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Adhesive Advice.

I want to stick some polystyrene panels to the interior of my fibreglass garage door. It will, I suppose, need to be solvent-free. Can you recommend a suitable product please?

pulmicort1415

Old Lead Underground Pipe Leak

I was pulling and hauling at a tree stump in the garden. I heard a pop sound and later discovered the hole filling with water. I have turned water off outside in the street, dug down and found a... ...

Prudie

Another Boiler Question

Apologies, I don't want to search - this may have been answerd to others before. Why do so many plumbers and heating engineers give conflicting advice? Anyway we have a standard Baxi Solo gas... ...

Gizmonster

Cladding An Existing Shed.

At the mo we have an 8' x 6' wooden shed. We paint it regularly, but it's starting to look a bit tired now (I'm guessing we had it built around 18 years ago). I don't want to be taking panels off... ...

moggie 939

Mains Shower Unit - Help From A Plumber/Heating Engineer Please!

My shower works from my boiler hot water and until last week had a round control on wall with MIRA on it and two controls - main one was hot/cold by turning it and othere was a lever which... ...

SteveD

Exterior House Insulation

My daughter has had her house wrapped with 16 cm foam insulation. Could someone kindly point me to a video or article describing how to attach to the outside such things as a wireless doorbell,... ...

davebro3

Lease Extension

The lease on my flat - originally 125 years - has now run down to 85 years so I am considering extending it. I got a (free) report from "zerodownlease" and they say the lease extension should cost... ...

Prudie

Determining A Leak

How would one know if there was a water leak under a concrete ground floor without waiting for the next water bill with usage and more to the point how would a capable plumber check for it and fix it?

moggie 939

New Vaillant Boiler - Problem Setting Up. Please Help Anyone!

Had this new boiler fitted and works welland very quiet after my 10yr old one - but having troible with controls. He set it up for me but does not go on/off when I want it to. On my old boiler I... ...

1581960

Advice On Gas Boilers Please.

I have an Ideal Classic cast iron boiler FF 330 - 3100 for hot water and central heating, installed in 2002 and now starting to be troublesome. Should I spend money on it to try and keep it going... ...

Clementino

Electric Inset Fire Advice

My Glen Avon inset electric fire needs a replacement as the 3 x 1000watt elements are difficult to find although I am still looking.I must have searched almost every inset fire, but all are so far... ...

renegadefm

Night Storage Heater Making Eyes Sting

My elderly neighbour asked me round to look at her night storage heater in her front room because although its working and giving out heat, she said this winter its been making her eyes sting. She... ...

MuleneNex

Upstairs Flat Leaking Into Mine

I am the freeholder of my flat and the one above.
the owner upstairs is dodgy as anything and has rented out but doesn't have a buy to let mortgage. hes also skipped the country and used my... ...

moggie 939

Help From A Boiler Engineer Please! Boiker Readings

Hello I have a Potterton Promax Combi Boiler and it is working ok but....a week ago it lost pressure and would not start as the arrow was below the green segment 1 where it usually stays. I think... ...

Tilly2

Replacing Halogen Down Lights With Led Downlights.

Three of the Halogen downlights in our bathroom don't work anymore. We bought some equivalent LED lights and tried to replace the Halogen ones. When we put the first bulb in, it flashed and then... ...

mizfiesta

Hive Thermostat And Worcester Greenstar I Condensing Boiler?

Can anyone tell me if a Hive thermostat will work on a Worcester greenstar i condensing boiler? TIA

Canary42

Heat Pumps

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/why-heat-pumps-never-britain-150000216.html I need a new CH boiler and have been thinking of installing a heat pump system, but this article rather puts me off. The snag... ...

Hazlinny

Strange Signposts

Having lived in Scotland all my life, I never knew that I could find myself LOST in Aberdeenshire. Have you come across any strange/funny signposts in UK or abroad?...

ToraToraTora

On This Day In History...... 1966... Fascinating!

The first episode of Star Trek was aired on US TV. Did you know? Kirk was not in the pilot, the Capt was Christopher Pike, played by Jeffrey Hunter, also famous for playing Jesus in King of Kings...

douglas9401

Before Venturing Into The Minefield

That is roofing does anyone have recent knowlege of renewing the cement work on ridge tiles and redoing the pinting on the gable end where it meets the roof? Just looking for a very rough guide to...

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Adhesive Advice.

Old Lead Underground Pipe Leak

Another Boiler Question

Cladding An Existing Shed.

Mains Shower Unit - Help From A Plumber/Heating Engineer Please!

Exterior House Insulation

Lease Extension

Determining A Leak

New Vaillant Boiler - Problem Setting Up. Please Help Anyone!

Advice On Gas Boilers Please.

Electric Inset Fire Advice

Night Storage Heater Making Eyes Sting

Upstairs Flat Leaking Into Mine

Help From A Boiler Engineer Please! Boiker Readings

Replacing Halogen Down Lights With Led Downlights.

Hive Thermostat And Worcester Greenstar I Condensing Boiler?

Heat Pumps

Strange Signposts

On This Day In History...... 1966... Fascinating!

Before Venturing Into The Minefield

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