermostat. I’ve tested it for continuity and it seems fine. Also tested the temperature sensor and flue sensor both seem fine. Anyone got any other suggestions? Perhaps it’s the PCB?

Hi guys, I’ve got a lawn that gets quite boggy and ideally I’d like to turn at least half of it into a patio, so just after some advice! What’s involved firstly in terms of preparation? How much to dig away, what to put down as a sub base etc? What sort of fall would a typical patio have...

Hi I have a sharp TV (LC-49CFG6021k) with a problem. The tv starts and shows the 'Sharp' logo clearly but then the screen goes black. The sound works and if you shine a torch at the screen in a dark room you can see that the tv operates as it should. Im just wondering if this is a backlight...

Hi all, I would like to get power to a garage that is 11m from my house. Could anyone advise on what’s needed in terms of cable, glands, garage consumer unit etc? I’ve attached a picture of the consumer unit which might help and also the area that the armoured cable would go into the house...

Hi Im wanting to fit an outside/porch light with its own switch. The nearest existing light is the hallway pendant. I have lifted the floorboards above and there are two cables going to the ceiling rose (one twin and earth IN and the switch cable) so presumably this is the last light on the...

Needing to have a humidistat fan installed in the bathroom. Does it require a 3-pole isolator switch? If so... is it acceptable to have this switch in an airing cupboard next to the bathroom? or does it have to be above the bathroom door? Thanks in advance!

Hi all, I have the above washing machine with the E09 fault code. Following guidance online I bought a replacement board and fitted it, but this hasn't solved the problem. Is the anything else anyone might suggest? Thanks!

Hi ive just replaced two lead valleys with GRP valleys, where an extension pitched roof meets the main house roof. I am intending on using a dry ridge system but im not sure how to fix the ridge tile that meets the top of the GRP valleys (where they meet and have lead dressed over the join)...

Hi, I have a fairly large garage/workshop with a driveway which I would like to convert into living accommodation, preferably a holiday let. I have spoken to a few people who are in that sort of business and it seems like it could be a good idea. I have also spoken to the local planning...

Hi, looking for some advice. I’m wanting to put a new window in the landing upstairs, the house is currently hacked off outside. I’m needing to fit lintels and my query is that the acrow props will need to be stood on the staircase... or on scaffolding planks resting on the staircase perhaps...

Hi I am going to need to hack off the render on my house. It is cracked and has had new wall ties. Can anyone recommend the best tools, bits, method to do it? I hacked off a small area with a budget small breaker and it was very slow and chipped the bricks quite badly. Any advice would be great

Hi all. I’m going to be hacking off the render on my house and having it redone. I’m keeping the windows but want to put stone cills in beneath them. How do I go about it? Is it a case of removing the glass/window and then hacking out the old tiled cill... cement in the new stone ones (going to...

I’ve got a petrol generator that stopped producing power when being used. I’ve tried replacing the capacitor and have checked all the connections and switches etc but still no luck. Does anyone have any ideas? The engine starts first pull and works like a charm

I’ve got new white carcasses for my kitchen and have been supplied black iron on laminate edge stuff for the fronts, so the carcasses aren’t shown through the doors when closed. Am I supposed to iron this straight into the white carcass edge? Or do I peel the existing white off and then iron...

I’m building a flat roof which spans 4x4.5m I have been told to use two 8x3 joists to trim out for a roof lantern going in the middle. What size bolts should be used to bolt these timbers together? Also what spacing? Thanks!

I’m re-tiling a downstairs cloakroom in my house and need to alter the waste to make boxing it in neater. This is what I’ve come across. The basin waste has a collar thing (not sure what its called) to widen it to 40mm and it is wedged into the soil stack with some electrical tape to make a snug...

Hi I’ve got a single storey extension that now has a roof and windows. I am needing to lay a DPM on the concrete slab ready for 100mm insulation and then screed that will tie in with the lounge that has been knocked in to. My question is... how do I join the new DPM with the existing house...

I’ve got a DeWalt DWS773 which is not cutting straight. In the upright position when I try to cut a 45 it will be good from one side but miles off the other side. It will cut square when in the centre position. Any help on how to actually configure this saw would be great I’m sick of it and...