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Been in house for 2 years previous owner did a great job of regularly jet washing the block paving drive every year but never replaced the sand filler! To top that off he kindly re seeded the grass a few months before selling but looks like more went down the gaps in the block paving. I have...

Got a Neff dishwasher. Once started the LCD program timer shows 2hrs. Gets you around 15 mins then goes back up to around the 2 hours mark again taking a total of around 4hrs plus to complete a cycle. Any ideas if this is normal or a known issue. Thanks

Hi, Got an Accenta mini 8 when moved into house. I would like a second key pad fitted near back door as use this more with dog and kids. Got quoted just over £100, the main box is literally 2 meters away in a cupboard from where I want the new keypad. 1) How difficult is it (am not bad at...

Sorry to have a moan but this am sure is an issue that many people who are wanting a boiler replaced will suffer from and its frustrated me. This is not a 'how much should it cost post' as I understand you cant quote until you see the job first hand. I got three quotes to replace an old combi...

Moved into a house that was built in 2000 in Scotland. It had cavity wall insulation done by previous owner in 2012. Slightly paranoid about this so took out an external vent a saw that the external wall is made up of the following. 1)Render on outside, 2)100mm concrete block, 3)50mm cavity...

Moved into house and have the normal code for the alarm. Previous owner had the alarm serviced every year, its only an audible alarm not linked to anywhere else. Questions are: 1) Do I need the alarm serviced every year (never had an alarm in home before) 2) If I chose not to have it...

Finally decided to have the old combi boiler replaced with a heat only one and a unvented system with a tank for hot water. Will be doing this first then have solar panels fitted later to provide heating for hot water in order to spread the cost. Question is what size tank do you think is...

Hi, I have recently moved into a new house that is fitted with a 15 year old Vokera Linea Max LPG combi boiler. 1st Issue Original problem was the hot water when run went cold relatively quickly for a boiler that size that contains around 58litres inside the boiler ready to go. I ran the hot...

Hi, Long story short the bathroom in holiday home on the Western Isles of Scotland has no vent pipe after an extension was built. Depending on which way the wind blows the smell from the septic tank is not pleasant to say the least. The extension was built on the back wall of house which had...

Had a new condenser boiler and radiators fitted last week. Due to location of the boiler the drain pipe gave them a small problem which they said they quickly worked out a solution. We live in a ground floor flat and they told me that it would be connected to the main waste from the...

Biggest diy project ive done and need help. Its a brick outhouse attached to kitchen 3.2m wide by 2.4m long, pitch about 22deg. Fitted 5 rafters (6x2 timber) 450mm spaced then I ran out of 6x2 long enough to fit last two rafters than run along side the left and right walls. Fitted 3x2 for...

Looking flashing my mono pitch roof. Thing is the height you would normally cut a groove in to the brick is the top of the wall. So whats my best options, cement on top of wall, bend flashing in place then cement over top of flashing that is sat on top of the wall? First diy roofing...

Hello, just built a double garden gate and was wanting is nice and secure. Got a heft hasp and stable on the middle with padlock and was wanting to put a drop bolt on each door of the gate to keep it nice and still. Problem is that under the gate is a huge slab of granite (I live in...

Hello, I have a outhouse length 92cm width 119cm. Its has a pitched roof against a wall and slate covered. The five joist ends have rotten away from the wall that they where fixed into and are currently being held up by a make shift wall plate. Also seems like someone has cut the rotten...