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Hi My family are fortunate enough to own a small holiday home in norfolk. It has no central heating and budgets are tight but the immersion water tank is ready to be binned (we've had a few leaks where people haven't drained the tank and left it for a wee while..). We'd rather not have a...

Hi. We have an issue that when the system controller is off, the boiler is still firing up and heating the hot water. Boiler is a Grant vortex Eco external 26-35. Controller is a danfoss with wireless thermostat. Grunfoss pump. All is about two years old. We had the plumber out recently and he...

Have had an outhouse in the garden rebuilt. Roof was designed to be essentially a flat roof with 10 degree single pitch with reclaimed hand made pantiles as a covering to make it look prettier with a. Seems the builder didn't quite get it and installed it as follows: 20mm marine ply, tyvek...

I am going to be putting a mixer shower into my bathroom with a shower pump. The pump will be installed prior to the mixer valve. The cold feed will be from the mains supply with a pressure reducing valve fitted to equalise the wpressure difference between the cold and hot supplies. The...

I'm a bit anxious about my new worktop finish. Some say danish oil- which I don't like as it seems to go quite shiny. I would like to finish it with butcher block oil (is this just a clear mineral oil?) but most of the websites and suppliers recommend the former. Any advice, as evre...

I was kindly given a brand new shower by a friend. However on inspection I will need to upgrade the loft tank to a larger size (50gallon) to avoid problems with cold water supply. Currently I have an old asbestos tank (25gallon) which I will leave in the loft until I can get it out safely and...

I have an old water main - still active -that the previous owner has joyfully hooked up a standard garden hose to and then buried it below concrete going up to the end of the garden and the greenhouse. Fine except the hose has developed a leak and its not possible to cut the offending part of...

I have noticed that my fireplace firebrick cheek has a crack in it. The brickwork behind this has slowly rotted to dust. Should I replace the cheek and if so what would I need to do? If not then what should I fill behind the cheek with, by looking at it I think i'm going to be removeing the...

Hi I intend to lay some solid wood flooring in my living room and hallway. I know someone who had Elaston used and said that it was good and the builder who laid it said it was pretty simple. The floors are concrete with black tiles over the top. Should i remove these tiles or can i leave...

Hi Have laid new Aqualoq laminate flooring in my bathroom. Unfortunately i had to cut around the toilet as it was installed on a plinthe that I couldn't remove without removing the whole toilet first. As a consquence I have a nice curved but small gap around the loo - perfect for attracting...

Hi I have an old Baxi underfloor vent fireplace that I intend to use fair bit and am doing the cosmetics. Have got a good Pine surround that looks the business but am struggling with the stone surround. I have procured a snooker table slate that has ample area for the job and will get it...

Hi Have a blocked drain outside the kitchen. Takes the washing machine, dishwasher and sink. Doesn't seem to drain at all. I have rodded it, seems to be a very hard blockage and has been tackled from either end. Either there is a turn thats too tight for my drainage rods or its a very hard...

Hi Just moved into a house and on investigation (after all this rain) it appears that the surface water drain (ie at the base of the guttering downpipe) is full of fibrous roots. I have removed some with a draqinage rod with a claw on the end but am now getting nowhere. Any ideas?