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Hi I'm wondering if anyone has any advice or recommendations regarding leak detection companies in England? Basically I've got a central heating system losing pressure. I've had the boiler checked by a plumber. It's a 2 story house and there's no stains on any ceilings so I suspect wherever the...

Hi I've got a concealed shower mixer, which has got stiffer to turn on over time. Basically to turn the shower on, you turn a handle to rotate the it by half a turn, so about 180 degrees, on the attached photo, this is the white lever pointing down. Over the last couple of years, this has got...

Hi, I've got a combi boiler. I was thinking of turning down the temperature of the heating on the boiler (i.e. on the boiler itself not the temperature on the thermostat). Reading up on this it sounds like setting this as low as possible is the best option in terms of reducing gas usage - to try...

Hi I've got a composite door that has 4 hinges. I've noticed that the top hinge has a bolt sticking out the top of it, which I'm pretty sure didn't used to be there, so I'm thinking its worked itself loose over time. It is pushed the plastic cover up and is sticking out the top of the hinge by...

Hi I've got an outdoor security light at the front of the house - cable exits the external wall into a junction box and then the light connects off the junction box. I've stuck a photo below. I'm relaying the driveway this year and thinking about fitting a couple of free standing post lights at...

Hi I've got a curved bay at the front of the house with upvc window that is in 5 parts, between each part is a vertical tube shaped section to allow the window to curve around the bay. I've uploaded 2 photos to show this. Where each section of window meets the vertical tube section there is some...

Hi I've got an oak mantel that I want to remove from the wall without damaging the plaster as much as possible. The wall is dot and dab. The mantel piece is attached to some clips that screwed into the brick wall, which it would just lift off but lifting it vertically upward, however it was...

Hi I've been reading about how you can attach foil breather membrane to the underside of rafters in the loft space as a way of cooling the loft space in sunny weather, and therefore hopefully cooling the house a bit. This is known as a radiant barrier and basically works by reflecting the heat...

Hi I've got a leak from a shower waste so I'm going to have to take out a section of the ceiling below (oh joy) to repair. Given the location of the water mark on the ceiling below, I'm reasonably sure that the leak is coming from the trap. The trap in question is one like this type...

Hi I've got an engineered wood oak floor, brushed and oiled finish. There are various marks where coffee / red wine / god knows what has been spilled on it and not cleaned up quickly enough. If I rub and rub at these marks they pretty much come off but it leaves a patch that is lighter than the...

Hi I'm thinking about getting an electric car charging point installed. My issue is that it would be fairly easy to run cables from the consumer unit to the outside of the house where the charging point would go, however if the cables needed to be run from the electric meter it would be pretty...

Hi I've got an door canopy over the front door which stands on wooden posts. Not sure what type of wood as it was put in by previous owner. The wood on the posts is looking very weathered now, see attached photo. Was wondering if anyone could advise what needs doing? Is it that it needs some...

Hi I've got a recently built extension with a bathroom. The shower trap is letting sewerage smells come up from it. I've been doing a bit of research and I'm thinking that the issue may be that the soil stack is not vented. The waste from the shower, bath and basin connect to this stack on the...

Hi I've got a combi boiler with a British Gas WPT1 wireless thermostat and hive single channel receiver. I'm thinking about upgrading to a full hive system to be able to use the mobile app etc, so could anyone tell me, can I just buy the hive hub and continue using the BG WPT1 thermostat and...

Hi I've got a Grohe wall hung toilet flush. Plasterers recently removed the wall plate for the flush and now that plastering is done I want to put it back on. The problem is I cannot work out how it goes together. Has anyone fitted on of these before? I think when you press the button it blows...

Hi I'm doing up the living room and I've had it plastered including inside the fireplace which has a log burner in it. The plasterer has put fibreboard inside the fireplace and not skimmed it because he said the heat would crack the plaster. Planning to paint this board with heat proof paint...

Hi i've got a roll top bath like the one here: https://soak.com/en-gb/hotel-collection/similar-to-the-eclectic/1700mm-cambridge-traditional-roll-top-bath---white-ball-feet/2001109.html If you look closely at the picture, the feet are stood on small circular pads. The bath is stood on a tiled...

Hi. I've got quite a useful loft space that makes quite a good workshop. The problem is that as most lofts do, it gets very hot up there in the summer time. The roof is not insulated which I'm sure would make a big difference however I can't afford to do that. I'm thinking about whether I could...

Hi I've got a stone resin shower tray like the one in the link below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rectangular-1200x900mm-Stone-Shower-Enclosure/dp/B005AFVYSW/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=shower+tray+1200+x+900&qid=1556089283&refinements=p_89%3AiBathUK&rnid=1632651031&s=gateway&sr=8-5 Its got a chip in the...

Hi I've got a solid brick wall that has got several sheets of plasterboard over it so that the plasterboard is about 50mm thick and this wall is tiled. I want to hang quite a heavy mirror on this wall. Would I be best get a really long wall plug like 120mm long plug fitted so that open end of...