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Hi All, Running out of ideas, money and patience so can someone offer some advice on a water logged garage. Water is leaking in at the base, where the wall meets the slab. I have dug around the rear and left of the garage to give what I hoped was sufficient additional drainage but I have no...

My garage is a great size but terribly built - it leaks at ground level and the roof needs replacing. Figured to work on the ground level until the weather improves for the roofing. Water is coming in at ground level where the wall meets the slab. The outside soil level was built up around the...

I am looking for some advice on some changes I would like to make to my front door/storm porch. I think this is a small storm porch on the front of our 1980s detached house. The front door is set back from the front of the house and I would prefer to bring it in line with the rest of the...

Hi all, I am looking for some advice on some changes I would like to make to my front door/porch. I think this is a small storm porch on the front of our 1980s detached house. The front door is set back from the front of the house and I would prefer to bring it in line with the rest of the...

I am looking to fit a new bath to out hose. Is it possible to use the bath stand which houses my current bath or will the new one require a fitting of its own?

Hi, Moved into a new house and with the recent rainfall I have found that my patio sloped towards my house rather than away from it. The patio is indian sandstone and I would like to lift the existing slabs and relay onto an adjusted mortar base to the correct height. My question is...

Hi, With all this wind the lower 5 sections of my dry verge have come loose and bang back and fourth all night long. I went up on ladders to check it out and it is not attached to anything. There is some loose mortar on the ground below. Is is possible probably that it was a lazy instal...

Hi I have just filled my towel rail for the first time. I opened the bleed valve to allow air out and closed tight with screwdriver once water started coming out. How do I stop water dripping out of the hole to the side of the valve?

Hi, I removed a radiator to decorate after draining my gravity fed system. The valves are now capped and I will be replacing the radiator at the weekend. In the mean time I am able to get central heating but I have no hot water. Will this return when I add the radiator at the weekend or...

Bought a 1982 detached house that needed complete update. All was going well until the temperature dropped. Single glazing suffers from bad condensation and house will not hold heat. Some advice on the following points would be great. 1) Have will air bricks to my external wall aid...

Hi, Looking for some advice on upgrading from single to double glazing. The house has single wooden framed windows and lots of condensation. Would new double glazing with air vents help reduce the condensation? I have found a local company in middlesbrough offering to do our house for...

Hi, Moved into house in July and decorated. Today came in to find dark patches to wall. They don't feel same but we have condensation so wondered if this could be a moisture issue. If it is condensation and moisture related, would upgrading wooden single glazing to vented UPVC double...

Hi, Moved into a new house with original 1982 boiler, which we are hoping will last us a few years until we have the money to replace since we were 2k above the boiler replacement schemes income threshold. The boiler is controlled by a antique looking wall unit resembling a light timer. Is...

Hi, I have acquired 1200 paving bricks and want to pave over my existing patio laying bricks onto a thin bed of sand. I am aware that any new layer needs to remain 150mm below my DPC however the patio does not join the external walls of my property. It begins 6" away from my external...

First time post so would appreciate some advice. Just bought a house with a neglected garden. To the back I had 10 foot tall ivy which I have cut down and a mat of ivy just below what was once the lawn. After 3 rounds of glyphosphate much of the greenery is dying. I plan to leave over...

Hi, Moved to a new house, had the oven installed and it worked fine for 2 months. Now the oven fan starts and the front LED lights up but there is no heat generated. Is this likely to be the heating element and if so are they relatively simple to replace?

Hi, I want to replace the front plate of my 10 year old Mira Excel with a modern looking chrome unit. Am I likely to find a universal control plate or must I only use a mera plate and lever unit?

Hi, I have moved into a house with a dated bathroom. The final job of the update is to replace the existing concealed unit with a new chrome furniture. The existing shower is a Mira Excel with dated cream/yellow plastic trim and matching 80's shower head. I know i can get a modern head...

Hi all, Looking for confirmation regarding instalation of a single electric cavity range with gas hob. I will be moving into new house next week and am unsure of the avbailable/installed wiring/sockets. My main question is due to its relativley low consumption (2500w) am I right in...