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hi, I hired some builder to create an extension. Now thinking of build a small patio. One thing is that the extension's floor is much higher than the ground. So I am wondering could I just lay the hardcore, sand and then patio directly on the ground? Then I can just build some steps for the door...

hi, My room thermostat is suddently showing A21 error, according to the manual, A21 fault code indicates no RF signal. But I can't find steps to solve this (I tried to restart the thermostat). Is there a switch on the boiler to turn on/off RF singal or could this be a battery issue? (unlikely I...

Hi, I got a normal electric heater (not storage heater) and my place doesn't have gas pipe. Yesterday I got a builder to fix something and we chatted how expensive my heater's running cost is. He think I should replace it with a new gel heater, as: 1. new heater's thermostat are much more...

Hi, Somehow my window can't close properly. I looked at the hinges and seems they are not broken. But somehow it got stuck why I try to close it. I asked a windows guy and he said i have to replace the whole window. Is it really the case I have to replace the whole window? I attached some photos...

Hi, I got some mould issue on the wall and this is what I did: 1. cleaned the mould with anti mould spray 2. painted the area with THOMPSONS ONE COAT DAMP SEAL. (https://www.screwfix.com/p/thompsons-one-coat-damp-seal-white-750ml/38631) After the paint is dry, can I paint it over with normal...

Hi, I have an Elnur SH24A storage heater (around 1-2 year old). The heater is not working (cold) and I am hoping that it is just a Thermostat overheat safety cutout. However, I can't really find a reset button (unlike the dimplex, which the reset is quite obvious). The only sort of switch I can...

Hi, I bought a salus ep 210 programmer and asked an electrician to fix it for me. He did all the wiring and at the end he told me that the programmer I bought seem to be faulty. He proved the point by directly connecting live and neutral to the programmer and indeed the LCD screen was not on at...

Hi, My shower is powered by the gas boiler (not a combi boiler). What I realized is that when I switch the water on for a shower, the radiators become warm even I switched the room thermostat to lowest I can. My understanding is that the water in the tank need to be heated to provide hot water...

Hi, I just realized that my kitchen unit door is falling off. It is quite easy to see why as the screw holes are broken. I think I would need to cut a new hinge hole so the screws can be moved up. Is it right way to fix my problem? Many Thanks

Hi, I got interested in policies of both labour and conservative. Today I read about so called Garden tax attack from some news paper. I tried to find some balanced view from independent...

Hi, My toilet is quite hard to flush properly. Sometimes I have to press the handle 3-5 times to flash. I realized that if I put some pressure on the little white float ball (think it is a torbeck-valve) to get bit extra water in, then I always just need to press the handle once and it flash...

Hi, As we can see from the attached image, the plate is broken. Is there a way that I can just replace this plate, or I have to replace the whole lock, or even the whole door? Many Thanks

Hi, Somehow there is no water coming from my bath taps. Kitchen tap works and so does the toilet and basin that next to bath. I think that the water comes to bath first and then goes to the washing basin and toilet. I checked the pipe and seems can't see any valves near the bath tap. Get quite...

Hi, My tenant just told me that there are cracks around the door. There are no cracks between ceiling and door, so I guess this is not a structure issue? The door is an old wooden door, could it be that the door was jammed and the tenant pushed very hard to open or close the door and it moved...

Hi, The garden post is quite loose, also the edge fence boards are in very bad conditions now. I am thinking of buying fence panels other than keep on using fence boards. My house is at mid of a hill and the garden is not flat. My neighbor used concrete to flat the foundation, but when I...

Hi, I am a small metal shed (bit like this one http://www.screwfix.com/p/yardmaster-sliding-door-apex-shed-10-x-8-/68419?kpid=68419&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product Listing Ads-_-Sales Tracking-_-sales tracking url&cm_mmc=Google-_-Shopping - Landscaping and Outdoor-_-Shopping - Landscaping and...

Hi, My current (halstead gold) combine boiler is apparently gone now (as an engineer came in today and said that the fan is not working, the main exchange got problem and the pcb is not working etc). He suggested that I can replace my current boiler with nivean 35 combi. I tried to google...

Hi, My 10 year old daughter says that the toilet Handle is quite hard for her to push down to flush. Other than asking her to build more muscle, is there a way to adjust the handle or the syphon so it can be easier to her? Many Thanks

I got some wall tile grout that is left by previous owner. Is it same as wall tile adhesive, or I need to buy these product says wall tile grout and adhesive? Also I have some normal ceramic tile and some Mosaic Tile, can I use same grout/adhesive? Many Thanks

My ground floor window doesn't look right. there is some gap at one side. It is hard to describe so I took some photos. Is there a way I can adjust something or do some cheap fix? Many Thanks