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There is an old flue pipe that runs up the cavity in the wall and out through the roof. On the top there is a metal sphere that spins. The house is about 44 years old. The gas fire is no longer there, the metal sphere makes a noise in the wind as I think the bearings have gone. The metal...

Our house was built in 1979 and has one of the spinning silver things on the top of the flue. I presume to keep birds away. I presume a previous owner added it because no other house around here has one. The flue is from an old gas fire which is no longer there. The flue goes in the cavity of...

About 4 or 5 years ago we had an issue with our Gloworm boiler where it came up wit F22. It is a conventional boiler and we don't use it a great deal, if it all for the warmer months. We use electric for hot water and don't have any heating on. We tend to start to use the heating in Nov time and...

I need to add a fair bit of fencing (200m or so) It is going to be 100mm round posts (1.8m). With rails. I need to keep costs as low as possible and don't mind it taking a while to do, but we will need to put 100-150 posts in. I was thinking about one of the petrol augers with a 4" auger bit...

Ok, a bit of a story to start... Back in Feb, I saw a man in an orange jacket opening the flap at the top of the drive where the water shut off valve goes and looking a stick down and putting his ear to it before wandering off to the next house. A week later Severn Trent phoned to say they...

A property in looking at has three manhole covers together which didn't add up to being any of the usual things. On lifting one of the manhole covers, I could see this on the wall inside. I am presuming that they are mains electricity supply lines? If they are... Does the utility company...

Our flush valve on the toilet had failed. I think the cable was jamming so the valve wouldn't close and the cistern kept running. I measured the old diameter which was 60mm and purchased a fluid master dual flush valve from Wickes which said it was compatible with 50mm and 60mm outlets on the...

I've had a search but can't find a definite answer on this one. I'm looking at a house to purchase. It is in the greenbelt but doesn't have any specific restrictions applied to it. The house is quite narrow (approx 4m) but has a single storey lean to along one side (I believe it to be original...

We live in a detached house built in 1979. Yesterday morning the dog was barking at about 8am. I looked out of the window to see a man in an orange hi-viz, putting around looking at the water shut off valves at the end of my drive and the neighbour's drives. I didn't think much more of it...

We have a tarmac drive that is probable 30+ years old. In general the condition is fine except for at the top where it has two patches from the utility services digging it up and patching it (at least 15 years ago) and a small patch at the side where it has worn away. I've had a quote of £6-7k...

Our front lawn borders the drive but during once the cars are parked on the drive we often end up walking down the edge of the front lawn. This is ok in the summer but in the winter it makes the lawn look messy and brings muddy shoes into the house. We want to create a path in the first 1m of...

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, I couldn't make my mind up which section fitted best. Anyway, we have a late 70s house which has an internal vent pipe for the main bathroom. It runs up in the corner of the bathroom (which is tiled in) and goes through the corner of the loft and it...

I'm looking to move in the next year or so as we want somewhere with a bit of land. As such I'm looking weekly for properties that come up and weighing up pros and cons, and getting a good idea of what we want, where we want it, and how much we should be paying. One of the properties I've seen...

We've had a long standing issue with a certain drain due (I believe) to a lazy builder. I estimate that the 4" pipe length is approx 11m (that's the distance measured above ground so might be slightly longer). One end has the kitchen waste going into it. The other end goes into an inspection...

We had a new washing machine which is fantastic and quiet but has a very fast solenoid, so it creates a bang in the pipes as it closes. When it starts a cycle it seems to do lots of small fills, so we get a repeated banging. For the first few minutes then less frequent ones for the rest. Now...

My new wall cupboards for a bathroom came with these fixings (attached image). They came with no instructions and nothing else to attach them. Should there be another part to go on the wall? How do they work?

We are putting a shower cubicle in and have decided to go for wall panels instead of tiles so that we have less grout etc. There is a place not too far away that specialises in pvc panels. I have them the details of what I needed and they recommended the following... 2.4m X 1m X 10mm hollow...

I'm about to fit the the floor in the ensuite but before I do I just wanted to check what the best advice is for fitting a stone resin tray? It is a low profile 800*1000 offset quadrant. Option 1 - just lay the chipboard floor and then seal the floor with some tanking stuff. Then use a bed of...

I was dreading draining the CH down as the last few times I've done it, it has been an absolute pig to get going again after. I drain it down, then when I refill, I bleed all the rads, bleed the grundfos pump, open the bleed valve next to the pump. When I turn the boiler on, it kicks in but...

We've had a lot of work done and I'm just about to replace the chipboard flooring in my bedroom. It is like for like replacement. Replacing 22mm thick chipboard. How essential is glue? We've lived here for the last 14 years (without any issues) and the old chipboard wasn't glued down. I've got...