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    Top up loft insulation on top of boarding?

    Hi, My loft is partly boarded (nailed down chipboard) and was insulated with a thin layer of glass fibre insulation (beneath boards) many years ago. Is it Ok to top up the insulation by rolling out a new layer straight over the old and the boarding (where present). This will be far easier...
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    Mouldy Roof Joists

    About a year ago I discovered a white powdery mould growing all over the roof joists/ timbers in my loft. At that time, I thought that it was due to condensation from a shower extractor fan with ducting running through the loft. I located a section of deducting which wasn't joined correctly...
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    Powdery damp ceiling

    The paint is flaking off my bathroom ceiling and I want to repaint it. I've sorted out condensation problems with an extractor fan and repainted the ceiling a few months ago but its already flaking. I've rubbed down flaking paint but artex underneath feels damp and powdery. What should I do...
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    Limescale in toilet pan

    Can anyone recommend a product that will remove limescale stains from below the water line in a toilet pan. I've previously removed all the water and tried i) bleach ii) Caustic soda - both were left overnight and then scrubbed but made very little difference. Someone recommended 'spirit of...
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    Steam in bathroom - wrong shower head??

    Since changing our conventional boiler to a combi, the bathroom gets so steamy that I can't see more than 2 feet infront of me after using the shower. The shower fitting is a simple mixer tap on the bath and I (think I) changed the shower head to one suitable for all types of shower system...
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    Painting over wallpaper with border

    I am about to paint over our bedroom wall paper, but there is a paper boarder around the room at about 3ft height. I am concerned that the edges of the border will show through the paint. Does anyone have any tips as to how I can minimise the appearance of the border through the paint? My...
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    Balancing or sludge?

    Some months ago I had a problem with my heating system - newly installed Vaillant 828 combi would heat up to 80 then immediatly cut out without radiators heating up. Same cycle would then continue. A friend checked the boiler and found that the water was circulating through the diverter...
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    Can I lay laminate on top of carpet?

    My laminate instructions state that it cannot be layed on top of carpet. I have a thin carpet on top of a chipboard floor that looks to me like it will to the same job as the polystyrene type roll I've previously used as underlay. Can I go ahead and lay the laminate straight on the carpet?
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    Replacing 2 gang with 3 gang switch

    On my 2 gang switch, one (one way) switch controls both the hall light and the external light. (the other 2 way switch controls the landing light). I want to separate the hall light and external light to two separate switches on my new 3 gang switch plate. How should new 3 gang switch be...
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