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I haven't done much decorating, and in my latest attempt a few of these clumps of paint formed. (The paint is still drying, which I assume why there's a dark circular ring around it) I used a Harris roller and Dulux paint. What are these called and how do I prevent them happening?

I bought some paint from Amazon in late August but didn't inspect it when it arrived. I opened it today, and the lid had come loose and some paint had come out. However, it was still sealed in a plastic outer. What do you think?

Or any stain blocker/oil-based undercoat etc Would a stain from the water leak simply appear again in the same place? Or would the water be "trapped" behind the Zinsser Bin and need to find somewhere else to escape?

Thanks for your reply, much appreciated. I believe the level on the sight gauge is constantly changing. There is no need for me to open the 'pull to read' knob to achieve an accurate reading. However, the 'pull to read' knob is not stuck. It can freely be opened and closed. So I guess there...

Is it possible for a fault to develop with the Atkinson Tankmaster where the valve between it and the tank is permanently open (even when the plunger is in the closed position)? If so, how would you check if this has happened (other than consuming oil, pulling the plunger to take a reading and...

Thanks for your reply. I've lived here two years and haven't done anything with it, so it's definitely older than that. And given the condition of the rest of the house, I can't imagine the previous owner had any new plasterwork done. Unlike the other rooms in the house, it's never looked as if...

Hi, I haven't done any decorating before, so thought I'd start with a small utility room. I was wiping down this wall with water and a sponge, and noticed the paint coming off. It wasn't peeling off, just being absorbed by the sponge so when I rinsed it the water in the washing up bowl turned...

Thanks for your reply. I'm the only person living here. One thing I did notice the was the mains pressure was low this morning. This is often the case at this time of year (lots of holidaymakers with boats filling them up), but more so than usual today. Perhaps the system was just playing...

Turned the stop tap on. Then I got my phone, uploaded the picture above, taking perhaps 5 minutes and went back to the loft. The flow has stopped, and the level is higher now? Also, the shower is working fine again now.

This a picture of inside the tank before I turned off the stop tap. The ball valve seems quite low? Although I haven't actually looked at it closely before

Hi, I was having a shower earlier and the cold slowed to a trickle. Before that, the last time any larger amount of water was used when I did the washing up last night. Went upstairs. On the landing, I heard a lot of water flowing and through perhaps the tank had burst. Went into the loft...

Thanks for your reply. What's the very latest time of year you'll typically paint outside?

Is it OK to do exterior painting in this weather? Weather forecast for London the next four days is Wednesday max 17 min 10, Thursday max 17 min 12 Friday 19 min 14 Saturday max 19 min 13 So temperature wise it seems fine (I think?), so mainly wondering about the increased moisture at this...

Thanks for your reply, much appreciated. Yes, there's a roof above. The pictures are actually from four different first floor rooms (well, three and an upstairs landing). What would be the recommended course of action?

I've had various people look at the house. Before buying it: Mortgage survey - no mention Building survey - not specifically mentioned. Of general slight cracking, said it was considered to be "due to shrinkage of materials" with no action necessary apart from "making good before...

I've been monitoring my oil usage after some work was done, by using a tape measure on my tank's site gauge. According to my EPC, my house's heat demand for space heating is around 30,000 kWh per year. Typically, I have the hot water on for 2 hours a day and the heating on for 6 hours a day. I...

Thanks for your reply. I have arranged for an OFTEC engineer to pressure test it, but they can't do it immediately. I had reassured myself that if the level in the tank wasn't decreasing when the boiler was off then hopefully it was fine. But that isn't necessarily the case, then?

I suspect this may be a stupid question, so apologies in advance. If there was a leak in the oil pipe (between tank and boiler), would it leak all the time? Or would it only leak when the boiler is in use?

Recently I had tree root damage to my drains which has now been fixed. Because of this, I was looking down the rainwater drains (which take water from gutter downpipes) and in two of them I can see they are holding water. In another one I can't see any water being held. Is this potentially a...

Hi, I recently bought a house. After moving here, it was discovered there was tree root damage to the drains which I had fixed. There were quite a few internal hairline cracks so before buying it I got a building survey done which found no evidence of movement. However, since discovering the...