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Hi all, We have recently purchased a house (1740s terrace) and the 1st floor bathroom had urine smelling carpet. You could tell the floor wasn't level when walking on it, so laminate flooring wasn't going to be an option. Under the carpet was very thin ply, and under the ply are some nice...

Hi, I'm just in the process of installing a Mira Thermostatic shower (Mira Atom EV Chrome effect Thermostat temperature control Mixer Shower) and have only bought plastic pipe. Is it OK to use plastic all the way to the shower mixer? The instructions don't stipulate. Many thanks in advance...

Hi all, We have a weird stone built outbuilding (circa 1700s) which I believe used to be a small toilet block for the 4 cottages in my street. Its been a storage area but I want to turn it into a small home office. The floor is brick, and has a 2 ft void underneath it. What are the options...

Hi, I have just drained my system and replaced two radiators. When I try and refill the system all of the water comes straight out of the little hole shown in the attached pic. I assume it is a pressure release valve and is faulty. Before I get a plumber round I want to make sure there isn't...

Ok, so we live in a 300 year old stone built house and on the 1970's they extended out into what was the yard. In this extension is the kitchen and a study. We have now knocked through from the kitchen into the study and want the same flooring throughout. (so entire floor is the in extended...

Hi all. We have a corner cabinet and one of the hinges has snapped. It is a Sheraton kitchen and they have informed me that they no longer stock these hinges Apparently they are from Hettich but they won't answer my e-mails. Does anyone else know where I can get replacements...

Hi all, We have a Glow Worm 38cxi combi. Unfortunately today it stopped working and was flashing with a low pressure warning. I took the front cover off and noticed water running out from the main unit. I then took the metal (silver) cover off and there was water everywhere! It...

Hi all, My Beko dishwasher has stopped cleaning the top rack properly. I have thoroughly cleaned the filters and de-scaled the rotating arms but the top arm still does not spin properly during a wash. I think it could be down to low water pressure within the dishwasher (the water...

Hi all, I am going to drain our Gloworm 38CXI this weekend so that I can re-route some of the radiator pipework. Are there any specific things I need to take note of with this type of boiler? In our old house we had a Valliant boiler and all I did was turn it off, drain the rads, and...

Hi all, We have a few rads off the wall to allow a plasterer to do his stuff in our house. Today he accidentally opened a TRV and let a bit of water out (no big deal). As a result the pressure has dropped in our combi boiler to 0.3Bar. I went to top it up by opening the mains valve...

Does anyone know if there is a trick to getting the lid off of these CU's? It is a Proteus CU with 4 screws in each corner. They do a quarter turn and each pop out but the lid still seems attached at the top some how. Any ideas? Many thanks, Chris

Hi all, We moved into a house about 3 months ago and have a problem in an outbuilding. We have started to get damp and mould on one of the walls. This outbuiding is used to teach music and so gets used most days for around 4 hours and we have electric heater in there. There are some...

Hi all, We have moved into a house which has a burglar alarm and a Pyronix Vocaliser which will call a number if the alarm goes off. We have the operational manuals for both units. The alarm works but the vocaliser does not! According to the manual you plug a phone into the 'service'...

Just had a plasterer around who said he will skim over the top of woodchip. Is this a good idea? Cheers, Chris

Hi all, We have moved into a house and I got the chimney swept. The chimney sweep said that it needed to be lined at a cost of £1000 and he couldn't do it till after Christmas. I got someone else in and they said they would do it but it would not need doing! I bought some smoke...

Hi, We have aquired some very old light fittings. I am going to re-wire them but the main problem is how do I attach them to the wall! They all come with this funny small hole poking out the back but they look like they need some sort of hook on the wall to attach to. They are all...

Hi, We have just moved into a house and they have the following taps in the bathroom: Both the hot and cold don't work very well. When you turn them on they either dribble or don't work at all. Is this something that can be fixed or do I need new taps? Many thanks, Chris

Hi, We have just moved into a house with the above mentioned dish washer. When I put it on it made some noises for about 10 minutes and then I heard it drop the tablet into the machine. I was worried there wasn't any water in it so I opened the door to check. It was bone dry and the heating...

Hi all! I have just been to look at a house to buy which was built in the 1600's. The guy who owns it says that damp is, and always will be, a problem. There are some walls which have no plaster on them and they are quite clearly damp to the touch. He said this is normal and that if we...

Hi, We have been looking to buy a house which has a very small paved garden. Clearly the sewer runs under the middle of the garden beause their is a drain and an inspection chamber in the middle of the garden! Ideally I would want to grass the whole thing. My questions is would I have to...