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How much for a stone wall to be repointed?
Bricklaying & Repointing  •  556 views  •  18 answers

How much should I expect to pay for a 40 square meter stone wall to be repointed in a lot of places

Decking paint mix?
Painting & Decorating  •  552 views  •  3 answers

Can you mix oil based undercoat to boiled linseed oil to coulor in for decking

Cellar
Building  •  551 views  •  5 answers

I have recently gained access to the cellar my house hasn’t been seperated and none of the fuse box’s are for my property

Drain a hot tub?
Guttering, Fascias & Soffits  •  551 views  •  2 answers

Could anyone help? I have two Terrain 4DRE drains in my driveway. Can I use them to empty my hot tub water ?

What to do abut black mould on the wall?
Building  •  550 views  •  6 answers

I noticed black mould on the wall near the gutter downpipe. There's some space between the gutter and the wall so I'm not sure how black mould appears on the wall. The gutter is on one side of the wall (clean). The black mould is on the other wall of …

Outside tap stopcock
Plumbing  •  548 views  •  4 answers

We have recently moved. We live in Yorkshire. E have a hot and cold outside tap just under the kitchen window. Im looking to turn the outside stopcock off to prevent the pipes from freezing over and potentially bursting. There are 2 stopcocks under the sink. One seems to control …

Why are my pipes noisy when heat/water is off?
Plumbing  •  546 views  •  2 answers

When our heating is ON our pipes bang as they change from cold to hot which is probably pretty normal in a 1979 house, they’ve probably changed position since they were fitted and don’t have enough space. However, after 6 months living here, suddenly they’re a bit noisy at 11-12 …

How often does a chimney need to be swept?
Roofing  •  546 views  •  0 answers

The chimney of our bungalow has not swept since we moved in 2 years ago. How often does one need it to be swept?

Replacing 15 year old boiler?
Heating & Gas  •  545 views  •  1 answer

Should I replace a 15 year old gas boiler if it still works ok.

No Cold Water
Plumbing  •  545 views  •  0 answers

Since we renovated our bathroom we have been unable to run any cold water through the shower, the water comes through scalding hot. All other taps in the flat work fine, including the bath taps directly below the shower. Is this an issue with the shower fitting or could it …

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