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Neighbour's tree causing problems

I have been in my garage today which is very damp and I realise some of the timbers have rotted in one place. This area is where my neighbour's tree, which is planted right on the boundary line, is...

Psybbo

The Buider

I know it's a long time since I asked for advice on re-wiring, your information was spot on thank you. We are now going ahead with it and fortunately it's only the lighting wiring that needs to be...

percypineapple

PLUMBING BANGING

Hi All, I have lever tap in the downstairs sink, and when we turn the tap off ( cold mains water, not the hot side) it gives a big bang through the plumbing system. any ideas? Percy....

237SJ

Damp under the floor

The skirting board in the corner of the living room has been a bit discoloured for a while and I felt it to see if it was damp and I decided it wasn`t. I`ve just done the hoovering and was shocked...

april1693

Shower trouble

The pull cord that controls our shower appears to still work and the fan and ceiling light come on, however the shower itself is not coming on and neither are any of the lights on the actual shower...

Prudie

Kitchen Tap query

If looking for a single hole kitchen mixer tap what is the word I also need to look for to ensure the spout can be swung from left to right (ie will aim on either side of a double sink) please or do...

arrymong

tablet quandry

i have some money burning a hole in my pocket and i fancy a tablet. could any of you ABers out there recommend one that i could buy today or should i wait for the kindle fire hd. over to you for your...

DTCwordfan

Problems with Google Chrome

As time marches on, I am finding Google less stable, regular messages of a "Shock Plug in has crashed" I know that I have McAffee in my programmes and this can interfere with Chrome. How...

Al_74

Hot Water Issue (frustrating)

Hi I hope someone can help, I have an ongoing issue with the water in the bathroom. The bath and sink were pumping out luke warm water around 37-38 degrees on their own but the shower was stone cold....

ZebUK

Hot water tap "stutters"

First, we have high water pressure - the cold tap on too far will easily splash and make a mess and I *think* we have cheap taps. When we turn the hot water tap on first everything is fine (careful...

Paulsy

cracked paint on walls

Hi, my hall badly needs painting, the last time my other half done it the paint dried with cracks in it in lots of places leaving it looking a right mess. Can anyone tell me why this happened please?

sfby

How do I check for a water leak?

I expect that in the next couple of years we will be "persuaded to have a water meter fitted. That's fine in principle (there's only 2 of us), but I have a suspicion that we may have a leak...

kia cat

steel shed

We have an all steel bolt together shed like this one [ http://www.shedbaron....sp?ProdID=2&ImageNo=1 ] it's sitting on concrete paving slabs, problem is the guttering or lack of. The supplied gutter...

stornoway

shower cubicle

How do I go about regrouting the tiles in shower and resealing the same. All help gratefully appreciated.

sad old git

dampness

Hi All. I posted this question a while ago but can't remember what kind of response I got so asking for advice again. We have what looks like rising damp at the rear of our house( 100 year old...

Aquagility

Green Oak

How rot resistant is green oak? My local carpenter tells me that there is no point in treating it, as it already has resistance much higher than softwood treated with creosote.

bigbadmarty

Fire escape window

I recently installed a window , which was also meant to act as an emergency fire exit . Building control won't sign off the works because the window supplied was a "easy-clean" ie it rotates...

needawin

Toilet - Flapper flush valve.

Can I replace a traditional toilet siphon with a Flapper flush valve? Do I need also to change the inlet assembly?

MarkRae

Quirky quiz questions

I'm trying desperately to finish a quiz for tomorrow. It's made up of deliberately unusual, quirky and downright trick questions, grouped into pairs by subject. A couple of examples would be: "In...

dickythecook

Cavity wall insulation

Where is the best place to find information on the pros and cons of CWI? I ask because whilst the agent who is trying to sign me up as a customer tells me there wil be no problems with it, I heard...

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