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So here’s an odd one. My 1980s bungalow has always had issues with condensation, looking at the water damage to the wooden window sills. When we moved in, I had mechanical ventilation installed in both bathrooms with humidistats, plus we use a decent dehumidifier in a closed utility room to...

Hi folks. Have a house with double glazing that was put in in 2002. Internal frames are quite damaged by condensation and it has always seemed like there’s cold bridging. I noticed today that the external sides have a sort of plastic facing which is siliconed between the frame and the wall...

Morning folks. Had a small ext done about 7 years ago which has a bathroom with an electric shower. Looking at the install certificate, the shower is on a 10mm cable. I think the shower is a 10.something kw. My eldest daughter has started using the shower and takes FOREVER. Once in the...

Hi folks. Question about my mains water pressure. My neighbours either side of me (on a sloping track of 5 houses), have what I can only describe as phenomenal water pressure in their homes and garden taps. My water pressure is significantly lower than both of theirs which makes showering...

Ok, got a flight of steps up to my house, about 7 steps. They are on a brick structure with one exposed wall of brickwork. This wall, plus the bricks on each step face, have blown, or at least many of them have. Once the loose bits are removed, what's left seems quite solid. But it's ugly...

My daughter has asked if I can make her a space outside for her to practice basketball. The most sensible space I can see is a rarely used part of the drive which currently has chips on it but is actually a massive concrete slab underneath. I plan to remove the chips but I think the actual...

Hey folks, after a quick bit of advice please. My sloping driveway, which is some form of hardcore base covered in red chips and over time some amount of finer material, like soil in parts. It is worn in places making it uneven and encouraging wear plus it needs a lot more red chips. I'd...

Hi folks, been trying to keep myself busy rather than going mad while furloughed, and decided to convert our shed into a summerhouse for the family. Initially took one whole side off and levelled one side of the roof and left it open, which was nice until that spell of bad winds and rain came...

Hi folks. Done a wee search and found part of the answer, but not all of it. Basically, I have lower water pressure than all of my neighbours and I have a pressure regulator on the cold mains coming into the house, just after the stopcock. The bathrooms have thermostatic mixers which are...

Right. I'll try and explain this one as clearly as possible . I'm a big geek. I love smart home products and own an Echo Dot and a Google Home Mini. The next logical step is to install things like smart light switches around the house. However, I have a concern with such devices. Amazon...

*edit* situation has changed since posting so am going to start a new thread. Can this one please be deleted It's you're favourite unlucky roofing member here with another question . Got our tile roof completely re-done a week ago and the roofer has gone awol after being paid and after strong...

Ok, looking for your views/ideas on this one . My house is technically a bungalow but due to the land, it actually has a basement and a garage below the main building. The garage is a decent size but the only access to it is through the main garage door. We are looking to get a bit more...

Right, I have clearly angered the roofing gods in a former life and am being punished accordingly . Long story short, getting a new tiled roof due to a number of problems with our existing one, covered in another thread. Roofer stripped one side today and got the new membrane down (Permanent...

Right. Got a complete fud of a problem and looking for some ideas. I have a Ferroli Modena 102 combi which has concentric flue. When we bought the house, the boiler was cutting out when running hot water. Had a firm out who said the fan needed replaced. After the fan was replaced, which was...

Have a Feroli Modena 102 combi which has a concentric vertical flue. It was cutting out during hot water demand when we bought the house and a boiler guy came round and diagnosed a faulty fan. New one fitted and issue was resolved. Over time the boiler has started to get quite noisy with...

The lock on one side of my double UPVC doors has gone - it locks but if you force the handle a few times it seems to unlock, so I'm guessing a new cylinder is needed. Read up on removal and it all seems straight forward. However the door in question is the door that you would open second so...

Right. Crap situation here. Bought a 30 year old house a couple of years ago with a nice tiled roof. Thought to myself, tiled roof, no issues, happy days (see my old thread getting a conservation area slate roof re-done for my roofing woes). After buying I found out the roof tiles had been...

Hi all, hope you can help. I had a new bathroom put in last year and the walk in shower has a WEDI Tray (that's what the builder called it). We frequently get a bad egg smell in that bathroom if the shower hasn't been used for a couple of days (it isn't the main bathroom) and the smell is...

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I share a track with 5 other houses which we are all responsible for. At some point it was resurfaced and had speed bumps put in. Over the years this has all worn/washed away and so the track is a gravely stony track, which in itself isn't an...

Ok. Had an extractor fan replaced. The old fan turned on when the light went on and then kept running for a set amount of time after the light was turned off. However I had originally specced a humidistat and timer controlled one which was fitted today while I was out. However, now that the...