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So two months ago we had a sandstone patio laid. Chose someone whos work we had seen, has been doing this for 40 years and has worked for family close by. We started getting white marks, got them back and was told it's salt, that it will wear off, if not to use a salt remover. I can't find a salt re...

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I had a combi boiler installed 2 years ago. I now have leaking taps on the bath it’s leaking down the copper pipes making them green. These pipes are both 22mm and I get awful water hammer on the cold assuming that’s from the pipe going 15mm to 22mm! The taps are at the back and centre on an externa...

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Hi. I have a gutter that is leaking at all the joints. I had my specialist come out and he recommended we repair the joints apart from one. That one is over a garage with no access. Can't get on the roof due to asbestos cement tiles so would need scaffolding at a cost of £500. Not happening for a jo...

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We bought our house just over a year ago and on moving in noticed we had a few drips in the guttering. We paid someone to come and clean them out and "seal" them. Said sealing did nothing and the guy that did it had no interest in coming back. It is now getting worse. I have at least 5 lea...

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Hi all. I am looking for advice regarding my side garden boundary wall. I am on a corner plot and the back garden at the side has a 10m wall that is over 2m tall. This has been pulled down by heavy ivy left on the grass verge behind it. I have had quotes of around 7k to remove and rebuild the wall a...

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New sandstone patio a mess..advice?

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