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Hi all, my Ideal combi boiler has been playing up for 3 weeks. The boiler is 18 months old. Boiler is in my garage. Radiators are bled, pressure is ok, not dropping. The burner doesn't fire in in 'run' mode. I think there's a problem with the signal from the remote thermostat too. It...

Hi - I probably already know the answer to this....but here goes. I have a single garage with part pitched, part flat roof. The flat roof is leaking in the corners (not much surprise there) and I need to do something in the spring to fix it. The pitched part of the roof is fine, just a bit...

Hi, please can anyone help before I throw my boiler out of the window? My Ideal Logic Combi 30 boiler is 18 months old. It's been playing up for the last 3 weeks (heating not coming on & no hot water) but I could usually get it to reset (takes 10-20 attempts). Friday I woke to find the...

Hi all, I painted the doors in my house earlier this year with Dulux BW Satinwood. I noticed that they have gone a cream colour in the last few weeks - I only painted them 6 months ago.... The doors upstairs were fitted by the previous owner. They are a woodgrain door, I think from Wickes...

Hi, The pipes to the radiators in my living room are cased in (I think) wooden boxing or similar. When I moved into the house the casing was cracked due to the heat from the pipes. I sanded the casing down, filled with ordinary filler and painted with my usual paint - Glidden Trade Matt...

Hi all, I have 3 laurel trees in my garden. Two are reasonably small but have massive roots which go right under the garden. The roots are as thick as my arm. The trees, however, are only around 2-3 foot tall at the moment, so I think they are quite young. The third tree is much larger...

Hi, I need to replace some 25mm trim around my window where a dado rail was previously fitted (and trim has gaps in). I've tried the large DIY stores (they don't stock it) and the local builders merchant only does MDF, not PVC. I've searched on the internet. The srips are approx £2 each...

The PVC trim around my living room window has gaps were there was a dado rail. I'm looking to replace the PVC strips (25mm) but can't find anyone who stocks it. I've tried the large DIY stores (they don't sell it) and the local builders merchant - they do MDF but not PVC. I tried internet...

I've used Glidden matt trade paint on the landing to cover some old shiny paint. Think the shiny paint is vinyl silk but it's really odd. Where I've sanded the edge of the stairs, the shiny paint has 'peeled' as if it's some sort of coating. Lord knows what the previous owner painted it with...

Hi all - I started sanding down the skirting boards in the living room & bedrooms 3 weeks ago. In some places, the paint has stripped down to bare wood, which is in good condition. In other places there are layers of gloss, which is just not shifting. I know that I need to prime the bare...

Hi, moved into a house with 'shiny' paint down the hall. It's not gloss or satin, might be kitchen or bathroom 'scrubbable' paint (?). I made a mistake painting over old gloss upstairs, I sanded down but didn't use undercoat - the whole lot just peeled off. Lesson learned. Will trade matt...

Hi - I've had to remove old sealant around kitchen window UPVC beading (inside the house). Instead of plastering up to the window, a UPVC strip has been put across the gap. There's a hole underneath exposing the cavity wall. The UPVC strips in the bedrooms were also sealed over wallpaper...

Please bear with me on this - I have no experience of wireless alarms and have moved into a house with one. Read on here that the signal box could sometimes be plugged in, in the room behind? My alarm unit is plugged in (via adaptor) but why would the signal box be plugged in if it's...

Hi I've been having some rewiring done at home and had to have the electricity switched off. The alarm is flashing 'AC Failure'. The alarm is plugged into the wall, electricity is now restored. I'm worried that the unit might be running on battery power alone and is not running from the...