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Could someone please advise on the rough cost of installing 9 radiators, 5 upstairs and 4 downstairs with the downstairs 4 having pipework chased in to the walls? Main run is 22mm pipe and 15mm to each radiator, the 22mm pipe feeds from an airing cupboard upstairs. The house is a typical three...

I need to replace a piece of coving. Obviously this would have to match the existing coving. Is coving more or less standardised? I have looked online but can'r seem to see an exact match. I have attached a picture, can anyone recognise this? Size is approx, 70mm(H) and 60mm (W). comments...

I am having some plastering done, I went to check on progress this afternoon. Just wanted to check if the method they are using to 'build up the area around the window is suitable or not. Comments please.

I am having a room re-plastered in a house I am renovating for rental. The plaster is old and has been taken back to brick. The exposed brickwork now shows an unusual arrangement around the window. To my untrained eye, it looks like a previous owner has attempted to reduce the size of the frame...

I am becoming a landlord (out of necessity, due to negative equity - needed to move). To get the old place up to a rental standard, I need to replace the tired and well worn kitchen with something more modern. I don't want to waste the entire renovation budget on the kitchen alone (property...

I have just bought a glass-topped table on eBay. The glass top is not secured in any way to the base, it is just placed on. Link to the item --> http://www.habitat.co.uk/dublin-6-seater-oak-and-glass-dining-table/dining-tables//fcp-product/207410 This seems like asking for trouble, I checked...

Whilst inspecting an outside waste pipe I managed to snap off the end of the pipe. Now when the shower drains, water drips down the brickwork rather than being diverted to the drainpipe. I have attached some pictures. Any idea how to fix this? I have attached some pictures.

I have not long moved into a new house. The shower has been draining very slowly. When I drained all the water out and took the cover off there did not seem to be any obvious outlet (i.e. pipe) to take the water away. I felt a full 360 degrees around the drain expecting to find a hole where...

Hi there, I have just moved into a new house. The washing machine needs to be plumbed in, I have done this several times in the past. In this instance, there seems to be an additional waste or overflow pipe. Please see the attached picture with labels. When the sink is emptied, water...

I live in an old (circa 1900) house. The plaster on the exterior walls is old and crumbling, and the plaster on the interior walls is coming away from the lath. Since moving in I have been periodically renovating each room, removing all lath and plaster including ceilings and getting a...

I live in an old (circa 1900) house. The plaster on the exterior walls is old and crumbling, and the plaster on the interior walls is coming away from the lath. Since moving in I have been periodically renovating each room, removing all lath and plaster including ceilings and getting a...

Today I had a new UPVC door and frame fitted. When the old door frame was removed all the rendering was taken with it, and the fitters rendered the frame for me. Soon after they left the torrential downpoor began and washed away the rendering, mainly on one side. I will ask for the rendering to...

I am planning to sand down the floorboards in the bedroom, most of the boards are spotted with paint and in poor condition after 100+ years of neglect, but nothing a good sand wouldn't sort out. My problem, is that as electrical work / plumbing has been installed in the house the original...

Having just fitted a new bath in the bathroom, the next job on the list is to box in the gas boiler. I was wondering if someone could give some advice on materials and method? The top of the boiler is at head height, I was going to box in from the floor and fit a seperate ready-made panel...

I am about to install a new bathtub and would like to ask for a few pointers first. Below is a link to a picture of the underneath of the existing bath installation (click on the magnifying glass icon top right for a closer look)...

My 1995 Ford Escort stalls when the engine is cold, in order to start the engine higher revs than usual are needed, also when the car is moving it frequently stalls unless high revs are maintained. As soon as the engine is running warm, the car is fine and the problem disappears completely. I...

My 1995 Ford Escort is leaking oil, apparently from the oil filler cap. The cap seems to be secure, but could need replacing - i have taken a picture (below). What could be the cause of the problem? Thanks.