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    Recurring drain blockages in tenement - any options?

    Hi - if anyone can help I'd really appreciate it... I've been getting regular (3 times a year) sewer fumes through shower & bleachy bubbles / gurgling in my toilet. I'm in a ground floor tenement flat, with four storeys above me. Had a CCTV survey of drain last week and no structural issues...
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    Botched finish on floorboard spot repair

    Hi - another grand cockup by me that I just want some advice on... I needed to use a bit of woodfiller on my floorboards last week and when sanding it down I obviously rubbed off the sheen. So I shopped around for a suitable finish to touch it up with, and I opted for Osmo Polyx Hard Wax Oil...
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    Best way to fit trim around fireplace to allow for expansion / contraction?

    Hi, I recently had to add expansion gaps to my living room perimeter as my numpty contractor failed to do so, and it was causing my solid wood floorboards to cup in the summer months. I used a multitool to cut off the edges after removing skirting & fireplace trim - all good so far. However...
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    Options for fixing this uneven subfloor?

    Hi - this video illustrates my problem pretty well: http://sendvid.com/1qt1mx0w Also attached two pictures to thread. Basically my floor is buggered at the crossover between my living room & hall. My living room subfloor is the original Victorian floorboards, while in the hallway it's a ply...
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    Why mock PVC sash & case "boxed around" original frame?

    Hi - was hoping someone could help me understand what's going on with my UPVC replacement bay window. (I'm not looking to get anything changed, but want to understand why it's the way it is.) Basically I had 1980s PVC replaced with mock sash & case PVC windows a couple of years ago when I...
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    Glowworm boiler clicking noise

    Hi, I've had a long-running problem noise with my Glowworm Ultimate 2 boiler. The warranty guys have tried & failed to fix it several times, so I thought I'd try my luck here. The current problem: a series of clicking noises (usually about 5 or 6) occur at a specific time, i.e. after the...
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