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    UPVC doors have dropped

    Hi Last year I had some french doors installed. They are now catching the bottom of the frame. I've taken then cap off the hinges and tried adjusted with an allen key, however I'm already at the 'max' height and the only adjustment I can do is to drop the doors which obviously worsens the...
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    cleaning water tank

    hello. this water tank is at the top of a cabinet in the bathroom. I think it's for the hot water only, as running the cold taps does nothing, whereas it starts to refill when the hot taps are on. we've had an eggy smell in the bathroom and it seems to be coming from this tank. am I safe just...
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    porch canopy repair

    Hi As per the attached image, the wooden 'slats' (proper name?) on our porch canopy are rotting. My plan was to sand and repaint but chunks of wooden came off with the paint so that's clearly not an option. I'd assume/hope these are purely cosmetic? The gallows(!?) below seem sound. Any idea...
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    Repairing the verges

    Hi, Looking for a bit of advice on getting my roof repaired. 1950s extended semi. Excuse any incorrectly terminology but as you can see from the photos, mortar is cracked/missing in places on my verges and mortar is cracked/missing in places on the tile undercloak. I'm not sure why there is...
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    Kitchen extraction fan placement

    Hi. In the process of doing my kitchen and was planning on moving the hob to the left of the window and installing an extractor fan directly above as just 'opening the window' isn't always ideal! It seems to me that the water pipes running horizontally would be in the way of any extractor fan...
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    Garage condensation problem

    Hello. We have a concrete garage which is about 20ft x 10ft. It has a flat single sheet corrugated metal roof. We've had the house about 5 years and whenever temperatures drop and we start getting a frost, the underside of the garage roof collects a load of water and drips onto the entire...
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    What is this part of the roof?

    hi my neighbour (not adjoined) has had a whole new roof and the guy doing it had a look at mine and said I'd need work doing too. now at the time I thought he was just looking to make a quick buck but having a look, it does not seem quite right. On the pic you can see the grey bit has broken...
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