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I've had a small fire in my front room which has left the ceilings/plaster cornices/walls covered in dry black soot. I've tried to remove as much soot as possible whilst dry but was wanting a bit of help with what products/methods to use before repaint. The plaster cornices have quite intricate...

I had Aurora Enlite E8 LED downlights fitted in my kitchen and bathroom about 2 years ago as part of a complete house rewire. Ever since, and quite regularly, these units have started to flash continuously requiring replacement. Is the lifespan of these units known to be short or is there...

I've threaded a 6mm t&e cable through a ceiling void to an external wall in order to power a 7KW EV charger. Obviously, its difficult to pin the cable to joists to get clearnce from the ceiling. In this case, does the cable need to be in protective duct or is it not necessary as its RCD...

I'm planning to have a 5KW electric car charger installed at my house. Unfortunately, the CU is on the other side of the house to where I want the charger installed so I'm in the process of feeding a 6mm t&e cable through the house from the CU to keep things neat. I'm presuming I need to change...

I have a bungalow with a concrete tiled roof and the concrete valley leaks slightly in heavy rain. I've attached some pics of the valley which looks to have had bitumen sealant applied at certain times during its life. Based on the pictures, what do you think is the most appropriate fix? I...

I have along concrete crack in my driveway which is about 15 years old. The crack is only a couple of millimetres wide, probably caused by shrinkage. I plan to chase out this crack shortly in advance of sealing it with something. My question is, what product do you recommend to do a neat...

I have had building work and a full electrical rewire carried out as a result of burst pipes and flooding. This was carried out by a building firm appointed by my insurance company. The overall drying out and building works have taken an age and the best part three years. I remember signing a...

Throughout the last few nights the electricity supply to my house has been regularly cutting out very briefly. The smart meter has been buzzing and doing all sorts of strange things along with one of the RCD's in the consumer unit tripping. This morning, I contacted UKPN who confirmed they have...

Hi, My house was totally rewired about 18 months ago. The new consumer unit has 2 RCD's, one of which started to trip intermittently last night. Circuits on this RCD include the kitchen and 1st floor ring mains along with the ground floor lighting circuit. No MCB's are tripping. There are 2...

Hi, I am writing on behalf of a friend of mine who has a rear garden boundary issue. My friend lives in a Victorian terraced house which she has lived in for the past 20 years. There is a terrace of identical houses to the rear of her property and the issue is the position of the rear garden...

I have a couple of pillar caps to install on my driveway. I've decided to go down the plastic mould route and make my own but I'm not sure of the best type of concrete to use. I could of course use a standard mix concrete, alternatively something out of a premixed bag to get a really nice...

Hi, I ordered a large tonne bag of decorative stone from a company called Gravelmaster for £128 which included free delivery. Unfortunately, they didn't deliver the correct stone but the delivery company wouldn't return it as they said they were a different company and I'd have to take the case...

Hi, I had an 'S' plan CH system installed by a plumber who was subcontracted to builder. Since it was installed, it has suffered from reverse circulation with the upstairs rads getting hot when the HW is switched on/CH switched off. I am meeting with both the plumber and builder this week to...

Just needed a bit of advice on what to use..... I have a hardwood front door and the paint continually cracks around the panelling due to seasonal changes. My question is whether there is some type of paintable flexible silicon sealant available that can be used in these areas to help prevent...

I employed a plumber to diagnose and fix a problem that I have with my hot water circuit. I have a sealed S plan system with the 2 valves which works fine with the CH but only works intermittently with the HW. The plumber checked the valve and diagnosed the problem as the programmer so returned...

I had a completely new S plan pressurised central heating system installed 6 months ago with new rads, pipes and boiler. Ever since it was installed, its suffered from reverse circulation with the upstairs rads getting warm with the HW switched on/CH switched off. The only way to sort this...

Hi, I have an S plan central heating system with the 2 valves operated by a Drayton Lifestyle LP822 programmer. The CH works fine but the HW has an annoying intermittent problem and only works for about 50% of the time, despite the green lights coming on as they should. I have replaced the...

Hi, I'm having a great deal of problem getting the Gas Safe Heating engineer back to repair an intermittent problem with my new heating installation. Basically, an electrician carried out all the electrics and the gas safe engineer has done all the plumbing. I now have the problem that each is...

Hi, I have an unvented S plan system with 2x 2 port valves. Four weeks ago I stopped receiving hot water which seems to be an intermittent problem. The CH is working fine but the HW valve isn't powering and no HW water is getting to the cylinder coil. I called the plumber who left after checking...

Hi, I had a totally new S-Plan unvented CH system installed last year with new boiler, rads etc and now have a longstanding problem of upstairs rads getting warm when the HW is on/CH off. Apart from this, he has done a very neat job. My view is that it's poor pipework configuration and I have...