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Hi folks We've got a Ferroli boiler which has stopped working yet again. It was installed in Dec 2010 and although it was checked over by our installer in august prior to the PCB being replaced under warranty, its not been officially serviced seeing as its only technically due. We've...

Hi folks I'm trying to replace the lock on our back door but have a problem with the retaining screw. It looks like someone has had a serious go at it in the past and I cant get it out. I've removed the handles to give it a little movement, tried wd40, giving it a tap with a hammer etc etc...

Hi folks Very quick question for you: can whole bricks be used as a base for the concrete foundations? I know you can use broken bricks/hardcore etc but our builder insists that whole bricks are fine and thats what he's going to use (left over from the garage thats been demolished)...

Bit of a daft question. We have ordered a wall mounted Crosswater thermostatic bath/shower mixer for our new bathroom but the one thing not specified on the tech diagram is the size of the input pipes. I know most, if not all, showers tend to be on 15mm pipes but bath taps tend to have 22mm...

hi folks we are going to be tiling the bathroom over the next couple of weeks. I've done a lot of reading (inclduing sticky ;) ) and I just want to make sure I've not missed anything or got it wrong. Floor - 25mm WBP ply - had to replace whole original T+G floor due to condition. cut...

We've got some custom made Douglas Fir skirting boards to match the existing ones in the house and one of the latest batch has 2 sections on the rear of one board which have leaked sap onto the front of the board stacked below it. Is there a way to remove this without damaging the wood? We...

bit of a follow on from my other recent questions. Bath had leaked for years and has damaged the plaster, boards and joist. Boards and joists are going to be fixed shortly but I'm not sure what to do with the walls. I was hoping just to make good these areas but now the bath has been...

I'm reposting this in here as its got no replies in the flooring board ( which seemed like the logical place :( ) Anwyay I'm after some advice folks. The bath in our bathroom had been leaking for years and has rotted away the floorboards at the end where the leak is. I suspected there...

Quick question We are going replace our bathroom ceiling with plasterboard and wondered whether we should use moisture resistant or just standard? It will be skimmed afterwards. Thanks in advance :)

I'm after more advice folks :) The bath in our bathroom has been leaking for years and has rotted away the floorboards at the end where the leak is. I suspected there could be damage to the joist too and I went under the floor to have a look on saturday and found its not in great shape...

Cant see it mentioned in the sticky? I'm referring to by PM?

Quick question We are going to be doing our bathroom in the very near future and we need to replace at least 3 of the original tongue and groove boards under the bath due to a long term leak (rotted away). The plan is to tile the bathroom so I was going to get some marine ply for going over...

We're about to finally make a start on our bathroom and I want to sort out the ceiling before anything else. Its the original lathe and plaster one and is not only cracked but also has lots of old adhesive on it from the polystrene tiles that were when we moved it (and quickly removed!). Its...

I'm going to be adding another radiator to our system as one room doesn't have one. I'm quite happy with needs to be done and am currently pricing up radiator, pipe and connections. I'm going to use copper and compression fittings as thats what I'm used to. The question is I was planning on...

I'm going to wire up an extractor in our bathroom and of course ordered a 50m reel of 3 core cable to connect up the 3 pole isolator switch. Of course what I should have ordered was 3 core + earth but thats what you get for not paying enough attention while placing an order. If I...

Hi folks, I'm looking for a little advice. we've got an old bungalow (1930s construction with brick walls and cavity) and I've discovered a problem with damp in the bedroom wall which appears to be restricted to a vertical column. On the outside at the affected area is a downpipe from...

Can anyone tell me what this is: and more importantly, how to get rid of it? Its been on the grass on year and I think its spreading although i'm not 100% sure. I dont have much time to spend on it as the house is first priority but I would like to get rid of it. Thanks...

We removed some of the skirting boards to strip all the old paint off. The plaster under the batton that they are nailed onto is in pretty bad shape - broken and crumbling in some places. I'm going to do it myself as it doesn't need to look good, just be relatively flat which I can manage...

Hi folks Just looking for some general idea of what would be considered normal usage. I've never had gas before but I believe it should be more economical than electrical heating even with the recent price rises. I've just entered the first gas reading for a bill and it says that the...

We've recently moved into an old bungalow and have a freeview box but its really struggling to get many channels. The aerial is in the loft and I wouldn't be surprised if it and the cabling are approx 25+ years old as the house was last touched/sold then. I'm guessing that the aerial is...