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Hi all, I am in the process of doing some once-in-a-generation changes to a property and I've got something I'd like to achieve but I don't know if it's feasible. The property is large and consists of two separate houses shared by members of the same family. There's also some fairly large...

Hi, I'm currently in the easy phase of repairing a shower that had leaked behind the tiles (the phase where I sit and wait for everything to dry out), and I'm trying to decide what to do next. The previous tiles had normal hardwood plywood behind them and it was all heavily water damaged and...

I started the easy job of removing old, cracked grout in our shower yesterday so that I could re grout. Unfortunately it turns out that there has been water getting behind those tiles for quite some time and some of the tiles came off revealing that the board underneath is completely shot...

Hi, I could use some advice on how to convert my current heating system to the Wiser platform please. I currently have a combi boiler which provides both heating and hot water from its ‘heating’ circuit (the separate ‘hot water’ circuit is used to provide hot water to a part of the house not...

Hi all. I've got an old farmhouse with an exterior steel staircase that I want removed. The staircase is all painted steel with a couple of square tube section legs bolted to the floor and at the top it's got a couple of supports cemented in to the stonework. I am tempted to try and remove it...

Hi, I have a minor renovation coming up during which I want to make a few changes to my electricity supply, either to tidy the place up or to future proof it while I've got things dug up etc. Our current installation is old but not 'oh god don't touch that' old. I wanted to describe it to you...

Hi, I will probably pick the brains of the guys in the garden forum on this as well, but I wanted to get some input on the right materials to use for this from people with some plumbing expertise first. I've attached a diagram that may or may not help with this.. My house has a groundwater...

Hi. I've got an old drain hatch that I'm replacing as it was completely corroded. Unfortunately the original one was seemingly a non-standard size and I've not been able to identify an exact replacement. It's not far off the standard 60x45cm size and I wanted to get some opinions on whether...

Hi, I've got a small (1m) length of asbestos guttering on an outbuilding. It's been assessed and is 'very low' risk if undisturbed, but we'd like to have building work done on that area. The material is Chrysotile. It's at a fairly low height (3m?) and were it not asbestos would be about 10...

Hi, I'm looking for an electrician to do some sort of survey on a house I bought recently, but I'm not sure exactly what I'm asking for. To save me having the same conversation over and over, could you let me know if there's a standard name for what I need, please? The house is reasonably...

Hi, I’ve got a drain inspection hatch in the porch of my garage which needs replacing as it’s completely rusted. I’m fairly happy with the process to do that, but I’m not sure what cover/frame to replace it with. Load-wise this will never get vehicle traffic so it doesn’t need to be too heavy...

Morning, Easy question hopefully - does such a thing as a shaver socket faceplate with 2 220v outlets on it rather than 1 220 and 1 110? The wife and I both have electric toothbrushes to plug in and it’ll be a bit ugly if we have to have 2 entire faceplates for it. Thanks

Hi all, Our new house has a large fireplace that now contains a log burner. The register plate that closes off the chimney is likely to be made of asbestos boards, according to the buildings surveyor. I’ve got an asbestos surveying company coming to do a survey of the whole house, after which...

Hi, I've just acquired a property which has two residences, currently with independent connections to the mains, separate meters etc. I have a vague idea to get domestic solar installed for the site, and to my mind it would make sense to get a larger installation that can supply both...

Hi, I have just purchased a house which has a bedroom and adjoining box room in the attic. The box room has an external fire escape staircase which looks home made and while solid enough is too steep, doesn't have very good safety bannisters and also feels like all the treads are inclined...

Hi All, Our quite elderly electric shower has recently packed up and I decided to see if I could replace it myself (didn't want to call someone out for something totally straight forward), but a few complications have come up and I'm deciding whether to give in and call a professional, whether...

Hi, I think the people who built our house had shares in a light fitting company, because there are lights everywhere. We've just redecorated and I've removed 3 uplighters from our hallway. The cables are capped with taped over switch blocks and will be left on the surface, hidden behind...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a good place to buy hardwood in the Bristol area, please? I'm new to woodworking so places with a good website where I can can have a good look at the products, do more research and decide what I want before ordering rather than having to think on my feet in a lumber...