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Hi, My parents garden is around 70% flat with the last 30% on a slight gradient. Where it levels out we planned to put decking in however when I dug 2 holes yesterday for posts they filled with water quickly. We've all had alot of rain but I assume this is more than that? Any advise as to...

Hello, a family member has just purchased an old house that's been empty for 2 years, it needs fully renovating and plan to move in when their house is sold. However they have been hit with a double council tax bill as the house has been empty for 2 years despite them only buying it 4 weeks...

Hello, my electric Rica PW-1 towel heater element says 100 - 2000 watts. I'm trying to work out the costs to use this and I cannot find a user manual online. It has 9 numbers on the dail so is it number 1 is 100W and 9 is 2000W? Any advice appreciated. Thanks

Hello, my new'ish electric shower has a great flow when cool/cold but slows significantly when turned to nice and hot. Is this normal and can this be improved at all? Thank you

Hello, where our internal wall meets the ceiling (it's an outside wall on our bungalow) we have damp/wet patches right across. The gutters are clear and when I look in the loft I can see a hole in the roof liner above this area so I assume this is my issue but would one hole cause wet patches...

Hello, my mitre saw blade no longer spins, the motor spins as normal on the button though. Any suggestions appreciated. Thank you

Hello, re the attached image, someone told me that the lever pictured drains the system via the overflow pipe? Is this correct? I only ask as I plan to add a new radiator (in a bungalow) and thought this may be a good way to drain the system to add the new radiator. Thank you

Hello, the instructions I have do not state the liquid capacity and I want check if I need this or simply fill it until full. Any advice appreciated. Thank you

Hello, our patio doors sit on the blue bricks and inside the internal bricks are the step inside. I plan to remove the internal step/row of bricks however the cavity needs filling so the internal floor can run up to the patio doors, should I fill the gap with expanding foam? I hope this makes...

Hello, my friend is looking at building a property in his large rear garden but his driveway/access to the plot is just under 10ft wide. Is there a minimum width required for access when looking at planning? Any advice appreciated.

Hello, we plan to remove a small window and external door and replace with one window. It's a bungalow and the external brick goes to the facia and the internal brick goes 2 layers higher and the loft joists/roof sits on this. I'm asking on here to understand myself but I've got builders...

Hello, we plan to remove a small window and external door and make it in to one large window. Re the lintel, do we require a structural engineer inorder to buy the correct lintel or can you work it out yourself? Any advise appreciated. Thanks

Hello, I have purchased a mixer tap and the tails go up in to the tap body and I can only assume hand screw in? Does this sound correct? I've tried this but the base of the tap is now wet when connected so I can only assume its not fully sealed. Any advice appreciated. Thank you

Hello, I'm tiling our bathroom and I plan to fit an electric radiator once the wall is tiled so I need to put a cable or conduit in the wall ready. How deep should this cable be in to the wall? Many thanks

Hello, I plan to get an electric towel radiator for a small bathroom instead of a standard gas heating system radiator. From experience would this be suffice for heat when cold ( its a well insulated warm house) but mostly to dry towels all year round. Any advice appreciated. Many thanks

Hello, due to a water leak a small section of joist is rotten. To repair would you recommend chopping out and replacing the section or screw battons each side to strengthen? Or is there another way Many? Many thanks

Hello, I've remove old tiles from our bathroom and there is either old adhesive or small areas of plaster missing (leaving patches of a sandy wall). Could I simply remove all proud/loose bits to level then prime and retile or should more be done before retiling? Many thanks

Hello, Our outside tap, when turned on seems to vibrate the pipes and there is a loud noise like a power tool, however the loud noise/vibrating goes when the tap is fully turned on or if you turn on a tap inside the house.at the same time. Any suggestions appreciated.

Hello, I plan to use sleepers to divide a gravel parking area and a turfed area. If the sleepers are sat in to the ground around 3 or 4" deep would I need to sit them on a small bed of concrete or simply on the ground. Many thanks

Hello, I plan to tile a wall however when having a door replaced some small chunks of the plaster has come off, I have a bonding agent to apply to the wall but I wondered if I needed to fill these holes first with something or would the adhesive fill the gaps? Many thanks