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Hello. I have some pipes I need to box in on a kitchen ceiling and just needed some tips on the simplest way to do it. The area is approx 6'x 3' and he drop is about 8 inches. Cheers.

Not sure if I have the right forum but here goes. I have some pipes I need to box in on a kitchen ceiling and just needed some tips on the simplest way to do it. The area is approx 6'x 3' and he drop is about 8 inches. Cheers.

Hello, I've just bought a new switch and the it's different from the old one. I'm stumped as to what goes where. It's a triple 2 way switch and will be operating three separate lights in one room. Here's a pic of the old and the new. Any help appreciated. Sorry, I just realised I took the...

I've just removed some stone cladding from around my fireplace and it's left a terrible surface. I want a mixture of tile and wallpaper to replace it and was going to cover the area with plasterboard for a smooth surface. Is tiling on plasterboard ok in a dry area like this? I know it can be...

I have a small leak from a blanked off part of a hot water pipe that's in an awkward position to get to and I'm after something that will seal it, preferably without having to drain the pipe. Any ideas?

I have a hot water tank with a shower pump connecting to a bathroom shower. The shower pressure is sometimes ok but sometimes it slows down to a trickle and the pump makes all sorts of weird noises. It gets plenty of use but never used to do this. I changed the pump about a month ago because it...

It's about 30 years old and British Gas, who service it annually, have been telling me for the last 10 years at least, that it should be replaced. But it never goes wrong and just keeps doing it's job year after year. I know it's massively inefficient, but I don't want to replace it with...

I have 4 foot brick built pillar that's been hit by a car and has a clean break on the mortar about half way down. I know I have to take it off, clean off all the old mortar and replace it. My question is, are there any kind of wedges that can be bought to keep the gap in the mortar, or is there...

It was ok yesterday afternoon when I had a shower, then stopped working in the evening and hasn't worked since. I've checked the fuse and tried draining the hot water tank, but no joy. Any advice on my next move?

My bathroom ceiling is approx 8'x6' and I want to plasterboard it to cover a loft hatch and also because it's not in great condition. I've never used plasterboard before and wondered how easy it is and also, what to fill the cracks between the boards with.

This is a problem that only happens occasionally, the rest of the time it's as smooth as silk. The problem is, you turn the shower on and the water pressure from the shower seems very jerky, (couldn't think of a better word). The shower pump also sounds as though it's labouring. This goes on for...

If I'm fitting a shower pump in an airing cupboard next to a hot water tank, is it a case of just taking a spur off the nearest supply? I've got the central heating pump in there as well, so could I come off the wirng for that?

I'm fitting a gravity feed shower and I've bought a pump to go with it. The instructions with the pump say that it's best to fit it as close to the bottom of the hot water tank as possible. I'm running the plumbing for the shower through the loft and down into the bathroom. If I fit the pump...

I'm fitting a new toilet and the outlet pipe is lower than the sewer pipe. They don't marry up without having to stand the toilet on some sort of base. Is there another solution to this?

I have an extension on the back of my property and at the moment, my bathroom waste goes through the skirting, through a gap between the extension and the building and then across the kitchen ceiling, through a wall and then I presume, down and out under the extension. I'm fitting a new suite...

What size wood is it necessary to use for the battens and uprights to support a bath on. I've been thinking of 2"x 2", but having done some measuring, I think this may be too big, for the uprights anyway, (fine on the wall battens). Would 1"x 1" be ok for the uprights?