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At the moment, the non-combi gas boiler in my kitchen pumps hot water into my hall cupboard, from where it gets distributed to the radiators for heating and into an immersion tank for hot water, so I only get about 30 minutes of hot water out of that. There's an electric backup for the immersion...

I've removed a plasterboard false ceiling in my hall which was covering up some ancient decommissioned hot air heating vents. It was attached to some wooden battens nailed to the walls, and now I'm trying to work out how to remove the battens. With the fourth batten I cut through it with my...

I was able to remove most of the old hot air ducting in my hall without cutting it, as it was just push-fit to the other parts, but the last part, shown in the first photo, which passes through the airing cupboard to the bathroom (where the old vent has been plastered and tiled over) is firmly...

I need to soundproof a couple of rooms in my first-floor flat (there's only one flat above, but it's split over two levels) and a major part of the problem is the internal cinderblock walls, which are transmitting a lot of sound from the other flats in this block and the adjoining block (I was...

My parents had this extension built in the early 1980s and I remember my Dad wasn't very impressed with the quality of the work at the time. With all the recent news about aerated concrete being used around that time in public buildings, I was wondering if there's any chance that this extension...

I'm going to replace the 18mm floorboards in my flat with 18mm plywood sheets, and I only really need a mini circular saw to cut through the floorboards, but there's a deal on at the moment for the Worx WX437 XL 800W Compact Circular Saw (42.5mm max cutting depth) with three blades for £59.99...

The plastic roofing on my parent's utility room/toilet is leaking quite a lot when it rains. My Dad replaced it once himself maybe 10 years ago, so we at least know that the wooden structure can support his weight but he's a bit too old to be climbing up there now, so I'm hoping I can do it for...

My Dad's getting free solar panels installed, so the installers have got to setup the scaffolding for that. They've said that if there's a few tiles that need replacing they'll do that whilst they're up there. He also wants to fit some internal lining in the loft to stop dirt getting in and...

I've got this drop ceiling in my hall between the bedroom and living room doors (as shown in the first photo) that I want to take down and I was going to just cut around the edges with my multi-tool, but now I'm wondering whether it might be some sort of board that contains asbestos rather than...

I need to remove the wooden drop ceiling in my hall, as shown in the attached photo, but it's been painted with what may well be Artex, so before cutting the wood down I wanted to clean that off. I bought a tub of X-Tex, which is meant to turn it into a goo which scrapes off easily, and a heavy...

I'm replacing the mouldy old sealant and there was an L-shaped plastic strip fitted previously, with the vertical part behind the tiles, so I had to use my multi-tool to separate that part from the horizontal part to remove the latter, as there was a load of mouldy old sealant under that and no...

I'm replacing the sealant in my Dad's bathroom, partly because he didn't do a very neat job (he refitted the entire bathroom himself and did a nice job with most of it, it's just the sealant he's not great at) and partly because there's a fair bit of mould on it now. I'm pretty sure he used an...

I'm helping my Dad out by replacing the mouldy sealant in his bathroom and I also want to fix the discoloured grouting between the tiles. It's not white grouting, it's a grey/brown shade which matches the tiles, as shown in the first photo. The second photo shows one of the areas where it's...

I want to fit this Drayton Wiser kit (with three additional TRVs) in my parent's 3-bed semi. Combi boiler is in the kitchen, along with a small radiator, and adjoining the kitchen is the through living room and dining room, with a full-size radiator in each. Upstairs there's full-size radiators...

I was looking at getting the Einhell 4513949 Power X-Change 18V, 50Nm Cordless Combi Drill | TE-CD 18/50 Li-i 3-in-1 Brushless Drill, Impact Drill and Screwdriver, with a 4Ah battery, charger and hard case for £94 TE-CD 18/50 Li-i BL; EX, UK | Cordless Impact Drill (einhell.co.uk) Alternatively...

My Dad has a problem with damp in a couple of places in his semi-detached house (probably built in the 1930's or 1950's, I'll check but I know it has solid walls as he couldn't get cavity wall insultation). At the back of the house next to the patio door there's a patch. The external wall has...

My flat gets so hot every summer, it's 32-32C at the moment and it's going to be a while before I can install air con, so I'm going to install solar reflective film on the windows as an interim measure to try to prevent my flat cooking me. Unfortunately my double-glazed windows aren't...