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Hi. Firstly as background to the problem, some pics; South Facing Gable Wall - which takes full force of the wind. Close-up - Gable Wall Crack1. Close-up - Gable Wall Crack2. Internal Surface of Gable Wall - Front Room Internal Surface of Gable Wall - Kitchen/Diner. The following pics 9...

I am considering purchasing a chalet as an additional living space. Looking at a timber cabin between 25-30m2 to accomodate a kitchenette/wc&shower/small 'living room'. The prices I am getting for these units are around the 20,000 euro mark (13,500 pounds). This does not include foundations...

I'm trying to help someone out with this. They have a lot of this 'post and rail' fencing leading up to their house. Its old but was a bad purchase from the beginning. The iron bars in the posts/rails rust - with the rust coming through as you can see from the photo. They look unsightly -...

I've been told that not all TRV's are worth installing. Can anyone point out which ones they find the best. Links appreciated.

The immersion in my new build doesnt work. I brought the builders' electrician back in and he said that the thermostat was dead. He's due to come back next week and sort it. I'm just wondering if its possible to get him to install a hot water cylinder timer at the same time? Would this...

I want to install two double sockets in the loft - one on each gable wall. Its a new build and the sparks ran all the electrical cabling over the surface/joists. Can I do the following; Find a cable thats leading to a double socket in one of the bedrooms - then install a junction box and...

I want to remove the'cup rings' on this coffee table . What can I do to get rid of these?

I am trying to run a satellite cable to every bedroom in the house. The builders had only installed one run - which is used for terrestrial tv. I have succeeded in getting a sat feed into two of the bedrooms by taping the second cable to the one that was already in there, removing the socket...

I had a sparks(&plumber) run power to a bathroom in a new build and install a shower. Its worked fine but 2 weeks later its not getting any power. I've checked the fusebox and all none of the switches were tripped. Is there anything else I can check before calling a sparks back in...

I just moved into a new house. I switched on the immersion and left it for a while to heat the water for a bath. However the water never heated up. THis has got me a bit worried as I assumed that the tank couldnt possibly be empty? If it is chances are I've bodged the immersion right...