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Hi all, I have taken up some tiles and ply from a chipboard floor to prepare for new ply and amtico. By where the sink was there has Obviously been a leak over the years which Has made the chipboard like a sponge! I am going to cut this out with a circular saw set to the depth of the boards and...

Hi all, Was hoping to get some advice on a project I am undertaking whilst I have the time. I have a detached garage that I am planing on converting to 3 separate rooms (two home offices, and storage room) I want it all to be insulated as best as possible and will be adding some IR electric...

Hi all, Was hoping to get some advice on a project I am undertaking whilst I have the time. I have a detached garage that I am planing on converting to 3 separate rooms (two home offices, and storage room) I want it all to be insulated as best as possible and will be adding some IR electric...

Good Morning all, I was hoping for a directional Idea of cost (within 20%) of a double storey extension that we are thinking of adding to a house that we are interested in buying (or if our plan is even feasible) I am sure you get this all the time, and I know sometimes it is a ‘how long is...

Hi, I am planning on installing 30 sqm of decking in a few weeks and have been offered a relatively good price for some deck tiles (similar to this http://www.decking-tiles.co.uk/?gclid=COqpiqadua8CFQdb3wodTzd-jQ) The ground where these are going isn’t particularly even and there is a 10 cm...

All, I need some help with a switch issue that I have. It is my hall light and hasn't worked since I moved in. It is a two way switch, one downstairs, and one up. The configuration is as follows: Switch 1 - Ground Floor - Green wire in L1, red Wire in common. Switch 2 - disconnected but...

Hi, I have just had the survey back on a house I am buying - one of the comments was that the chimney breast had been removed upstairs but the remaining breast in the loft wasn’t adequately supported. I would like to rectify this shortly after we move in but was hoping for some advice. We are...

Hi, Tried this post in the building forum but it seems to have died; was hoping you guys may be able to give me some advice? Thanks a lot!! Hi all, I am looking at buying a new house and after settling on one I noticed that the roof has a bow in it the is quite noticeable. It looks...

Hi all, I am looking at buying a new house and after settling on one I noticed that the roof has a bow in it the is quite noticeable. It looks like it has concrete tiles, and has had a loft conversion, I am no expert but would suspect that the rafters were not strengthened adequately when the...

I have a problem with my dishwasher - the make is 'cookers' but I suspect this is part of a bigger company; it is integrated. It has suddenly stopped working. It will power up, drain some water, and start a cycle but this only lasts for a few seconds before it cuts out. I have taken the filters...

my boiler is firing up even when the water/heating are off on the programmer. It is not on the frost setting; is there any other reason that could be causing this? if not then I has a wireless thermostat fitted a few weeks ago that seems to be working fine but perhaps it could have been...

Hi, I have a problem with my heating, and as the people on this forum are very helpful I was hoping that you could help me again. Firstly a few weeks ago my heating pump went, I got this replaced (£65 including pump, fitting and VAT which I though was quite reasonable) anyway now the heating is...

Been having problems with my heating for a few days, it started with the heating pump making a noise, then last night all the downstairs rads stopped working but upstairs were ok, the pump stopped making any noise at all but the boiler was still firing up. This morning the boiler isn’t...

Hi, I have recently had an extension built and wanted to add some mains powered spotlights to some shelves. The lights are very close to the existing light switch so I was hoping that I could replace this switch with a double and use it to switch the spotlights. The spotlights only have a live...

Hi, I have a problem with my washing machine. It is a year old and over the past few months the soap tray has been filling up with water during a wash cycle. The quantity is increasing over time so soon it will start leaking from this area. Does anybody know if this is this a common problem...