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im selling my house. But my patio area is a mess. Any ideas for cost effective ways to increase its appeal? I used to have gravel on the sides but it blew off it seems.

The hansgrohe mixer is 20 years old and I don't even know the model, so I know it's optimistic to expect to find the thermostatic cartridge, but I thought I would ask here on the offchance that someone could advise. I believe that the alternative is very involved work, with broken tiles etc...

Lately I have been having problems with my Boiler (PulsaCoil ECO from 2019). We tried everything from replacing elements and sensors, repressuring etc... Basically, there is never enough hot water for a shower. In 5 minutes, the water runs cold. Despite cold water in the shower, there is still...

My living room wall gets terribly moldy. It is a shared wall, the other side of it being for the communal bin sheds. The managing agents have admitted that the bin shed wall, which is not heated or insulated in any way, had a constant issue annually with moisture problems. The managing agents...

I have a house that I have been renting out to sharer's. One of the rooms is 6.32 m2. Too small to be rented out by 0.2m2. I was hoping that replacing the plasterboard with a thinner plasterboard might do the trick, but honestly, there is still not much space. It was already optimally used. Can...

One of the drawer fronts came off and got lost. I can't find the exact match to replace it...but it's making the whole kitchen look unsightly. Any recs on what I can do? Ideally, I would like a company that can color match.. Thanks in advance.

I was browsing the councils website and decided to check for the planning documents for the new house my sister purchasing. Shockingly, there has been no planning application for the attic conversion (a big conversion with a left attic and a right attic) and whilst consent was sought for the...

7 years ago we found out that a leak from the ground floor shower had seeped under the floorboards to drenched the wooden beams? (battons?) etc not only of the shower room but the adjoining bedroom. It was a lot of work taking up the flooring of both the rooms.... reinstalling plastic sheeting...

I had an engineer come out recently. I wanted him to advise me on a few plumbing issues I had. For one reason or another he was not able to diagnose any of them. 1) the leak did not show up when he was here. 2) the source of the leak could not be confirmed without much more intrusive checks...

Tenant after tenant keep complaining about the mold in the flat and the subsequent chest problems. I approached the managing agents requesting permission to install an air vent, but this request was declined. The managing agents said that if the tenants opened the windows the situation would...

The windows in my house have become so damaged that they are not holding on to the paint. I am having to get them repainted every other year. This is not ideal as the managing agents are overly fussy at the best of times. I am looking to replace the windows. Bearing in mind, the replacement...

The paint on my wooden window frames is peeling badly. Actually I only got the frames re-painted 3 years ago (undercoat and paint), but it is peeling again 'cos the wood is'nt in great shape. I don't really want to shell out for new windows at this stage. Is there anyway I can get some more...

The individual radiators in my property do not have temp controls and this annoys my tenants. Apparently they are old style radiators coming off microbore pipes, so it’s not a question of just replacing the rads, the complete pipework running through the floor of the 3 story townhouse will have...

I would like to have interconnected (hard wired?) tamper proof smoke detectors on each floor on my 3 storey townhouse. I have received a quote for circo 500 gbp. Does this sounds fair to you? Any cheaper alternatives?

Basically, water is leaking from my bathroom to the room below. I have no idea what could be causing this but I hope that it is just water leaking in from the side of the tub or something where there could be a gap in the mastic. If I re-mastic, how long will I have to wait before the bathroom...

My house got burgled recently. Someone smashed the glass on the back door to gain access. I have looked into retractable security grilles but I am put off by the expense and more importantly, the fact that they have to be locked via a key (fire hazard). I think the easiest thing would be...

Is there a home alarms which does not require a monthly fee to the police etc? Thanks in advance.

I'm having the external woodwork on my house repainted (the window frames, front door etc) as the paint is currently peeling and I dont want it to be damaged from the elements. I had been under the impression that it would be best to apply primer and undercoat as well, but my painter is...

I was wondering if it is normal practice for plumbers to charge 25% of the cost of a Stuart Turner pump, as the cost for time taken to purchase the item. I'm annoyed because the quote I got made no mention of extra charges for weekend work, or a cut of 25% of the cost of the item for taking...

Im having a pump installed 'cos the water pressure is awful. Is that the same as having very little head pressure? I have 2 bathroom and the pressure is awful in both of them. Since I am having a new pump fitted, does it make more sense to have 2 pumps fitted (one at the source of the hot...