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My Mira Advance Thermostatic shower (installed in 2006) is now more frequently showing the same problem of cutting to just (reduced) cold flow, the service light coming on, and it will not turn off unless you cut the main external power switch outside the bathroom. I assume that it is a...

Thanks to everyone for the advice. I will now get building

On the advice of a structural engineer we are having two 150mm steel beams place across the top of our kitchen ceiling to stop the joists bowing. The ceiling is quite high so rather than box them in we prefer to drop the ceiling to make it flush with the new beams. How can we best do this? Is...

What am I missing? (besides the obvious). I am trying to drain my central heating system (Valliant gas convection boiler) to replace a few thermostatic radiator valves. I turned off the power to the boiler, turned the room thermostat to minimum and turned off the central heating and hot water...

I have a 1905 single brick skin semi and want to insulate the inside of the non-party external walls. I realise this could be a big job so plan to try one room and learn from that. My plan is to use an insulated plasterboard (e.g. Kooltherm K17) with a dab application direct to the current...

Two of the drains taking water from the rainwater down spouts are blocked - i think through years of accumulated moss from the roof. However when i pour water down a nearby drain that isn't blocked it does not follow the normal sewer as cannot be seen flowing when I remove the man hole cover...

My 1910 house has roof tiles that have a sandy surface texture and seem to be very brittle. I tried to place a roof ladder to inspect/repair the surface but when wheeled up by pushing from the gutter level it lead to half a tile breaking off and slipping down so i gave up. Any ideas how i can...