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We had an inline bathroom extractor fan installed a year or so ago which has made a huge difference to our tiny and very prone to condensation bathroom (although we almost always have window open with showers still, anyway). I was up in the loft today and noticed that the ducting run the...

My bathroom mixer tap causes a very loud whooshing sound when it's on cold and at what I would call medium flow. At a low flow there's no whooshing sound in the pipe, and at maximum flow there's also no whooshing sound in the pipe. Why might this be? What can I do to fix it?

Thanks. I actually had an EICR done when I moved in and I don't think it picked up on this! Is wiring it into the mains a relatively straight forward job (a la sockets/light switches) or should I really be getting an electrician in to do it?

One of my downlights has failed and I believe it's one of those ones where you can't remove the bulb you just replace the whole unit. I can't find the exact same model as replacement (see first picture for the model), so I am going to need to replace it with some other brand probably. However I...

I might buy a cheap borescope and take a look through ceiling below to see if any mould. Let's assume that I can see some mould, would it be crazy to spray mould remover (e.g. Zinsser product that you use pre-painting) into the ceiling void onto the mould? I really don't wanna start lifting...

We have a combi boiler, but thanks for the suggestion Second plumber came around, said the first plumber "lacked common sense" and said it probably was the tap as no other leak evident. He has now replaced that tap, so hopefully all sorted. Still smells VERY damp though. How long does it take...

The worktop next to the sink is now wobbly - it's definitely where the leak penetrated

okay, so it seems like my theory is correct. This means that the weird sewer-y smell is unrelated, right? Do I need to get a drain survey to work out what's going on there?

Bit of a weird one, this. Pictures at end. I woke up this morning to water coming down through the kitchen ceiling (and light fitting) and a pool of water on the kitchen floor. There's a bathroom above. I turned the water off and the water stopped leaking. I then rang a plumber who came to take...

What filler should I use for this hole above my window in the bathroom (ignore the mould, gonna clean it and repaint too)? The second picture shows the depth in the wall the window is located (it's an uninsulated cavity wall). The hole is pretty deep (an inch or so both outwards and upwards)...

Thanks! Always good to learn just how little I know So I just need to make sure the pairs are in the same triangle?

I see this is a common topic, but every single one seems different! First time rewiring a light switch (yes I've taken all appropriate precautions). Old switch (left one on picture of backs) has neutrals in L1 and lives in COM as you'd expect. New one is plastic but has a warning on it about...

Okay in that case do I have to sand the whole wall back to underneath the old coat??

I'll probably scrape, prime, do one more coat of white then do the top colour. Good job I bought 10 litres of the white paint. Is it stupid to prime whole wall? I don't mind spending the money, and I'd rather not have to spot prime again after doing another coat...

It was a kids room before we moved in, so that is very very likely. Is it worth also spot priming and, if so, with what? Zinsser 123? BIN? I think I've got some old peel stop in the garage.

Unfortunately the ones from last night didn't disappear, and it's happening on every single wall. Popped latest ones and can see original colour, on the back of the skin?? Might be time for a primer

So what do I need to do? Sand it all back?

It's the same colour as the first coat when I pop the bubble. Gonna try painting at like 6am tomorrow when it's much cooler, hopefully that'll work...

Now it's doing it on another wall! It's gotta be the heat, surely

Thanks! Although the first coat went on fine, which is the most confusing thing...