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    Advise From Experienced Roofers Please.

    Hi, For about 4 weeks now I have been trying to get a roofer to fix a leaking valley on my roof. One guy bodged it by just cementing the tiles against the lead, which didn't work, so I got refunded - and this guy had 60+ feedbacks at 100% positive on Mybuilder - go figure... Others have...
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    Floor Is Sinking Under Toilet, Help please.

    Hi everyone. I think one of our upstairs toilet floors is sinking :( We have three toilets in our house (luckily now), and our children's bathroom floor is sinking slightly (I think) underneath the toilet. You can see this here: The above pic is with the bowl pushed firmly back so that the...
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    Help with Sealing Wood Against Brick, Is This Possible?

    Hi, I am building a pergola, a lean to that connects to the house. I decided against leaving a gap between the ledger board and the brick, but obviously I want to avoid all the cr*p from trees gathering in the crease, and causing water damage, etc. I was toying with the idea of putting a damp...
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    Pergola / Privacy Screen Help Please.

    Hi, Our new neighbours recently bought the house next door, and cut down a tree that was giving our house (and their's) both privacy for well over 10 years, as we are both corner houses. This is, and was, their perogative, as the tree was in their garden. I suspect the tree was originally...
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    Thermostatic Valve Head Snapped Off :-(

    Hi everyone, One of my sons snapped the head of the thermostatic valve on a radiator I his bedroom. What do I need to replace it, is it a simple job I could do myself? Any advice would be appreciated. Here are the pictures of what snapped off: Thanks in advance.
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    New Wall Posts For New Gates And Railings, is This Possible?

    Hi, I have been meaning to do this for the last 8 years, and this is the year. We widened our brick gate posts to get the car in and out easier (as people kept parking opposite making it impossible. So now, we want to add new iron gates, and new railings to the wall outside, but I want...
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    HELP - tapping radiator is driving us mad :-(

    Hi guys, OK, so we had a new valiant combi boiler fitted about 14 months ago that was more powerful than the older one. When we had the older boiler there was still tapping in the radiators, but this new boiler has taken it to a new level. What I have done to try and find the problem...
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    Help Taking Double Glazed Beading out - Please

    Hi everyone. I need to replace some doubled glazed units in our conservatory, one has broken (due to frost last year... or maybe the year before.. as I just not had the time, etc. etc), and two others have condensation/marks on inside of unit now. I want to do it myself, firstly to save...
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    Cutting 12mm Laminate floor? Which is the best cutter?

    Hi, I am considering installing 12mm laminate flooring in 3 bedrooms, and wondered what the best way to cut the laminate would be. I have never done it before, but after a nightmare trying to find a decent plumber on another recent job, I am looking at installing the laminate myself. I...
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    Extension does not have joist hangers, problem?

    Hi, After a rotten floor following shower leak, we now have a portion of the kitchen ceiling down, and the builder who looked at it said there were no joist hangers. It is an extended part of the house, probably around 12 years since extended by the previous owners. The joists (the small...
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    Should a novice do this?

    Hi everyone, I am considering fitting my own shower, and extending a piece of copper piping to fit the water mixers, etc. using compression fittings, etc. to run from the existing water pipe I have never done any plumbing before, but watching a few videos, it does not look too difficult...
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    Can somebody please advise?

    Hi everyone, Last week I asked how to fix the floor after a leaking shower, and now a builder has started work on the floor, but I have concerns about what he has done, and the support the new floor gives. Basically, the builder has cut the rotten chipboard, and ply away, sistered a joist...
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    Cutting Bad Section of Joist Away or Leave it?

    Hi, After a leak from the shower in our on suite (extension), our builder has cutting away a section on the ceiling in the kitchen below to assess the damage properly. On first viewing it does not look too bad, and the builder also said the same, that it is OK, and we were lucky. When I...
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    Shower Leaking, Board Underneath Rotten, What Next? :-(

    Hi everyone, We had a leak into our kitchen, and I knew it was the shower, so today I planned to replace the silicone, etc. I was scraping it off, and thought I would pull the tray out to see what the damage was underneath. And the boards underneath were soaked, and crumbling...
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    Sealing moving and leaking shower tray - Any advise please?

    Hi everyone, I am new to the forum, and thanks for accepting me. For the last 7 years our upstairs shower has leaked at the tray. Now, I have checked and it is not the waste outlet, it is definitely the seal around the shower base. I have now, on two separate occasions pulled the seals...
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