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Hello! About 5 years ago I bought an old house. Part of the lounge is a flat roof. I stripped it off to the joists and covered it in 18mm ply. I got a 'recommended' roofer to put some torch-on underfelt on. It leaked. He was 'too busy' to come back. I got another roofer. He covered it in a...

Hello! My garden is about a foot lower than my neighbours. There are the remnants of an old stone wall level with his lawn, but on my side of the boundary. I want to put a fence up, replacing the existing one, which was put up by a previous owner of my house on my neighbours side of the...

Hi! Sounds daft, but I'm making a box to brew beer etc. Years ago I had one. 40w bulb in 2 cans slotted together, thermostat off my aquarium. Fish long gone, don't worry. Asked at Maplins, and girl showed me plug-in timers? Never heard of a thermostat. Local DIY said, 'Do you mean a room...

Hello to all. At my wits end here. Ferroli engineer been out to various faults 6 times since November - mostly system pressure pouring out of boiler like a sieve. ( Been about a dozen times in 3 years. Great boiler!) Boiler not worked at all since 17th Dec. (lovely Xmas/New Year!) despite...

Hi! Bought an old 3 storey house with an elderley utility room extension. Roof is single pitch and tiled. No idea if it's insulated, cos no way of gaining access. 3 walls are exposed, cavity with air bricks. Obviously, as a utility room there's a dishwasher, washing machine and sink in...

Hello. Anyone know where I can get odd-sized ceramic tap replacement valves? I've tried everywhere Google can offer. One supplier said my measurements were for a 3/8" or 15mm valve, but he and everyone else only sell 1/2" or 3/4" BSP. They were installed by a plumber 6 years ago, and I don't...

Hello to all. My neighbour has an extension to the front in which they run a business. All legal and many years old. My house used to have the same extension, but was taken down long ago, years before I bought it. The remaining wall is a party wall. Their flat roof slopes towards my front...