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    Shower screen sealant tips to avoid mould?

    I had a walk-in shower installed just under a year ago and the sealant on the outside of the shower screen has gone mouldy. In fact, it started going mouldy some months ago, which seems a bit quick to spoil. The mould is behind/inside the sealant and is along the whole of the screen. The tiler...
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    Repair or replace cast iron guttering?

    I have a leaking gutter on the front of my 1890s terraced house. A roofer suggested it should be replaced with plastic guttering, which seems a shame. To do that and repair the damaged soffit - which I believe is concrete(?) and needs minor filing and repainting - they're asking around £1.5K...
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    Avoiding drilling pipes behind bathroom tiles

    I want to hang a toilet-roll holder in my newly built bathroom and I'll have to drill through tiles. I'll be drilling about 6 inches from the side of the cistern and, on the other side, about 6 inches from the screen of a walk-in shower. Can I assume that bit of the wall will be clear of...
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    Quick-Step vinyl planks - perfectly level floor?

    I'm a novice DIYer trying to lay Quick-Step vinyl flex planks (floating) in my recently finished loft conversion. The loft floor is chipboard panels and I've bought Quick-Step comfort underlay. However, the floor isn't totally level. Some of the chipboard panels are maybe 1-2mm proud of...
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    Hot water mystery - faulty boiler?

    I have a shower running off bath mixer taps (i.e. not an electric shower) and for the last few weeks it has been driving me insane... hot water has been intermittent and water pressure is terrible. Plumbers can't figure out what is causing the problem. What happens is this: when I turn on the...
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