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Hi Everybody - First time here. I want to move my washing machine from my kitchen to my "Utility" room that has the back door, and the boiler and eventually make it into a full utility. Currently it isn't really used for anything. There is no current cold feed in place, but there is a waste...

I own a 1930s semi which i moved in to last year. I noticed damp on the rear external walls in the upstairs and down stairs rooms last winter. Brick work/ mortar wasnt great so I had the rear elevation pointed with lime mortar and still damp. I am yet to remove the plaster could this be the...

So I bought the Drayton wiser kit 2, but I don't need to use the hot water channel. Which wire would I put into the Drayton wiser

Hi all, I've got this crack under my landing window; it appears to have been re-pointed at some time although it looks like it was poorly done. I moved into the property in 2022 and the surveyor flagged the crack and said he believed it to be settlement or from the replacement of a window and...

Hello my cooker uses a MSA-V01-M (wiring pic linked) which isn't working anymore and I'm trying to change it with a MP-V01-SVC (pictures linked). First of all can someone confirm that this swap is feasible? if so Can I get some help with the wiring please? I've found this...

how do I change the old to the new please

I noticed some ants coming from behind the fridge so pulled it back and noticed that the brickwork below the plaster appears black with a few gaps that looks like they lead down below the floor. I’m assuming that if the ants can get in then moisture or damp can get in? I haven’t seen any damp...

Hey fellow builders! I’m working on a decking gazebo area, roughly 7m x 2.4m, with a pitched gable roof at 13°. I’m using 150mm x 150mm posts, concreted in 600mm deep. The decking joists, roof rafters, ridge beam, and all joists are 150mm x 47mm C24 treated timber. The roof will have 18mm...

any ideas on what to do? I recently had all my walls plastered. I left them just over a week to dry and then used an undercoat designed for metal accidentally. The paint is oil based, so I just wanted to check what was best to do? Should I use a paint stripper like paint panther? Will this...

i have a question regarding a radiator swap but i think its already being discussed here when i post the thread it says "already being discussed" so how do i search the forum my issue instead of google?

Hey everyone, Today, I worked on removing some light switches since they were no longer needed. After taking down a drywall partition, I was left with a "spaghetti" mess of wires hanging from the ceiling—left there for over a year. I started removing the switches, but now I have a problem. The...

i have socket in living room but only 2 and as kid coming with konsoles and dvds players then i will need more my question is should i prefer extension lead or additional sockets this maybe method by rewiring? which one is better and long lasting it will have to i will also tell builder to hide...

I am hoping someone may be able to offer some sound construction advice to help me determine if my internal partial stud and partial stramit board (Easiwall) is offering any support or bearing. I have provided images with coloured annotations for clarity, but the below description I hope paints...

I live in a house built in 1990, I pulled the plasterboard wall down, which looks like dot and dab on the wall there were various mortar looking substances around the modern gas fireplace. of various appearances. is their any Gas / Building contractor around could tell me if I should be...

sorry for consuming your time but i have a whirlpool front version which is a few year old never got time to fix this but now as renovating to utility room i want to fix this one and keep 2 wm's. back to the machine to put on and nothing, no power, no lights, no anything :( I have checked...

this website is good but i will mostly like to thank you member noseall for helping me in a problem. if there is award please give to this person

could some people educate me about solid floors and how they are built? is this right lay dpm then insulation then lay concrete on top? I am building a shed by with help with builder but I want to do half. and how do i put rebar on it the builder will be doing this but I Want to know as I'm...

during the reno i have a switch which i want to replace but the one my son have purchased has l21 and l22 terminal with a common. The old one have common L1 and L2. could i just have a confirmation of where to connect where. the switch will be metal so would it need the box connected to the...

I have a upvc window that won’t latch and close. The handle moves freely but the mechanism doesn’t move. The mechanism won’t move by hand either. The window is on the first floor so any help would be appreciated and even better if I can do it from the inside Thanks in advance

Hello Over the spring/summer some birds have removed the end cap from my dry verge and made a nice nest in my loft. To prevent this from happening again next year, does anyone have any idea what type of end cap I need and where’s best to get it from ? I’ve attached some pictures, I’m...