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It's a single storey extension attached to the back of a terraced house. It's approved under PD. Could build 3.5m-4m and apply for retrospective planning permission, but that would take up most of the garden. The sewer pipe was most probably put down in the 1960's so it's going to need...

I am in the process of building a 3m extension at the back of the house and as luck would have it a sewer serving 6 houses is running 3m behind the house, right where the back wall of the extension is planned. The minor sewer runs around 1.2m below ground. I have obtained a build over agreement...

I was wondering if someone could advise me what I should do. I have an en-block garage, built in 1968 which is situated behind the grounds of a school. The school has been re-building its sports hall and have dug out the soil about 3 feet deep behind my garage with a huge digger and concreted...

I thought that might be the case somehow, well I guess I'm stuck with it, unless I do a loft conversion and even that probably won't help. The house is fine, until it gets cold, then mould appears on the 1st floor ceilings predominantly in the two outside corners of the house, at the end of...

Could anyone give me some idea of difficult would it be to replace the whole membrane. It's an end of terrace house with a pitched roof which is sloped on the end. This means the membrane would need to be changed on three sides of the house, in a cramped space. Would tiles need to be lifted...

Thank you, I think I've found something suitable: Cromar VENT3® Light I've found a 15m roll for sale, which will be much cheaper than buying a while 50m roll. Will it be ok to use this product to patch up the current membrane? I don't think there's a problem with the roof itself...

I wonder if someone can help me identify what type of plastic liner I have between my roof joists and roof tiles, in the loft. My house was built in 1968 with a pitched slate roof, there's a flexible black plastic type lining between the slates and the joists supporting the roof, but it's...

Yep, a bit of PFTE tape wrapped around the threads a few times did the trick........................much cheaper than a new filter casing!!

Would PTFE, or plumbers tape around the lid thread be suitable? No idea if that stuff is safe for drinking water.

Hi, I wonder if anyone can advise me how best to stop a small leak from my plastic Astracast Springflow water filter catridge housing. There's a little bit of water seeping out between the lid and the housing body. The lid screws onto the body and there's a gasket recessed into the filter...

PROBLEM SOLVED!! Description below to help others in a similar position: Turns out this washing machine has a timer to limit how long it will empty for. I guess this is to stop damaging the water pump. If your machine's waste water hose is blocked, or even partially blocked, the machine...

I'll definitely try out the cold ceiling theory, I've just been up into the loft and put in another layer of spare insulation around the edge of the bathroom. We'll see what effect that has...hopefully it'll lessen the mould a bit. If not I'll try a fan ducted through the soffits, sounds...

Thank you for your reply John.....I think it may well be a soil vent pipe....better not touch that then. :oops: I can't really go through the wall, it's going to have to be a ceiling fan with ducting into the loft. What's the best way to create an external duct from the loft space without...

I need some advice about increasing bathroom ventilation. I've got a bit of a mould problem in the bathroom, caused by lack of ventilation. Patches of mould are appearing on the ceiling around the edges of the bathroom. Generally, the bathroom is not mouldy, so it's not a big issue, looks...

I've got a problem with my Bosch washing machine, which is about 3 years old and hasn't had that much use. On some programs (like 40 degrees cottons) it finishes the program before the spin stage, so the clothes is all wet and the door will not open. No error codes come up. If I select the...

I wonder if someone could give me a bit of advice about a mould problem I have in the bedroom. I live in a 2 storey end of terrace house, which was built in the late 1960's, it has cavity walls and efficient double glazing. It's generally in very good condition and I haven't seen any issues...