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Hello, I’m just looking for a bit of advice regarding fixing a toilet roll holder to a new build stud wall. The plasterboard is 15mm thick. I used a wire/pipe detector and thought I’d found a good spot (in hindsight this might have clipped a stud). It was pretty tricky to find a spot where the...

Hi there, We moved into a new build a few months ago. Almost straightaway we noticed that when it rains, the water from a large section of roof, streams over the top of the box dormer windows to the ground (right in front of the garage entrance doors). It doesn’t seem right to us and we’re...

Hello, I’m just wondering if anyone has got any suggestions for how to connect a hosepipe to an outdoor tap like this one (I think it’s a double check valve)? I’ve got a hozelock hosepipe and have tried their standard tap connector and even with the white reducer, it still doesn’t fit. I’ve...

Hello, I’m looking for tips on how to best paint internal garage breeze block walls on a new build (integral garage). I’m thinking of brightening it up and using light coloured paint like white/neutrals. Would ordinary interior matt emulsion paint be suitable? Or would masonry paint be...

Hi there, We’ve just accidentally knocked off a radiator TRV at home today. Luckily there’s no leaking or anything, however we’re left with the valve pin exposed and the radiator is on full. Are we able to buy and install a new replacement control do you know, without getting a plumber out...

Hi there, I’m trying to find some radiator valve caps for our radiators that will be toddler proof. We have microbore pipes and it’s for the other side of the radiator to where the thermostatic valves are. We currently have only the basic ones on there that just rest on the top and can...

Hi, Just redecorating our nursery. I found some small dots behind a canvas painting (sorry no picture). Just wondering if anyone knows what they might be? It was the strangest thing. The canvas is a box frame wooden canvas bought in Australia. We’ve never had any mould issues at all and the...

Hi, Our Worcester Bosch Greenstar 15i erp combi boiler has lost all its pressure. We’ve not bled the radiators and don’t know if there’s a leak (nothing obvious). It’s less than a year old so I just want to try to top it up and see if the pressure drops again. I really can’t see how to...

Hi, Could anyone recommend the best exterior flexible filler for brick work on our house? There are a few hairline cracks and holes where shelves/trellises have been that need filling prior to repainting the whole of the exterior. We're hoping to fill the hairline cracks with something that...

Hi, I want to replace the door bell chime box as we're redecorating the hallway soon and the old one has become discoloured. I can't find the transformer box and neither could the electrician when he replaced the house's consumer unit last year. It's only a two bed house and there's not that...

Hi there, We've got a few stepped hairline cracks generally along the line of the mortar (some go through the bricks as well) in the brickwork of our house in a few different places. We moved in last year and the Homebuyer's Survey just recommended filling them in with translucent sealant as...

Hello, I'm just wondering what options there are for moving the shaver socket in my bathroom. We're having our small radiator replaced with a towel rail (high output). However, the shaver socket is directly above the old radiator and we'd like to get an electrician in to move it across a few...

Hi, I'm looking to replace the existing radiator in the downstairs wc for a heated towel rail (of equivalent BTUs) connected to the central heating. I've got a couple of questions.... -What width towel would be the easiest to install? The existing radiator is 400mm wide but the plumbing...

Hi, I'm about to rent out a property and have had an 'unsatisfactory' report back due to having non-fire rated down lights in the bathrooms - they have insualtion over the top and no dome covers also. The quote from the company who did the inspection to carry out the remedial work - supply and...

Hello, I'm a landlord of an old end of terrace property. The loft was converted into a living space in the 1970s but has stud walls set back in to the room that hide the eaves of the roof. There is no loft insulation behind these stud walls and we've been having problems with cold bridging on...