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Just took the side wall off our built in wardrobe. It was next to an uninsulated cavity wall. Clothes started to have a musty smell and felt clammy. The end board was coming off the wall in one area. Surprisingly there was hardly any mould just a patch 2 by 2 cm. Most of the plaster is covered...

Our condensate pipe goes outside. Yesterday we put some bubble wrap round the pipe but there was a 10 cm icicle hanging on it this morning. There was also some ice in the pipe which melted after having used warm water from a kettle on it. All the nearby shops are out of proper insulation...

Have got this small wooden table (wood variety unknown) which was used as a plant stand for several years. It was standing in a sunny bay window. Removed the plants and got quite a shock about the state of the wood. The big dark stain on the right was caused by blue tack which kept a heavy...

A relative is thinking of buying a 70th flat which has a warm air heating system. Apparently the estate agent did not know anything about it. I tried to find some info but I am non the wiser. Has anybody ever had this heating system? It's aJohnson & Starlet Hi-Spec M31 unit.

The above plug stopped working. Today I cleaned it and oiled the mechanism. Looking down the plughole it looks like bits have broken off and the whole mechanism needs replacing. How easy is this for a novice? The annoying thing is that this visitors toilet is hardly ever used. It looks like...

In need of some advice. We have got a Vaillant Turbomax 824 boiler which was installed 20 years ago before we bought the house. At the last service in December the engineer cleaned the heat exchanger (hot water was not working very well) and pumped up the expansion vessel. A couple of days later...

We need some help with our garden wall which borders a lane. The original wall and house are from the 1930ths. Apart from repointing should some bricks be replaced and what sort of repointing mixture should we use? Thanks in advance.

Have to repaint the woodwork in our hall. It was painted 11 years ago 2 coats of Dulux Primer for Difficult Surfaces, 2 coats of undercoat and 1 coat of Satinwood on stained dark wood with some layers of varnish on top. I have just sanded down the woodwork and gave it a clean. Should I put the...

Our Lamona extractor needs replacing. Would this be a job for a kitchen fitter or electrian or could a competent DIYer do the job? Thanks for any answers.

I know this problem has come up frequently but please bear with me All radiators warm up apart from the one in the kitchen. Aired radiator (hardly any air) and took the trv off. Pin was a bit stuck, managed to loosen it. To my great disappointment the radiator is still not heating up. Noticed...

Our main toilet is about 5 years old and was installed by the previous owner. This morning after one family member had deposited their matter in the toilet and flushed; the water rose almost to the top of the toilet bowl. I just rolled up my sleeve and put my arm in to give the matter a little...

We have an enormous water stain on our kitchen ceiling. Our builder told us that it was caused either by faulty, old rendering and/or worn pointing on the upstairs windowsill which is build of bricks. Builder came 5 days after the agreed date and of course with the torrential rain we had the...

Our third bedroom is 2,5x2,5m. Original floorboards from 1930s are dirty with some spilled paint. Would it be possible to clean them by using a small handheld sander? Tried coarse sandpaper but it's an extremely slow job. Thanks for any help.

Got double glazed units installed two weeks ago. Bay window has safety glass with seperate stained glass panes above. Work finished late on Wednesday, following morning at 5 am we left on a weeks holiday in Spain. After return neighbour told us that on the Thursday morning he noticed cracked...

We need a new bay window and wanted the frame white outside and light oak finish inside. We were told by several companies that it would not be a problem. We are now told that it is only possible to have the oak finish on the outside frame and white inside. Ha anybody had the same problem...

The printer prints the firstt two lines and stops. I have been into the Epson troubleshooting page but haven't found anything useful. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

We have got two Ei141 smoke alarms. The batteries need replacing (had electrical work done and the electrician left the alarms turned off). I know it sounds pathetic but we cannot get the lids off. In the instructions it says 'push screwdriver straight in to release catch und slide off cover'...

Epson C42UX printer The inkjet printer is 3 1/2 years old and used about 3 to 4 times a week. When we want to print a message comes up 'Some parts of your printer have reached the end of their service life. Contact ...'. Is there a way to get round this? Thanks for any help.