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I just bought a new calor gas heater for my garage and it works great apart from 2 dark patches on one of the burner plates...any ideas

Has anyone used this liquid membrane product or anything similar on a flat roof?. Im thinking of doing my flat roof but not sure which is the best product to buy

We currently have an ideal logic+ with a salus rt500rf thermostat however there isnt a function to simply turn the heating on and off without programming it for set times...is there a better one that can be overridden when needed?

We are replacing our old boiler as its knackered....we want the new boiler fitted in the exact same place as the old one and wondered roughly what the costs would be. We did phone one guy who quoted £2400 but thought that seemed way too much....any info appreciated

We are looking to replace our old boiler and just want the new one to sit exactly where the existing one is...can anyone give me an idea of how much it would cost?.....we will buy the boiler ourselves

I have a problem with my boiler in that when it is set to hot water the central heating is coming on with it.....ive looked around and found that some people suspect the flow diverter valve....i can see this valve and it has a few pipes running into it and wondered if its something i could fix...

When tiling up to a doorway should i set my tiles out so that i have a full tile finishing in front of the threshold or should it be a half tile......hope this makes sense Pete

When i was fitting a new lead flashing round my chimney (flat roof)i couldn't get the flashing all the way into the channel. In some bits the flashing just sits flush with the channel. I have gunned it up with copious amounts of lead seal mastic and sealed it completely. Will this be enough to...

I have a house with a shop attached....we own the cellar space directly underneath the shop......today I found that the floor joists are crawling with wood boring beetles......the shop used to have a leaking toilet that soaked the joists directly under it.....this is the worse affected area and...

I'm putting in a wc downstairs and ordered 8 lengths of 3x2 from beatsons ...the order came today and instead of 3x2 it's 2x5 .....the guy says that it's clear and is standard for building partitions....but it looks a bit thin to me....is this suitable for building a partition wall and putting...

Has anyone used the rubba roof liquid waterproofer......i have a leak on my flat roof but i can't see anything obvious as the roof is in pretty good shape .....this stuff looks like you just paint it on and it seals and waterproofs everything. ....is it this simple or should i avoid it Thanks Pete

Fitting my new hob and it has 3 wires ....now i need to connect these to the mains cable....is there a specific type of junction box that i can use or can i do it via heavy duty connector blocks....im a bit wary about using blocks tbh.......whats the best method and where can i purchase the...

My kitchen has 4 double sockets with 2 cables going to each. ..I'm assuming they are in a loop.......i need to add one more double to power a microwave and toaster....is it safe enough to take a spur off one

I'm wiring up my cooker hood using the same 13 amp fuse spurred off a double socket however i only have a plastic back box for the 13 amp fuse as this is what was there before. ..........The hood works for a bit then the fuse blows. ......Am i right in thinking that the plastic back box should...

I need to turn my water off but the internal mains tap is old and half of the tap is broken off........i tried turning it with mole grips but the entire thing turns and water seeps out the thread.........how do i find the out door stop cock or do i need to contact the water board

j have a hotpoint double oven at 4.8kw and a whirlpool induction hob at 7.2kw....can these be wired together in a junction box on 6mm wire with a 30 amp cu fuse......the oven also has an isolater switch fitted

Ive just layed 6mm ply on my kitchen floor and was wondering if i can lay laminate straight on top....its flat with no bounce .....or should i still use underlay

Im installing my hotpoint double oven......i have the cable that runs straight from the mains but im certain than i should have a cooker switch as well and just wondered if this is correct...[/i]

I had a look up my roof as i had leak to the back of where i took the photo. ...In the photo you can see the shoddy job that was left by unknown builders who were paid by the previous owners to replace half the roof. .....as u can see they put felt round the edges so it looked good from the...

Im redoing my kitchen and had a wall skimmed....looks good except the plasterer didn't take it down far enough. ...We will have work tops and hes just skimmed to below their level. ...Wifes fault as he asked her how far down he should go ......anyhow i need some deep fill filler and also some...