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Hi i have a bedroom double glazed window that has dropped on the L side ,looking from the inside,and it will not close leaving a gap of 3 inches or so.The hinges on both sides are not loose and there doesn't seem to be anything blocking the window from closing.Any ideas to help would be great

Unfortunately I am not back until next week.There is not much hope of getting my electrician costs refund unless I go to the ombudsman .There has been a similar problem shown on Ameys reviews and again both Scottish Power and Amey refused to pay as they denied responsibility

Hi i don't currently live at the property but at present nothing works as the power has been disconnected by use of an isolator ?I have an domestic electrical installation condition report carried out by the electrician on the 26/03/2019 that states everything is find,so is it possible the guy...

Hi i have just had my electric meter changed by Scottish Power.Unfortunately i wasn't present when the replacement was made by Amey,the coy who changes the sockets for Scottish Power,and after the meter was changed there was no power to the sockets ,sothe Amey bloke deemed the wiring was unsafe...

Many thanks,but how do i know what model no i need?

Hi i have a birmingham bristan 1901 gravity fed shower that drips.It appears to be from the cold water feed as when this is turned off the shower stops leaking from the shower head.Please can anybody give me some help as to how i can stop the drip.Many thanks

Hi i have just removed a bath and now intend to replace it with a shower and tile from the tray to ceiling.The problem is that below where the bath was is now exposed brick.I have spoken to a tiler /plumber who i use and he recommends using pva on to the brick followed by a bonding coat of...

Many thanks for your reply.Would a joiner be able to fit a upvc door or would i need to find a upvc fitter?

Hi i am looking to purchase a second hand UPVC door,do i need to buy one for the exact size or can i get one and will the installer will be able to modify it?many thanks john

Hi i have recently removed some old ceramic tiles from a outside brick bathroom wall which has removed also some plaster.Overall there isn't any loose stuff so can i just apply extra adhesive when replacing the tiles or do i need to make the wall good before i start?

Thanks.Yes i will use a cement based board for the shower it self,would i also need to apply tape in between the boards or would the tile adhesive be sufficient?For the rest of the room i will use the moisture PB simply because of cost,so would a SBR primer be useful to apply to these boards?

Hi i am going to start tiling out my shower/bathroom in the next couple of weeks and would like some advice.After i have removed the the old tiles from the walls i intend to also remove the old plasterboard from all the stud walls and also the brick wall depending on the condition of the wall...

Hi i have a house where there are rotten joists in to the bay window.It appears over time the air bricks have got blocked and hence the rot.I have had a quote of £3000 to remove all joists and floorboards together with chemical treatment etc and replaced with new joists and floorboards the full...

Hi basically i need to install intumescent door seals to 5 fire doors. Neither the doors or the door frames have the necessary grove for the strips to be fitted into.I understand therefore i would need to use a router,which i would have to buy and have never used plus the apprioprate...

Basically i have a door frame that is an odd size and therefore i can't get a fire door off the shelf that fits.So i the nearest i can get is approx 2cm too short all the way round.I know you can't cut fire doors so i was wondering if i can add to the door or will reducing the size of the door...

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Hi i'm having to fit a firedoor which is slightly to small for the door frame,approx 2cm all the way around.Is it ok to either build up the door frame or add 2cm battens to the firedoor.Many thanks

Hi i need to install 4 new light fittings ,all the same which go flush to the ceilings.The problem is i have ceilling roses in the way.The previous fittings were plastic while the new fittings are metal so would need to be earthed.I don't especially want to replace the ceiling roses so is it...

Hi i have a 75mm thick stud wall to fill.I have a large roll of 25mm of isover,so could i fold it over 3 times and use it,or is loft insulation ok to use in a stud wall for sound proofing