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Hi. I need to remove a radiator but just need to check - the lockshield valve seems to have an adjustable cover. It won't come off and has + and - signs on with arrows. If I turn it in the minus direction will that isolate the radiator? (Obviously also turning off the thermostat valve). I...

hi Andy thanks for this. Here is a photo - hope it's the right bit!

Hi We have a very slow (one every 1-2 minutes) drip into our toilet cistern, which is resulting in a very slow drip from the outside overflow pipe. I slightly adjusted the amount of water coming into the cistern so it doesn't immediately fill so far up, but this hasn't made a difference as the...

Many thanks also for this. Are both these faults easy to repair? It'll cost me £88 just to have the oven electrician step on my doorstep so would like to hope its cost effective.

Thanks so much. That helps

I've got an electrician coming on Friday, but would welcome any thoughts before then. Last night I opened my built in electric oven door and the house power tripped. I took the bulb out (it comes on when the door's opened) but this made no difference. It then got worse and was tripping the...

Great stuff - you've been very helpful indeed. All the best.

That's just great Pinenot - I went out and bought some yesterday and fitted down the one side where there's a problem. One last question, did I fit it right - it wasn't clear whether the smooth or the grooved side of the metal should be facing out. I followed the instructions and used the...

Thanks a lot for this pinenot. Are you talking about the Stormguard ones with rubber? Does the rubber just sit over the gap (the metal bit nailed onto the external frame?). I always thought they went on the inside frame and the rubber is dragged into the gap when the door closes, but if it...

Hi We have a new wooden front door which is very well fitted. However, we have a draught problem down the lock side but the door is too well fitted for stick on draught excluder strip on the frame where the door edge meets the frame, as the door won't shut when it (foam or the spongy version)...

Just need to check a few things before attempting to insulate our kitchen roof space. We have just discovered it is not insulated at all. The kitchen is the old Victorian out house buildings - converted probably about 20 years ago. We've just gained access to the adjoining neighbour's out...

Just need to check a few things before attempting to insulate our kitchen roof space. We have just discovered it is not insulated at all. The kitchen is the old Victorian out house buildings - converted probably about 20 years ago. We've just gained access to the adjoining neighbour's out...

Dec, thanks so much for this detailed response which is extremely helpful. The balance this will give the wall will no doubt look great. The pattern is neo classical, which, out of those available, seemed most appropriate for our Victorian terrace and the size of room. It is the last...

Being indecisive, so would welcome views from anyone who has used anaglypta panel wallpaper for below dado rails. This is going on one 5 metre (roughly) length of wall. The panel widths are 67cm repeats so will need to be trimmed somewhere. So, would it look better to start in the middle...

I would have done so but the line is too feint to show up on a photo. The description is very accurate though so any help welcome. Thanks

We had the front of our terrace house re-rendered then painted last summer (18months). Very happy with it. However, a couple of months ago we noticed a thin hair line stretching from the edge of the upstairs window recess across to the edge of the render (and it seems to take a step up nearer...

many thanks for such a detailed reply Stuart45. Probably redoing the whole section (it's inside the fireplace rather than the breast) is the better option. I'll experiment, as you suggest. Thanks again - much appreciated

Hi Our terrace (red brick) was built in 1896. We are sorting out the fireplace, which is red brick, and I'm unsure what type of mortar has been used for the pointing. I read on the site that it could be lime based due to the age. There are obvious bits of cement repairs, but most of it...

oh dear, as feared! Thanks a lot though - better safe than sorry....

Hi Am about to skim the upstairs hall/landing. The party wall is no problem but the other, internal wall is old plaster and lath. There are only a few small holes but a couple of areas are quite spongy, particularly on a narrow bit of wall between two door frames where I think the laths are...