Pull switch not working?
Electrical
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Hi. When I pull my pull switch it lights up, but when I turn my shower on, the pull switch goes out. Once I turn the shower to off, the pull switch lights up again?
Hipped roof
Carpentry & Joinery
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Hi, could I get some advice please? I’m building a garage and it will have a hipped roof. The garage size is 5850 square inside to inside block work, the rise is 1.635. Would anyone know the calculation for the size / thickness the hip board needs to be ? …
Suitable shower for Worcester combi boiler
Bathroom Fitting
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We have a Worcester combi boiler,no water tank or immersion and would like to install an Aqualisa Quartz Blue Digital Shower & Wall Head Kit for Pumped Boilers Is our boiler suitable for this shower? Thanks
Plaster cracking and becoming loose
Plastering & Rendering
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I had the downstairs of my house re plastered last March, we noticed a couple of small areas where the plaster had blown initially but we had those fixed by a decorator and had it all painted once it had dried. The last few months I’ve noticed cracks appearing on …
Everest Drainage Weep Hole Cover Cap
Windows & Doors
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I have been told that the drainage caps on my 1980’s Everest entrance door is now obsolete. I should be grateful to hear from someone who may have fitted this product and can advise where I can get a replacement. I also need the little plastic caps that cover the …
Insulating around radiator pipes and junction boxes?
Handywork
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I have 1920's house with a suspended timber floor. I was thinking of adding Kingspan/Celotex 100mm insulation in between the joists. However, I have electrical junction boxes attached to the joists and also pipework going through and above the joist in a few places. What's general consensus around installing insulation …
New door frames
Plastering & Rendering
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Do new door frames go in before or after plastering and skimming?
Faulty gas cooker - fix or buy new?
Heating & Gas
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My pilot doesn't work so we have been manually lighting the gas oven. Now it lights but doesn't stay on. Plus the dial doesn't alter the oven either it's either on high or low Is it worth fixing or buy new cooker ?
Aqualisa Aquarian shower mixer
Bathroom Fitting
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Water was gushing out of Aqualisa Aquarian shower mixer. Insurance guy could not find the isolation valve, so he knock down the wall, cut off the pipes and plugged stop end. I think that there was no need to do this. He could have simply done following: 1. Turn off …
Cost of repairing noisy water pipes?
Plumbing
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When my water is turned on and off, it makes a banging noise. Is it a big job to sort this and how much, approximately, would it cost me to have it fixed?