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    Bay window with lead roof leaking

    Hi, I have a bay window which appears to leak in heavy rain from the top frame - see pics which show droplets of water which have trickled down between the frame joint ( this joint is roughly where the mortar line is on the outside) and overnight it ends up leaving a huge pool of water on the...
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    Swollen Timber Doors

    Hi have an internal and externak timber doors that keeps swelling especially during the rainy seasons and make it difficult to open or close. I planed the edge where it was sticking and it was fine for a while but appears to have swelled again due to all rainy weather. Whats the best way to...
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    How to replace condensate pipe on baxi duo tec

    Hi, I need to replace the condensate pipe on a baxi duo tech. The existing one is fitted inside what looks like a flexible black rubbery type pipe coming out of the boiler. Do I just pull it out of that and push the new one in? Just want to make sure before I yank it out.
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    Repair garage roof

    I've got pre-fab concrete garage with a pitched roof that seems to be leaking in a few places. I've no idea if it is made from fibre cement or asbestos. Upon closer inspection the sheets appears to have developed cracks along the areas where its leaking. For one reason or another, I don't want...
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    Damp / wet concrete floor

    I have a utility room with a concrete floor. When it rains I've noticed the floor gets wet. Right outside this room are two drains - one is for the kitchen sink and boiler/washing machine waste trap and the other is for the guttering drain pipe from the utility room. There is also another hole...
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    Mortar mix for pointing and grinding depth

    I have 1930-40 house with what I've been told is accrington brick. The mortar looks like a black ash mix which appears to be poorly pointed with some red dyed mortar which has blown out in multiple places. The full house need repointing and I wanted to ask what would be the best mortar mix for...
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    How to build a frame for hardboard bath panel

    How would you build a frame for a bath panel (both front and end) and fit a 3mm hardboard to it with some skirting at the bottom? I'd like to end up with something like the image in the last pic. I was thinking of using 2 x 1 battons secured to the floorboards around the bath and then on top of...
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    Repair rotted floorboard and joist in bathroom

    I have some floor boards in bathroom toward the end panel of the bath tub which have rotted including part of the joist. Access is restricted due to bath tub and there are pipes running directly below the main rotted floor board and perpendicular to the other adjacent floor boards which are...
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    Chrome plated bath tap bubbling and pitting

    I have a Bristan Chrome Plated Quest Bath Shower Mixer tap and the cold tap seem to be pitting and the base appears melted or oxidised. any one ever seen this before. Tenant says it's occurred naturally. Anyone seen this before and why or how it may have occurred? What I do recall is that the...
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    Paint peeling on bathroom ceiling

    I have an artexed bathroom ceiling which was painted with some dulux bathroom paint about 9 years back. Its grown mould and has started peeling and cracking (aligatoring ) in areas. So far I've scraped what i can peel off but restricted due to it being artexed and then I've wiped it down with...
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    Radiator paint

    What paint do you recommend to paint radiators? I know there are special radiator paint such as hamerite but can i use dulux gloss which says its sutiable for wood and metal. What about the zinnser products - allcoat or permawhite? Any suggestions. What do you guys use. I need to paint mine...
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    Painting laminated MDF kitchen cabinet doors

    I have some laminated (vinyl type wrap or something) MDF kitchen cabinet doors. some of the MDF around the edges has swelled up from moisture. I intend to sand it down and use some 2 part filler to reshape what I can. I then want to paint the door but unsure what type of paint to use and the...
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    Angle of a brace

    When making a ledge and brace garden gate what is the minimum and maximum angle a brace should be positioned at? From what I've read the angle should be 45 degrees or more. If it's more than 45 degrees what is the max range?
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    Nails or screws for garden gate

    What kind of fixing would you recommend for a ledge and brace tongue and groove gardens gate. Would you use screws or nails? what type of screws or nails would you recommend? For 20mm thick boards and 32mm thick batten what length and diameter fixing would be right. 3 x 50mm nails or 4 x 40mm...
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    Arranging tongue and groove boards for garden gate

    On a tongue and groove ledge and brace garden gate , does it matter which side the orientation of the growth ring on the tongue and groove boards face? Should the heartwood of the boards face the outside of the gate or inside or does it not matter? My understanding is the outside of the board...
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    Expansion gap on tongue and groove garden gate

    I'm building a garden gate using pressure treated tongue and groove boards that 15mm x 100mm and nailed down using round galvanised nails. How much of an expansion gap should I leave between the boards? Should they be fitted tight or do you leave an expansion gap.
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    Twyford closed couple cistern with no fixing plate

    Hi, I've bought a new Twyford closed couple cistern (OT2421WH) and reading through the fixing instruction noticed the hardware supplied doesn't match the instructions. The fixing hardware is missing metal fixing plate and metal washers. Instead what I've received are 2 x rubber washers with...
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    Screwing down tongue and groove boards for ledge and brace gate

    Hi, I'm constructing a 6ft x 3ft ledge and brace garden gate using 15mm thick tongue and groove boards and 40mm thick ledge and bracing. I've seen a number of youtube clips which show joiners constructing such gates by screwing the boards down from the back of the gate rather than the front for...
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    Toilet pan connector

    I need to replace a toilet due to a cracked cistern. I notice the pan connector appears to be what looks like solvent weld type, correct me if I'm wrong. Can the same connector be used on the new toilet or is it best to replace the pan connector as I'm not sure I can find another toilet where...
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    Repair or replace cracked toilet cistern

    I have the following close coupled toilet and the ceramic cistern has cracked. Tenant say it happened by itself. Looking at the crack is this believable or do you guys reckon is due to some accidental or other impact? I understand cisterns can crack over time due to temperature changes or...
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