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Would be grateful for some advice. I'm getting the roof of my 1925s house replaced. It's currently got Redland Grovesbury Farmhouse Red tiles, the fitter has suggested Renown Farmhouse red, which seem similar so I'm okay with that. What I don't like is the look of dry ridge system, the...

Hello I've searched the forum for opinions on the best makes of upvc soffits, fascias, guttering etc but it's returning ones from years ago so thought I'd try to find more recent ones. I've come across Swish (although I can see it's had its critics), and I know that Eurocell acquired Deeplas...

Hello, any reason why manufacturers are doing trickle vents differently? I've had four quotes for double glazing, two have the vents in the the sash and two have the vents in the frame. Currently my windows have the vent in a rail above the frame and it's quite discreet but no one has made...

Hello I've had double glazing quotes from longstanding local suppliers each using different profiles - Liniar, Spectus, Deceuninck and Profile 22. From what I've read here, these are all much of a muchness and it'll be down to the quality of fitting. So on to the glazing... The house is on...

Hi, would appreciate some advice re installing a Vaillant Sensocomfort wireless thermostat VRC720F. It comes with control unit, base station and outdoor temperature monitor. I've also bought an Ambisense starter pack which has three TRVs and a VR920 internet gateway. I'm competent but no...

Hello I bought a Vaillant Ambisense Starter pack (three TRVs and control unit) for my EcotecPlus boiler. I've connected the boiler's BUS terminals and the R920 controller's BUS terminals and , set up the Vaillant VRC700 app. There's an internet connection but when I open up the app I get...

Hi. I currently have a sink trap with outlets for the washing machine and dishwasher. I also have a water softener where the brine drain and overflow currently go out through the wall and into the external downpipe. I'm getting the external wall rendered and moving the downpipe and rather...

Hi. I'm a bit perplexed about the quotes I'm getting for some external rendering work so wondered if I'm missing something. I have a garden wall of concrete block, 9m x 1.6m so approx 15 sq m. I've also got the back of my brick built extension, 4.6 x 2.9 so call it 14 sq m. The door and...

Hi. My central heating flow and return pipes run up the surface of the living room wall into the bathroom upstairs. I'd like to add another radiator in the living room and thought I could lose most of the pipework by getting a vertical radiator with top and bottom entry valves. The ones...

Hi. As per another post I want to have two thirds of my garden re-paved. It's 8m long x 4.6m wide, Victorian terrace with back to back gardens. The paving I've chosen is 1000 x 500 porcelain slabs and the installer has asked how I want them laying. Any thoughts on stacked bond vs half...

Hi. I want to get my garden patio re-paved and ideally I'd like to pave over the manhole cover. I know you can get recessing trays for paving slabs but because of its location it really will spoil the look of it if I have to do that. In 25 years it's never had to come up but I appreciate why...

Hi. I'm fitting a cat flap for a friend in their wood panelled door. I haven't seen the door yet but they've sent me a photo with measurements and I've downloaded the cat flap dimensions. The cut-out area falls within the panel section but the flap's outer frame will bridge the panel between...

Hi. Any advice on how to remove the bars from the base of a cast iron fireplace? They have to go so that a DFE gas fire on legs can be fitted. Someone suggested an angle grinder but I'd have to go in from above and am thinking it would be too big for the space. Would a multitool do the...

Hi. I want to replace a five or six bricks and match the existing buff coloured mortar. I thought adding mortar dye to a small bag of ready mix might be easier. Everbuild 208 do a brown and a buff tone - not sure which would be better...

Hi. I'm about to lay new laminate flooring in the living room. There's a 4mm ridge where the concrete hearth plinth meets the chipboard subfloor and I'm wondering what I should do. Under a previous laminate floor I packed it with extra underlay (just the basic 2mm white foam type) but there...

Hello. I'm looking at some decent quality laminate flooring. The room is 7.5m x 4 and I've whittled my choice down to three as I want wide, long planks : Quick Step Largo, Balterio Grande and Egger Pro Long. Each are 2050 length. I'll be fitting it myself (have done several previously)...

Hi. Hope you can help with some ideas. There's a 2cm gap between the wall and the stringer at the foot of the stairs which gradually to 0 at the top. I'm wondering how I can make this look acceptable. I don't think I can use beading or trim as the stringer curves at the top (unless there's...

Hello. I'd like to get a Decorative Fuel Effect fire with a rating over 6.9 kw but I understand that the room will need additional ventilation. Can I use a second, separate, disused chimney breast in the same room for the vent or does it have to go directly outside? The breast currently has...

Hi, I have to replace my hob fitted into a 5cm deep laminate worktop but it means resizing the cut out. I'd rather not see the kitchen dismantled as it's part of a U shape so could it be done in situ? I have a multitool, jigsaw and circular blade but not a router so could you recommend the best...

Hi. After the combi boiler pump failed I was feeling pleased with myself for flushing the CH system and changing the pump head (Grundfos UPS2 15 60). I would have liked to have changed the whole pump because the pipe was a bit cruddy but access to the nuts was difficult. Overall though the...