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My bedroom window is down on one side and cold air is coming in causing damp and mould. Please see picture. Is it the hinges that need replacing or is it something else.

My bedroom window is down on one side and cold air is coming in causing damp and mould. Please see picture. Is it the hinges that need replacing or is it something else.

Does anyone have a solution to the gap at the top of the door? The door was stored flat originally before it was Hung.

What is the maximum layers of plaster i can have on a ceiling? Currently there has been four layers but the old plaster is in a bad state so i want another two new skimmed plaster on top of the old. I am worried if there are two many layers the ceiling won't be able to hold it.

I had a ceiling skimmed over paint and noticed bubbles when the plaster dried. Blue grit was applied on the paint before the skimming. Any solutions to this problem? Would sanding the plaster get rid of the bubbles? See attached picture.

I have painted ceilings but want to reskim them. What is the best way to do this, Remove all the paint and then skim or skim straight over the paint? If skimming over paint what is the best way to this?

I got my house renovated and the builder instead of scribing the skirting boards, levelled them instead and screwed them to the wall. So now I have the 1 inch gaps in some parts of the bedrooms.

I have 1 inch gaps between the skirting board and floors, what is the best way to fill these gaps without taking the skirting boards off and scribing them. Would expanding foam do the job? Any other suggestions?

The Floor is above habitable rooms

It is insulated down the ashlar walls and the floor insulated to the end of the eaves.

He said the joists are 200mm and the 100mm currently I have put in is for sound only and not enough.

I am doing a loft conversion and the architect plans say 100mm wool insulation in between 200mm high floor joists., which I have done. The building inspector came around to check and said you need another 100mm insulation. Is he taking the ****? What I want to know is Why did the council approve...

Where can I get a loft fire door 72" x 27" from? I have had a look online and can't find this size. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Where can I get a loft fire door 72" x 27" from? I have had a look online and can't find this size. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Do you have any example pictures of this done. Just wanted to see what it would look like.

I have a ideal isar he24 boiler and the hot water from the tap is too hot even though the temperature dial on the boiler is at minimum. What could it be?

We are planning on getting a loft conversion done and wondering if a door at the top or bottom of stairs is a building regulations requirement or can we do without a door.

My new thermostat is not switch the heating on so was wondering it could be bacuse of the old thermostat that is wired into the boiler.

I have replaced my danfoss ts7899 programmer with a neomitis RF wireless thermostat. Do I need to remove my dt90 room thermostat which was connected to my boiler and danfoss programmer in order for my new neomitis thermostat to work.

I need to move my electric meter and was wondering if an electrician can move it or does it have to be moved by the electricity supplier.