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I have an Ideal Isar HE30. For some time the LED display hasn't worked however the boiler has worked fine. Recently we were having a radiator moved and so the system was emptied. The plumber refilled the system before he left. Unfortunately we then looked to use hot water however there was none...

So I have the attached weeds growing in my garden. As quick as I dig one out another one grows. What is this specific type of weed and any advice on getting rid of them without damaging surrounding plants? They have no leaves so can't spray conventional weed killer on them. Thanks

Good evening all. I have an Isar HE30 boiler (please don't hold this against me as I know they have a poor reputation). It worked for the first 2 years we lived in our house with piping hot radiators and water. Nonetheless in recent months, the hot water has played up and it has taken a good...

Good evening all. I bought a house recently and I'm now in the process of tackling the garden so as to make it manageable and improve it hopefully. I've got two queries regarding two items growing in my garden. Item 1 As you can (possibly) see from the photographs, this tree...

Hey folks. Just a quick query. We've recently purchased a house and the far corner of the house appears to have damp coming in. I don't think it's rising damp but wonder what the cause is? To the exterior of the property is a connecting dividing wall that separates our back garden to the...

Good evening folks. We started stripping the wallpaper from the living room in our new home and have uncovered a dampatch:- There appears to be no damp below the raised patch and so it doesn't appear to be rising damp. I'm just wondering what the cause may be? The exterior of the wall...

Hi there. I had some turf laid last Spring / Summer however due to the severe cold temperatures we experienced over Christmas, the lawn took a severe battering:- Any suggestions on how to repair it or shall I just start again with new turf? Thanks

Hey guys. We live opposite a set of metal railings (similar to those that run alongside railway lines to stop people crossing them. They are slatted railings about 3m high. They span the length of our road (approximately 100m). There is a soil embankment a few foot wide in front of the...

I'm doing some garden work and have recently dug away the soil in front of the airbricks so the soil level is below the airbricks and damp course If you look at the first image, you will see a gap between the foundation and the brick to the left of the airbrick. This gap has kind...

I'm looking at laying some paving in my front garden and I need to remove quite a bit of soil / rubble as my garden has previously been resting a little bit higher than the airbricks. I've dug away the soil and stone from in front of the airbrick however it would appear that there is a gap...

I'm revamping my small little rear yard. I am looking at getting some plants which will be fine outside all year round in Northern England and also plants that don't require much sunlight (if any at all). Likewise, I'm after a few nice climbers that will flower throughout the year to put up...

We've planted a few lovely planters for our small back garden and have put a bit of bamboo covering on the walls with a few window baskets attached so our back YARD is now looking a little more like a garden. My only gripe now is that the whole of the floor is concreted quite poorly. Is there...

My wastepipe seems to be leaking in the back garden. It seems to be leaking at the base - as if the concrete has cracked. I've rang my waste / water cover but they've said as it's not an emergency, I'm not covered. Is there a way of DIY'ing and fix this problem?

We have lived in our home for over 2 years and we recently had to get some structural work done as part of the mortgage deal as the front aspect of the house had a bow in it. During this work, they rebuild the front wall directly above the downstairs window up until the bedroom window. The...

Up until recently, we had an open vent sealed system boiler in our house but due to its age (and tha fact it kept on packing in), we recently got it replaced by a new combi boiler and it works a treat now. When installing the boiler, the CORGI fitter said that he had to isolate the pipes...

I planted a rose bush around the beginning of Spring this year. When I planted it, the bud had developed but it was merely a wooden stump approximately 5 inches from the ground. I thought it would take years to flower however to my surprise, it flowered last week with one single flower. What...

I bought a Buddleia Davidii last year, planting it indoors initially before transferring it outside last summer. Here's a pic of it at the moment: I'd ideally love to keep the Buddleia at a height a few inches above the fence but I don't want to be pruning the plant too much if that is...

I'm looking for a nice flowering climber plant to spread across my dividing fence (it's only about 9ft by 3 ft). I'm after one that doesn't require much watering neither and only gets partial sunlight. Any suggestions?

I have a very small front garden; it's about 8 foot by 8 foot wide. I have basically planted a few plants (three against each wall) and as a result, there's about a foot of space between each plant. As you can see, the plants already in place are not yet established fully. I am looking...

So, I switched my first radiator (next to hot water tank) off as the last radiator (downstairs) was cold and was hoping to flush out any air within system. Now, when I switched off the first radiator by the TRV, all the other radiators in the system were cold. It was like the hot water couldn't...