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First and foremost I'd like to find out if a flat roof we have easy access to is suitable for bearing the weight of a few humans, table chairs etc. Can I establish that if I know the spec for the timbers supporting it - e.g. width & height of joists and gaps between them? Secondly, if it is...

Hi - we have recently had our second hand X reg Vauxhall Corsa serviced for the first time and note that on the sheet it says: "Advise: Rear suspension turrets rusting through also rubber seals are perishing" Can anyone advise whether this is a repairable problem and, if so, what sort of...

Hi We have gas central heating problems despite the fact that all bar one of our radiators has been removed, cleaned out and replaced and that we have had 2 new pumps – the most recent of which is apparently quite heavy duty. I am assured that there’s nothing wrong with the boiler. Many of...

We had our bathroom renovated in the summer and a new suite and shower installed. We also installed an extractor fan. The walls are half-tiled and the untiled area of the walls and ceiling are painted in bathroom paint. We were thrilled with it all but... I have noticed condensation forming...

I wanted to buy some taps for a new bath which require minimum 0.5 bar but the suppliers said that you can expect to get 0.1 bar for each 3ft vertical drop from the tank. As my tank is perhaps at most 9 ft above, that would suggest 0.3 bar. Is this a reliable method for calculating pressure? And...

We are kitting out a new bathroom. The cost of a bath/shower mixer and basin mixer have come as a bit of a shock - racking up total cost of £300-£400 in some cases. On the other hand, I have come across others (Octavia Primaflow and Niagara Pixel) which are about £120 total (i.e. basin plus...

My wife fancies a double ended bath :D . The vast majority of these seem to, understandably, require that taps are placed in the centre of one side of the bath. However... a) A couple of "experts" have advised against placing taps in this position because it is a nightmare for maintenance...

We have been in our house for 3 years. We can walk out from one room on to the flat roof of an extension (though we seldom do as we are not sure about weight bearing ability). When it rains, a pool of water forms - this pool has been getting bigger and bigger as time passes and I am concerned...