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Hi, read a few posts with varying faults on these actuators. Mine seems to call for CH when only the water is on so the rads are heating up. And it also seems to be overheating the rads and water when both are being called for. (I think that's tlwhats happening anyway, rads get extremely hot...

I replaced the felt on the shed roof as it had torn during winter and was damaged. The roof panels had also bowed a bit I guess just due to lack of support in the shed. I had the overlap in the middle and used the recommended nails to tack it all down, but the peak is terrible as the roof bows a...

Like many, out fence became very wobbly in the storms. I need to repair it. I would love to replace it but can't afford to. It's a basic wooden post fence with cheap panels. The post in-between 2 panels wobbles, I need to dig down and see how it is fixed in the ground and how deep.(it was here...

We had the loft converted to a hobby room so it's all finished and used as an office but still has fold down ladder. We hear mice from room below so they are between the ceiling and the loft flooring but as the room is finished with vinyl floor I cant get underneath. There is some small gaps in...

hi, im looking to lay vinyl sheeting over the floor boards as its a pretty flat surface, but where the boards are screwed down a lot of the screws are sunken in a few mm, which may show through, whats the best filler to cover these slight indents please?

I have a washing machine waste pipe that goes along the back wall beneath the backdoor and we wish to build a small porch just to keep the kids stuff dry. Is there a way the uPVC frame can be cut at a curve so it fits around pipe and flush to wall still?

hello, our radiator is showing signs of paint peeling, i guess its as its close to the kitchen and where we hang the hand towel it gets splashes of water which must then boil up and damage the paint? anyway it has patches where the white has come off and bear metal (copper colour) is showing...

Hello. When we purchased our house(first house) the bathroom skirting were new. I painted them (no primer, just two coats of paints) bit now I'm noticing knots in the wood showing through. If I wanted to repaint or cover these would I sand back slightly, then paint a couple more coats over. Or...

I was planning on adding a loft light so bought a junction box, t&e and a switch. Went in loft. Found the nearby cable from the landing light and cut it. Found the cable only contained one red wire... Now not sure if can still connect it as planned? I have retermibated it together in the...

I have just pulled 50 % of the wallpaper down form front room, it appears the previous owners have painted gloss over the hair line cracks in the plaster, and then wallpapered over this. It looks like its on there pretty well, i have steamed the wallpaper off and only a small amount of the...

our old tap was knackered, we may upgrade kitchen soon so opted to buy a cheap tap to get us buy as emergency fix. Its a monobloc tap to replace one. Got the old one off, but cannot install the new one We have a hole in the sink side board (i assume this is standard, and it doesnt go through...

I have a leaking tap and I want to remove the taps first to check the seals before having to remove the whole block. I cannot see any way of removing the turnable hot and cold taps from the block. There is no hidden cap to remove that I can see. Does anyone know this tap or how to do it?

We have a he7l692p machine. It is a few months out of its 1 year warranty (typical) and tonight's wash sounded funny, then after 1 hour the row of lights(5 lights) all rapidly flashed on and off constantly. The lights along the right side didn't flash or go on other then the door lock.which...

we moved in about 1 year ago, i have been told the boiler is not that old, but it keeps tripping and cutting out, i have to go outside, remove the cover and press a reset button. we have Oil fuel. The local plumber has tried a lot of things but cannot seem to find the fault. he has replaced the...

we have somebody erecting a new fence as he old one is pretty much destroyed. I considered doing myself and look at concrete posts and gravel boards, or cheaper pressure treated posts. i assumed that all fence posts should be pressure treated and is the budget variant. We opted to have...

We have a concrete base that housed an oil tank. This was moved over to fit a shed also. Noticed puddles collate on the base and am concerned as have no skills to level this. Are shed bases treated? Will they be ok (out solid floor be has bearers underneath 4 of them I believe. .. could slabs...

hello, we found a mouse yesterday evening, scurrying around, and was a nightmare to catch. my partner was no use as she couldn't even stay in the same room. Where we live is close to fields so i am concerned we are going to get more of these and want to stop them before they get in. I don't...

We have a utility room that has been built onto the back of the house, and is accessed from the back door. the previous tenants has a number of mats down, as the floor is just small slabs, which are very cold during the colder seasons. on one slab has been written "water" and under this is...

Howdy. We have been given a dishwasher and installed it on the hot water pipe in utility room. But it constantly had a trickle of water coming in. I took pipe off and cleaned it and removed some visible dirt. The trickle stopped so I assume its to do with the pressure not able to turn off the...