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Thanks for comment and advice but I've decided to remove the post and call a profesional.

Hi, I have a 2 gang 2 way switch outside the kitchen that I'd like to replace. This switch works the kitchen ceiling lights and the hallway light (the hallway light also has another switch by front door so both can turn hall lights on/off). Can anyone please advise what's supposed to go where...

Hi folks, A few months back the rod the arm's attached to snapped and I replaced with the closest length I could find to the original. However, I'm now finding the arm doesn't return to it's correct position after a flush (e.g. the handle is still down) which means the flush mechanism isn't...

Hi, Hopefully I have this posted in the correct place, if not please direct me to the correct spot and I'll delete and move it there. I have a Halstead Ace/Ace High (not sure how to tell the difference) boiler. Approx 14yrs old. Hot water started cutting out intemittently about 6 months...

hi, It was suggested I post this in here. Hope this is the correct location. Following on from a leak in the bathroom (over kitchen) I was in the process of stripping off the decor in the kitchen around the window and noticed it has a wooden lintel (approx 3x3) on the inside but only a strip...

Hi all, I don't mind trying my hand to a bit of DIY but I think I may need professional help here. In stripping the wall paper off in Master bedroom I've found a few a three troublesome areas and would appreciate advice on any or all please. The bedroom has a box-shaped bay window, the...

Hi, I moved into my first house in October and in December I employed an electrician to install a cooker ring as the house previously didn't have one and I wanted a dual fuel cooker at some point. When asked if he was NICEIC he said no but was with one of the others (NAPIT I think). I...

Hi, I've been looking for a tradesman to do a bit of work for me and I've found one who carries the logos for Trade Safe, CGS, BBA on his website. So doing a bit of digging around on the internet I see CGS offer 'Insured Guarantee" but not "Insurance-backed Guarantee". Is any one able...

Hi, Sorry to be posting this again so soon but I'm at a loss for a tradesman. I've had a damp specialist company out (found on mybuilder .com) to advise of possible solutions to a bulge in a concrete floor with some efflorescence and one of the things they have suggested is excavation and...

Hi, I have a very uneven dining room floor (too much for screed to resolve without creating a step to get into the room). I've had one company out for a quote to excavate and fill/insulate/etc that I found on 'mybuilder . com'. As they do not have public liability insurance listed, I...

Hi, I've had a look through the past dozen or so pages and can't find anything similar, sorry if I've missed a post. I've just purchased a 1950's 3bed semi, at some point the previous owners (now deceased) removed the load bearing wall between front and rear rooms, removing the two back to...

Hi, House is a semi-detached mid 1950's build. I have a just been stripping the woodchip wallpaper (and 40 years of paint) off the walls and ceiling of the third bedroom. As I took the paper off the ceiling down came a layer of plaster with it. It looks like a skim layer as there is...

Hi, First time poster, sorry if wrong area of forum but this was where I found similar posts (i.e.involving load bearing internal walls) I've just bought a 1950's house and at some point in the 60's the [then] owner removed a load bearing wall between the lounge and dining room to create...