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Dripping Overflow Pipe

How do I stop my overflow pipe dripping? It is a constant drip and as the water in the tank in the loft is warm I assume the water is somehow coming from the water tank in the house. How do I stop...

broadway

sink waste pipe dimensions

I can measure the external diameter on the sink waste pipe (43mm). Does this mean it's a 40mm pipe ie do pipe sizes relate to internal dianeters (which I can't measure)

missprim

My daughter is thinking of buying a house but the outside is rendered, have any of you had problems with this finish? Could it crack or peel? I should imagine it's quite expensive to put right if it...

daithebus

Answerbank freezing

Hi, can anyone help me please, when I go into a posted answer and try to return, the page freezes and I have to switch the computer off at the mains. I then have to start all over again this has been...

tezestwing

AB freezes up

Hope someone can help I can scroll up and down the topics and click select any one but if I go into a post question to read the answers and press the back arrow top left to return to topics all I get...

redjay

Internal Garage roof insolation

Hi, I have an internal garage, one that forms part of my house. The problem is my little girls bedroom runs over the top of it and her room is freezing cold, when she opens her door the whole house...

natalie_1982

Electricity sockets

We have been living in our first house for six months so I am new to anything Housey / DIY. In our main bedroom there is (strangely) only one single plug socket. The house is less than 50 years old...

mortosm

Strange Noise from Back Boiler

For the first few minutes when my back boiler fires up I can hear an occasional 'sizzling' noise (like the noise a drop of water on a hot coal would make). This only happens for five or so minutes....

SteveD

Central heating boilers (again)

Many thanks to those ABers who gave very useful advice in answer to my previous question about this same subject. We have now narrowed our choice down to two installers - one who proposes Vaillant and...

parkesquay

HIPs(Home information packs)

I am thinking of putting my house on the market and not using an estate agent. However I obviously have to provide a Home Information Pack to a prospective purchaser - I think. Has anybody tried a...

wickedtart19

How do iget skirting board off wall

how do i get a piece of skirting board of a wall, as i have a new refrigerator coming and need to take about 8inches off, thanks

fairkatrina

fire door

It's a long shot, but does anyone know of a company in the Stoke on Trent area that will supply and fit a bespoke fire door? I can find suppliers, and fitters for standard doors, but I need someone...

gravitate

Wierd Dreams

I had a dream last night that my ex (the mother of my daughter) and my best mate were having a shower together as we were on out way out. I went upstairs and then when I came back they were having...

MrsWillow

barrel bolt on pvcu door

Hi - help! I have recently had a pvcu door fitted for a visually impaired elderly mother who is having difficulty locking the door by pushing up the handle and locking, Is it possible to install an...

Oneeyedvic

Problem with the loo - plumbing help needed

I have a separate low level toilet suite and there is a leak in the 'rubber flange' where the flush pipe goes from the cistern to the bowl. It happened about a year ago and I replaced the flange - but...

Matheous

bagless vacuum cleaners

Can someone tell or explain to me who and why it was decided to market & "sell" the bagless vacuum??? -I spent approx ten minutes brushing a filter outside at our wheelie bin.....fortunately, it...

valjay

Get rid of front door matwell?

Should I fill in a front door matwell? I want to put carpet tiles in hallway and they will be awkward to fit onto a matwell.

countrykid

Laminate Flooring Tips Wanted

I will be laying my first ever laminate floor this coming weekend, and would appreciate any tips from others who have done this before. I am quite competent at most DIY, fitting kitchens and bedrooms...

Dee Sa

really good bath sealant

Our bath sealant let us down and eventually the ceiling underneath fell in, the bathroom installer at the time [3yrs ago] assured us it was the same type of sealant used for swimming pools !!!! say no...

barber

chewing gum

any ideas for removing chewing gum from carpets? brought in on a shoe have got most off but it's left some! have tried the ice cube!

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