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I have been suffering with a leaky shower for a while. Resealing didn't solve it so I got someone in to put shower panels in instead of tiles in the hope that this would provide a good long term solution. I'm after reliable function over aesthetics! Anyway he came yesterday and while he was...

Looking to upgrade shower from broken 7.5kW. Trying to work out whether I have 6mm2 or 10mm2 cable in the current installation (it's connected to a 40A MCB). Can anyone tell from these pictures? Copper strands seems to be just over 1mm diameter and brown cable is about 6mm diameter.

I have a foul smell in downstairs toilet which also contains a sink and washing machine. Checked the drains outside and everything is flowing well. I suspect water might be being sucked out of the traps for the sink and washing machine. I also investigated what was boxed in under a corner shelf...

Just had a couple of roof valleys replaced. It has rained hard since and they haven't leaked, like they did before, but they look a bit shoddy to me. They are much wider than other valleys on the house and seem uneven down the edges. I don't really mind about the aesthetics because they are not...

Hi all, I noticed a downpipe was leaking a lot of water at water butt junction so took it apart and found the whole pipe below that point full of soil. Must be many many years of moss build up. I've dismantled it and unblocked in into the ground but can't unblock round the corner which is about...

Hi all, What are thoughts on using flash band to stick down roof felt overlaps to avoid both nailing through the felt and the messy bitumen glue? Picture below shows what I mean which was an attempt to to fix a leak coming through nail holes. It hasn't worked so going to completely replace...

Hi all, I have 4 concrete blocks next to my front door that I would like to cover up to make it look nicer (see photos). The rest of that wall is rendered. As a novice DIYer do yo think I could render it myself? If not I thought maybe covering it white weatherboards as there are already some on...

I recently had some building work done on my house and now a 2 way switch right next to where the building work was is not working. I noticed the problem an hour after the electrician left from the final fit but he claims he didn't touch it and it can't be him (there was significant rewiring but...

I've just noticed these cracks appear in the back outside wall of my house. One starts from the the top corner of the patio door, goes diagonally up 3 bricks and then horizontal for the width of the door and diagonally down to the other corner. A similar one starts from the corner of the kitchen...