New Boiler & Radiators. Do I need to replace the pipework?
Heating & Gas
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Hi. I am looking at getting a new boiler and all new replacement radiators. I believe the boiler is 20 years old and the radiators a mix of older and slightly newer. I have 2 quotes, one is £1300 more expensive and includes all the pipework in the house being …
Stop cock
Plumbing
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What is a freezing kit
Rerouting plumbing
Plumbing
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Hello, I have a bathroom sink that is plumbed into the floor. I have my eye on a metal sink basin that requires plumbing into the wall. Is it possible to reroute the plumbing? If yes, is this very costly? Thank you.
Textured ceiling
Plastering & Rendering
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Hello, I have to remove a 2'x4' section of drywall ceiling that has textured plaster. Once remove I'm going to replace the drywall, put 2 coats of plaster and reproduce the same textured plaster design. It looks like a round ~8inch dip that was done with a mope/sponge. I would …
Do I need to prime a newly plastered ceiling patch before painting?
Painting & Decorating
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I've recently had a water leak in my shower upstairs which damaged my ceiling downstairs I've had the area cut out reboarded and replasterd please could u tell me if I need to prime the newly plastered patch before I paint the whole ceiling and if so please could u …
Handrail
Carpentry & Joinery
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Hi. I have a pig ear handrail mounted to the wall that is coming away from wall. I am unsure how it was originally mounted on wall. Any idea how I could repair this or would I have to replace whole thing ?
avoid wasting felt when felting garage roof
Building
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m y garage roof is 5.130mm long and rolls of felt are 10 m long which means i am losing over 4 metres on each roll. how can i avoid that many thanks
Bathroom Fitter Deposit
Bathroom Fitting
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Our bathroom fitter is requesting a deposit prior to work start date on 13 September 2021. He is not supplying any of the bathroom furniture. Should we be paying him a deposit?
Is lighting fire in redundant back boiler safe?
Roofing
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I've got an old back boiler solid fuel but it is redundant now for many years but I still light the fire is this safe done it for 7 or more years.
How to stop laminate moving under kickboards
Carpets, Lino & Flooring
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Laminate has been laid by ourselves. We have fitted the laminate up to the cupboards first set of feet. How do you stop those end bits of laminate slipping out of place? We are cutting the kick boards to fit but I don’t want to keep moving those bits of …