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Hi, Please could someone give me some advice? I have a mixer tap in the kitchen. The hot tap turns on and works perfectly fine. It is the type of tap with the cross handles that you twist to put on. The cold tap handle turns freely as it should but I have to turn it on and off sometimes...

Hi hope someone can help me. About 2 hours ago my boiler started making a noise like an aeroplane taking off. I've had a look online and it sounds like I need to release pressure from an air valve but after checking the user manual and online I am unable to locate it. To be honest I'm not even...

Hi, Please can anyone help. I am not sure what is relevant and what is not so I will put everything down. Had new combi boiler installed. First week the water was only luke warm but one day became boiling hot and what was like that for 2 months which was great. Over the last week however...

Hi, I have just fitted new light fittings all around my house with no probs - apart from one!! I wired it up (chandelier type fitting) and turned on the light switch which resulted in a 'bang' from the light fitting. After inspecting the wiring I noticed that the Earth had come away from...

Hi, I had a gas fitter round my house today to fit a new gas fire. He had to remove the old flue liner (not sure if that is correct terminology?) before he could fit the fire so he tried pulling it out but it would not come away. He said he has never come across this problem before so was...

Hi, Is it possible to get wooden/metal thresholds that stick straight down on to the bottom of door ways for different rooms (i.e. don't have a base that has to sit under one floor and the strip attached to it). I have wood flooring that runs through different rooms and the gap is not big...

Hi, I had an electrician in some months ago and he put up all the pendatnts for me around the house. I have successfully put up new light fittings today but am having a problem with the one in my hall as there are no joists running where he has put the light up. He somehow secured the...

Hi, I am going to tile a cloakroom floor which has wooden floorboards and need some help if possible please. What do I need to put on the floor prior to tiling - I was thinking ply but have just read somewhere that ply shouldn't be put down in areas with water such as sink etc? Can anyone...

Hi, A number of my interior doors when closed seem to have a lot of 'give' in them. When I hold the handle of the closed door and pull and push, it moves quite a bit backward and forward. What is the cause of this please?

Hi, I have a new bath which has raw cast iron feet on it. I have read somewhere on the internet that they need to be treated with something to stop them rusting but I can't remember what it was. I have tried googling but cannot find anything now and can't remember the web page. Can anyone...

Hi, I am having underfloor heating put in in my bathroom - I am getting insulation boards to put on the concrete floor. I have a free standing bath - do I have to put the insulation boards under this as well?, even though there will be no underfloor heating there, just to ensure I have a...

Hi, Please can anyone tell me what underlay I need to buy to fit a solid wood floor? and do I only need to fit underlay or another barrier? Also will this underlay take out the uneveness in the floor? The floor is not level in some places.

Hi, My plasterer has just done a couple of rooms in my house and has done a good job (I think) but in the bathroom we removed the skirting boards prior to plastering and didn't think to tell him we wanted this part of the room plastered as well we just assumed he would do it but he hasn't...

Hi, I have seen an exterior back door in wickes that fits the opening to my door. It is an aluminium door that says it needs fitting into a timber frame (although it is already in an aluminium frame). I am having trouble working out exactly what this means. :? Do I have to buy a timber...

Hi, I am getting my average size 3 bedroom house set up with new combi and 8 new column radiators. The combi is the Sabre 35he. Please could anyone give me a very rough idea of how much copper piping the plumber will need and in what sizes. Although I know nothing about plumbing I am...

Hi, I am considering buying a front and back door off an online company but I have to measure the doors myself. I have been googling and see that I have to measure from brickwork to brickwork in three different places horizontally and vertically which I have done. But I am getting...

Hi, I have a plasterer coming in to do some work and have removed tiles from the bathroom but the adhesive is still there - should I remove it or is it OK to plaster over? Also, out of curiosity can you dryline over black mortar? Last question - I am supplying the plasterer's materials he...

Hi, I need a new boiler urgently but have limited funds. I done a bit of research (don't know if I have done it correctly!) and have found the Vokera Linea 30he and Glowworm 30cxi quite cheaply and within my budget. After reading loads of topics I would like a Worcester but this is not...

Hi, I am getting a new kitchen and want a built in gas hob to be fitted in to the work surface. The biggest floor cabinet size I have got is 800mm. Does this mean that my Gas hob must be under 800mm in size? Or are they able to fit a bigger gas hob (of say 900mm) across more than one...