Work required to get rid of black walls?
Plastering & Rendering
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Walls are black in utility room I think it has been flooded from house above do i need plasterer or mold remover
Where to install thermostatic shower pump?
Plumbing
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Hello, would you kindly advise where is the best place to install shower pump? I have a gravity system and Wickes bathroom installer advice to fit under the bath but I'm not sure about it if something goes wrong in the future I will have to take off whole bath …
Tap gland sheared off
Plumbing
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Got a call from rental agents to say a tap gland in the bathroom washbasin had sheared off and the bill for the repairs was £370 (water overflowed into the kitchen underneath the bathroom). My view is that it would have taken excessive force by the tenants to completely shear …
strange noises from central heating/plumbing pipe work
Plumbing
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Hello I have a strange noise problem in central heating/plumbing pipes. it is almost a thud type of noise and the noise occurs mainly late night and early morning when the heating may be off. However, it can happen when heating is on. I can send a clip of the …
Should I use expanding foam before sealant for gaps between tiles and work surface?
Tiling
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I have a gap between my tiles and work surface is the best thing to fill it expanding foam before using a sealant
Clicking radiators?
Plumbing
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2 answers
Anyone have any idea why my radiator is clicking so loudly?
How to solve hot water flow for large 5 bedroom house?
Plumbing
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495 views
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I have an old property with a gravity fed water system and a "system boiler". The hot water flow is extremely soft and so I was advised to fit a water pump to increase the flow and pressue. A salamander pump was fitted but it was extremely loud and the …
Completion certificate
Carpentry & Joinery
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Can a new home pass building certificate with a post missing from staircase
Toilet sink drainage query
Plumbing
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2 answers
Hello, I just had my toilet sink drainage pipe replaced today because the old metal one was leaking and when I tried to tighten it the whole pipe snapped off (the new one is also a metal one with a larger lower trap body). I noticed a problem after the …
How to lay Indian sandstone slabs?
Gardening & Landscaping
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I’ve had a landscaper in this week to lay down kandala Indian sandstone slabs. Noticed he has used lots of stones and only used a machine once to flatten them and then put make stones down. He has laid the slabs on top of the stones without cement and has …