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Thank you for your help Harry. This is very helpful!

Hi there, we've recently installed new plumbing throughout a house we're refurbishing. We've pressure tested it and there are no leaks. We connected it up to the mains and the water meter indicator keeps moving back and forth. It rolls forward a bit but then rolls straight back the other way. It...

Hi Phil, what happened in the end? Having a similar drop and just wondered how you solved it? Thanks.

Thanks @JobAndKnock that's really reassuring!

Interestingly just had confirmation from the people who produced the stairs to say it is fine as it is. Phew! They said... the winder post does not need to go down to the floor for support as long as the bottom newel post is touching the floor and you get a good fixing into the wall al the way...

Thanks @big-all. I guess the tricky bit now is working out a solution...

We've installed a staircase from our first floor to our loft conversion. It has a three step winder which connects to a central newel post. Due to the way we have had to design it to get the required headroom, the second newel which is part of the winder, is not positioned on the floor. I've...

Hi all, we are adding a single storey side extension to the existing exterior wall of the house and I have a question about penetrating water... The design means that the existing exterior wall will now curve around the corner and bend into the inside (see image). The fear we have is that any...