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Hello! I've got an old fireplace in my house that the previous owners had a gas fire fitted into. The gas fire was a back boiler, so they had a metal chimney fitted inside the existing brick chimney, to allow venting of steam/vapours I believe. The external chimney has a cap/cover fitted. See...

Went into the loft tonight during the rain to check if my previous leak was fixed (broken tile and it appears good!) However I then noticed the rafters are wet where they touch the felt. Hasn't noticed before as I was too focused on the soaking wet purlin. See attached photos. Is this a leak...

Probably an obvious answer to replace it, but has anyone else had this? I only noticed it today as I was aligning the dial so it clicked off at the correct room temperature (it previously read 10, but came on when the room temp was 15) and noticed when refitting the dial that if I press it...

I've read mixed information about these valves having built in lock shields, so the conventional lock shield on the other end should be left fully open. Doing some research, the built in lock shield needs adjusting on installation - is it worth bothering trying to figure out these built in lock...

Hello, had this boiler fitted at the beginning of the year. Only just noticed this quirk today after the fold weather hit and a bit of investigation. If central heating is on, thermostat is on, the boiler fires for heating and displays the radiator symbol. If I turn on any hot tap however, the...

Just been reading this on other forums, apparently if you have a roof retiled/new felts and it covers more than 25% of the roof surface you need building approval related to insulation and efficiency? Is this true/correct? I'm surprised as I've never heard it before and honestly no idea how...

See attached. Was hidden behind some coving, I initially thought it was yellow paint on the old wall, painted over with Matt and it came back the next day. I scraped some plaster off to the cement board and it looks dry. Unfortunately I can't get to the roof to view where the chimney meets as...

Had a new heating system fitted last year and the plumber put a weedy type 11 in the room that struggles to heat it. I was going to replace it with a thicker type 21. While I can fit new brackets to the wall, I'm unsure how to extend the radiator pipes. Currently the existing radiator is 41mm...

Apologies if my terminology is wrong. Checking for leaks in the loft and noticed the last rafter before the side of the dormer conversion doesn't touch the ridge beam. See attached. It's been like this since the previous owners had the dormer added in the 1980s so it's seemingly been "fine" for...

So, the roof verge (row of tiles on the gable end) are higher than the existing tiles. The rest of the roof is nice and straight. See attached. I've had several roofers out for quotes and had a plethora of opinions, cowboys and others out. Some have said the battens have failed and need...

Rained bloody heavily tonight. Went to check the attic on a whim and found the end of one joist (on the end wall) is wet. See attached. It's not been wet for long as I went in the attic not that look ago and it was dry. Poked it with a screwdriver and the wood is still solid, so hopefully not...

My neighbour wants to build a garage on the side of his property and has suggested we remove the aging fence (my fence line) and use his garage wall as the new wall between our properties. I'm against the idea as it'll mean having a big concrete wall visible from my garden, but is this also...

Fence saga continues, I'm looking to get the new fence in. Been quoted for concrete posts with drop in panels, which are three metre wide. Just wondering if anyone has three metre wide panels and can let me know if they flex a lot in the wind, or If the concrete posts help alleviate that...

So I was due a fence quote being done, but I'm still unsure which fence is mine. See attached diagram with the post. Fence A is owned by the other neighbours, so that's not mine ( I know for a fact as they replaced not long before I moved in) Fence B faces onto a house behind mine (and the...

So, about a week ago I knocked down an old shed from the previous owners. It used to have a terrible rat problem, and was full of rat droppings. I cleared the shed out, rat poop and the rest ( rat skeletons as well, so I know they're long gone - plus I haven't seen any since I moved in) I then...

Hello! I had some new windows fitted recently and noticed that on one frame, one of the screws fixing the frame to the wall is spinning and won't tighten. Is there an easy way to refix it to the brick work without removing the frame or drilling a new hole? It feels like it's fine as it's only...

Recently had new windows fitted, noticed one window keeps blowing open in the wind. Went to tighten the friction grub screw and found it doesn't tighten, it keeps spinning. I guess the plastic housing is worn, but no idea how as they're new windows and I've not touched the screw before. Going...

Hello! Recently had french doors fitted, with the left door (when viewed from inside) opening first. The right hand door has the flying mullion. After fitting I realise I didn't think it through enough and debated changing the right hand door to be the primary door to open first. Is it...

I recently had new windows fitted into my 1950s property. The original windows didn't have trickle vents - the new windows don't have any either. I didn't realise at the time it was a legal requirement? What are the potential problems I have going forward since trickle vents weren't fitted...

1950s house, concrete foundation. Damp proof course I think is on the concrete foundation before the first row of house bricks. The survey mentioned the flower beds were banked up high around the property above the foundation so I dug them out in places to expose the foundation. One corner i...