Is lighting fire in redundant back boiler safe?
Roofing
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3 answers
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.
Black lumps embedded in garage concrete flooring?
Building
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We had vinyl sheeting on the floor, it wasn't stuck down with adhesive. We just rolled it out and put workbenches etc on top to secure it down. It's been fine for the past 20+ years. I am currently in the process of revamping my garage. I’ve taken up the …
Tumble dryer issue
Electrical
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803 views
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6 answers
Machine switches off after about 30seconds and will not switch back on for about 5 mins and repeats again
Water hammer help
Plumbing
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803 views
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4 answers
We have recently moved into a new house. Quite a few time now this hammering sound starts up. Ive listened to a water hammer on YouTube and it sounds like that. We have located where the sound is coming from (under the floor, upstairs, close to a radiator). There doesn't …
Cistern lid stuck
Bathroom Fitting
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799 views
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7 answers
Trying to remove my cistern lid but it seems to be stuck along the side closest to the wall. Almost as if the wall is too close to allow me to lift up the lid, front and sides are lifting. What’s the best way to prise the back of the …
Downspout into soil waste pipe?
Guttering, Fascias & Soffits
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798 views
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4 answers
Is it illegal to plumb a downspout into a soil waste pipe?
pva bond on top of the mdp primer and then lay the tiles?
Tiling
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796 views
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12 answers
I am tiling my bathroom floor....it is mdf - in error, i put down mdp primer instead of pva bond....can i put pva bond on top of the mdp primer and then lay the tiles?
New Boiler & Radiators. Do I need to replace the pipework?
Heating & Gas
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796 views
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6 answers
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 …
Door lining for French door
Carpentry & Joinery
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794 views
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6 answers
We are wanting to block an archway from our front room into the dining room with a pair of French doors 1981x1170 sizing. I have a family member who can do the stud wall around it and most of the work but we cannot seem to have any luck in …
Difference in cost and performance between render & k-rend
Plastering & Rendering
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794 views
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What is the difference between k-rend and external render. Does one or other cost more in terms of materials or labour?