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We have an iron gate that has become hard to open/close, so it needs greasing. I thought I'd be able to apply lithium grease and that'd be it. But I find it hard to apply the grease. The gate is hung at two places, the top is a standing pin with a round hole in the top of the gate fitting over...

Vokera Remote control/Thermostat started giving code A84 does anybody know what it is? Battery seems OK all things look normal. I can still set time, temperature etc. Just A84 keeps popping up. The boiler does not come on. It is not in the manual. Thanks, B.

We had rotten wall-plates replaced. The new wall-plates appear to be sticking out from under the wall they are supporting. Is This ok? Or too risky with rain etc... http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/3080tGEeDyzOWcdytyL2iupV100oTvusfctWv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg Here is the new wall-plate...

Hi, I am wondering what the best way would be to deal with this guttering problem: The problem is indicated with the arrow. In (Heavy) rain the guttering will overflow badly at the location of the arrow. One cause of the overflowing is that the corner is slightly lower than the other...

We have had a problem with a wet / damp patch in an upstairs room. Several avenues have been pursued in the past. But it has stayed. The damp problem is not very bad, but it does mean the wall feels slightly damp/sticky to the touch and wallpaper will not hold etc.. We recently had the...

Hi there, We added scraping and pointing of our chimney to our list of works. The pointer turned up at 12:15 and left at 14:30. He did not bring an angle-grinder or anything to scrape with up. He did three sides of our chimney. We approached him on the subject of him not having scraped at...

Is there an easy way to tell whether my builder is not doing it right? We have a builder who we trust. One of his employees has recently started on repointing our house. My wife has indicated doubts about a possible shoddy job. She hears short series of bangs followed by long periods of...