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Thanks very much for the suggestion - we are at CB1 which is central/east Cambridge.

We have a 15 year old Ikon23t combi boiler. I believe this is a gloworm boiler, possibly sold through Travis Perkins. There is an intermittent problem I'd describe as "mis-firing", i.e the boiler fires up but then a few seconds later it cuts out, then immediately fires up again, cuts out and...

Thanks both - I didn't have any luck using those clips (I already had something similar in another fitting in my house so was able to try it out before buying). So instead I've done this with sellotape, and elastic band and some packaging material: I'm assuming the foam won't be...

Thanks to moderator for showing me how to insert photos properly

Happy New Year one and all! So in this spirit of resolutions and finally getting round to jobs, can anyone advise on what to do about my kitchen lights? Basically, I tried to replace the "fat" GU10s on the left (which have nearly all blown within about 2 years) with the LEDs on the right...

Sorry, let me try again with the image link: <img src="//media.diynot.com/188000_187582_81168_55940268_thumb.jpg"> or click on this: //media.diynot.com/188000_187582_81168_55940268_thumb.jpg

We need to extract up a chimney as we can't get outside and don't want a recirculating fan But our chimney is off centre as per attached picture. All the extractor fans have fixed central extraction pointing directly upwards so how can we get a pipe up this chimney? Thanks...

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All three wooden windows in our spare bedroom have become stuck shut recently, and a window that I left open in another room can't be closed. They were all painted a couple of a months ago but I wonder if it is more to do with the damp weather as my neighbour is having similar problems with his...

We agreed that the passageway would be used for ventilation but not specifically that there would just be a hole in the wall as opposed to ducting along the top of the passageway and into the open air. The contract wasn't specific about this point, hence why I came on this forum to work out...

Forgot to mention that it's also a mid terrace house built in 1930 - I wasn't just showing you a picture of my own project for the sake of it!

This wall was removed in our house before I bought it. But the bathroom/bedroom wall was changed at the same time and is now just a plasterboard wall. More recently we've built an extension. The picture below is looking towards the front of the house. (The beam in the foreground at the top of...

See this useful guide to the Party Wall Act: http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/133214.pdf This really helped us to know our rights and obligations when we built an extension with uncooperative neighbours. If they are friendly then just giving them the...

Hi Harry If it's non supporting then it shouldn't really cost anything apart from the labour to pull it down (not long) and the disposal of rubbish. But it looks like you have electrics in there so that will need tidying up by a qualified electrician. And then there will be all the...

OK, leaving aside the obviously emotive issue of who should pay for the 'extra' work.... Does anyone have any specific knowledge, experience or opinion about whether it is acceptable to vent a kitchen extractor into a covered passageway? Many thanks in advance for any useful comments!

Hi Joe Problem is there's a fixed price contract and now I am being asked to pay for extras that should, IMO, be part of that. I don't mind paying for unforeseen eventualities - e.g. foundations having to be dug deeper, sewers not being where expected and so on. But being asked to pay...

Hi freddy Not through the floor, see my last post that I was writing while you were writing yours. Yes, there's extra work to be done, someone has to pay for it. It didn't occur to me because they waited until I was out and then just cut a hole in the wall without discussing the route...

Thanks John. The neighbours agreed to that proposal but there is some internal rerouting to be done. Look at the attached picture. The left hand side shows the passageway in profile (with arch) directly outside the kitchen extraction. The hole is coming down via the red hole. They need...