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Hi all I am having a 5.5m x 4m log cabin placed in my garden upon the new ecobase system. I am stripping the top layer of turf but the area required is uneven. How do I go abouts making it even and strengthen the ground for this cabin. What should I use...sand?? topsoil???pea gravel??? The...

I've been searching online for ages and cannot for the life of me find an answer to this dilemma. I currently have a composite door fitted to my home but has no glass in it and so make's my porch dark and dreary. I do not want to fork out the large amount of monies for the full composite door...

Hi peeps, I have a link detached home which is joined to next doors home via my garage. ie: my home,garage,their home,garage. Is it possible to build on the back of my garage to make a room and leave the garage as a garage as the new extension would not then be touching any part of their...

tails are 15mm x 10mm. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/27936/Plumbing/Flexible-Hoses/Flexible-Tap-Tails-10mm-x-15mm-x-300mm-Pack-of-2 from screwfix. have now decided to buy new tap from wickes. many thanks for yr replies guys. darren

Hi all Real problems this end now. Monobloc tap leaks from the bottom of tap on bathroom basin where tailend goes in (hot water side). I went to screwfix and purchased 2 new tails and put them on and wholla.....happened again. Could it be a faulty tap. My system is pressured. I usually...

:D lancenotalot ive heard about your tiling mate........paper mache for grout....oh come on!!!!! everyone knows ya use play doh in the chosen colour. :D

i need a pipe carrier for my copper. cannot afford the proper ones. i heard you can make it from soil pipe but need to know the exact bits i need. many thanks guys and girls :D

cheers guys i had already been paid for the bathroom install fully. this request from her to me to fix shower was weeks later. after i had finished the install i told her boiler fault and get an engineer out .due to warm water only from taps and shower (working at time) all plumbing...

i have spoken about this subject before. i had a full bathroom install which included thermostatic shower which i piped into h & c supply pipes. customers house works on combi. week after install only warm water was coming through taps. i carried out extensive checks and plumbing was done...

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Kevplumb is right. customer wanted concealed fitting even after i reminded her about servicing. A chrome plate covers the main shower valve (cos it looks nice)and will not allow a good access hole or it would be visible. it has about 15mm gap round valve body. i have no choice but to remove...

cheers kevplumb your a star :) thanks to all others also what a great site...i feel better now. once again a big thank you :D

yes i will go round to clients house. thanks for all the replies guys. i will look at filters. but my question is....is it my fault that after 3 weeks the boiler sends crap through to the hot side of valve and blocks filters???? if the filter is blocked by boiler can i still charge...

pipework was flushed out and shower working for 3 weeks. i have fitted many of these thermo shower valves and never had this problem.

yes the shower had cold and warm water coming out of it the same as the rest of the taps in bathroom before this shower stopped. been a few weeks after install now. i have re advised her to get engineer out but she is still moaning that i am to rectify it. she also still states that...