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Hi all Im currently looking to buy a grade II listed building which currently has uPVC windows to floors 1 and 2. The propert consists of a ground floor shop with a 3 bed maisonette above. The shop front is an old wooden canopy with pillasters and wraps around the buildin which is on a corner...

I am having prolems with the above washing machine the drum is really noisy so I took the belf of and spun it manually and the drum still made a noise I thought it may be the bearing or the "spider" anyway tried to remove the bearing from the back and i cant so looked to remove drum and found...

Hi I have a makita HR3000C sds rotary hammer drill that yesterday while core drilling stopped working. It just wont turn when you press the trigger, it makes a buzzing noise and tries to turn but then starts smoking and blows the RCD. I don't know if it could be the armiture or something...

Hi I need to wet dash (to tie in with the rest of my house) some dormer cheeks they are currently lined with 18mm ply and a layer of tyvek. I have looked at eml and bluclad board but am unsure which is best to avoid cracking I also live facing the Irish Sea so get alot of weather. Any help...

Hi guys I need some help on a baxi bahama, on central heating it lights for one second then goes out immediatlly then relights again it does this several times each time only lighting for one seconed. After about six times it either lights or goes to lockout. The boiler lights first time...

I own an edwardian property which is right on the coast and has rooms in the roof space. We intend to re-roof the property but would like to make the roof as airtight as possible. What is the best way to achieve this and don't know whether insulation board above the rafters works well and am...

Hi we are currently looking into building a rear two storey extension on the rear of our 1900 detached west facing seafront property. As you can imagine we are exposed somewhat to the elements but the extension is on the rear so it wont bear the brunt of the weather but will still be exposed...

anyone know how big a timber purlin would have to be to run 5.5m un-supported on a roof carrying slate???

Hi can anyone give me some advice on over rafter insulation. We are on a west facing coastel site so i was concerned if the wind lift them off I plan to use slate over this...Anybody know anything about it

Hi I'm new here and have just been reading some of the comments below it really doesn't paint a good picture of CORGI reg installers mainly because of the stupid comments they made in the post themselves. I am a reg installer and think the main problem in my area is people like myself who can...