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I'm pretty soon going to be at the point of forming the valley between my extension and the original house. The original house is straight felt, batten, tiled; the extension will be felt, counter-batten, batten, tiled - so I've got an extra 25mm of height to deal with. Will a standard GRP...

Just started digging my foundations and I'm down to solid slate at around 600mm below ground level. At the low point in the slate there is a small trickle of water running across. I was going to trench fill, is this still possible, or is it going to get expensive? Can this be resolved with a...

We’ve just moved into a new house and a quick an easy job to get started is to insulate the loft. iIt currently has loose fill between the 8” joists - does this degrade making it worthwhile sticking new 200mm mineral wool between the joists and 100mm over. Or is it good forever and a bit of...

I think I've asked previously for help on this issue, and with kettling having been mention I've run some cleaner and silencer through the system, but am still struggling. I have a Worcester Bosch 19/24 cbi. About 10 minutes after coming on it starts makes a banging noise - sometimes quite...

My mum has a half glazed door with an etched panel which has a fairly inticate pattern. She wants to treat herself to a new door, but would like to have a similar piece of glass. A local company has quoted for a new door, on the basis that their supplier can "match any glass for £100"...

I'm hoping I can get some advice and pointers for a shower problem - basically I can't get it to run cold, it's either hot or really hot! It's a Wickes Origin LL thermostatic shower (which I believe is a rebadged Bristan Chill or similar), fed via a Salamander RSP 100 pump, from a balanced...

My ADE Simple Set reader threw a wobbly this morning and has forgotten all of the fobs. I've powered down and re-started the system and managed to re-learn two fobs. In theory with a known fob I should be able to learn further fobs by touching the known fob to the reader for 10 seconds to...

I have to put in some foundations / slab for a 3-bay oak framed car port (9 x 5m). It will require Building Regs due to its size and proximty to the boundary. The oak framing company have provided the drawings for PP, but there is no spec for the groundworks. I have been in touch with...

I've been doing some work in an (empty) rental property. I told the owners that I would leave the heating ticking over to try and prevent any problems. Yesterday I had the heating running for an hour or so, with the Programmer 'On', however when I switched the Programmer to 'Auto' the...

I'm looking to paper a wall on my stairs, but one end of the 'run' is an external corner - i.e: painted wall to corner, then paper from corner. Obviously this edge is going to be susceptible to peeling particulalry due to traffic and children - is there any tips for protecting it? Thanks,

I have to bring a selection of cables through my garage ceiling - 3" of celotex and then plasterboard. Is there a best practice method of doing this? Will running the cables through the insulation require some de-rating? I had thought about running the cables through a piece of...

I've been looking at an overflowing toilet and can't for the life of me work out what the fault could be. Tank fed toilet, with a new fluidmaster inlet valve fitted about two months back. Works absolutely fine for 99% of the time. However on two occasions the owner has gone on holiday...

It's a really silly question but can I get a cylinder jacket in a size other than 36x18 or 42x18? I think I could do with something around 48 or 50x18, but I can't find it on Google. Thanks

I have a mahogany bannister and spindles that I want to paint white. It's in a family home so is subject to a fair amount of wear and tear. Whats the best prep, undercoat and gloss to use to get long lasting results. Many thanks,

Is there any value in reducing the spacing of the feather edge from 75mm to 65mm or less? I have a fence to install and just thought that a greater overlap would be stronger and more resistant to next doors hedge growing through. Thanks,

I've been asked to fit some door closers in an office. Two aren't going to be a problem as I can use standard units into the timber frames. However two doors are fitted into partition walls, so I've only got a thin metal frame, and what looks like compressed 'cardboard' panels to fix to...

I have just been asked by one of my Customers to have a look at a boiler flue that has been boxed in. It is a rental property and during the Landlords Gas Check today the engineer highlighted that the flue (length about 3m running across the bedroom to an outside wall) cannot be boxed in along...

Does anyone have any ideas on what this skirting profile could be? Apologies for the crude paint drawing. It's similar to Taurus but the 'in' and 'out' are more rounded. skirtingboards.com have a large selection but no matches. The only additional info I can give is that I know...

I've just bought a Netgear WGR614 wireless router to replace a hard wired 4-way hub. The problem I'm having is that when I connect the ethernet cable from my PC into the router, the router doesn't see it as being connected (the Number 1 light doesn't light) I can plug a laptop into it...

Can anyone give any advice on disposing of small amounts of trade waste? I'm currently working as a Handyman (Yes I know, Boo Hiss!) and so end up with small amounts of general building waste to dispose of. Currently I end up with a pile on my drive, until I get a skip in to get rid of...