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Son has a combi Glowworm 18a, is it normal to have a small ammount of "drips" discharge from overflow pipe while boiler is on. Thanks

Thanks Frank I will use 2x1, would fixing them horizontal at 60cm be ok?

Hi Built a summer house, 3x3, single leaf Gp1 block can I secure decorative bathroom pvc panels with grab adhisive on to the block, or would 2x1 battens be better, if so, would I need to lnsulate the walls between the battens, the width of panels are 250mm, to minimize battens can they be fixed...

Hi My Friend has a 2.l Volkswagen Touran 02, it is 5 seater, is there any chance that there are anchor points under the trim for extra seating/seat belts?

Thanks for the info Seco Services, will it be costly to rectify and under the warranty can we claim back any costs (with receipts) from the dealer? Thanks again

Son bought a 03 Vw touran 1.6 fsi today, after leaving the showroom, about half a mile, a fault light came on, he returned to the car dealer and tested the electrics with his own dignostic meter and code P0328 came up, he re-set the code, travelled about 90 miles home, parked the car and about...

Hi Ready to fix joist for warm roof, do I lay the first one on inner leaf or outer as i dont need soffit with vents, help please

Thank you both for your reply, there will be no bath or shower in the room with toilet, only a wash basin, on a sketch of the planned extension I have pointed this out, it is the reply to go ahead with the work that states "Bedroom and Bathroom extension, at the bottom of the letter it states:-...

Hi all Demolished a lean-to and building a new extension, bedroom with separate toilet room with basin, have insulated the existing "tails" of socket/light cables ready for new connections, this week B. Control confirmed my plan (Permitted development) to carry on, however they have interpreted...

Thanks to everyone for your replies, sorry to be late in my response, my mistake, the sockets that was in place was "Double", one in each bedroom, the cables was entering the patress boxes protruding app. four inches from the floor boards (on surface) as the house is empty at the moment he...

Son has moved to 50s house, there was only one surface single sockets in each of the three bedrooms, there is a new consumer unit fitted, he has now installed three double sockets in each b/room on the same ring main, today switched on the 32a rcd and he tested each socket with a "test plug"...

Hi all Removed partition wall, G/floor, 50s house, clearing the 150mm wide channel to top up 25mm screed level, accidentally damaged the old type "pitch" DPC within an hour there was an oval damp patch, 200x125mm, the damp is now reddish in color maybe due to the red brick underneath damp...

Thanks woody, I have read previous posts about the reliabilety of this system, it is allready installed in my son's house, which he has recently bought, he is affraid to switch it off in case it does work after all, I shall "bury" it under the screed, thanks again for your help.

Hi all I have knocked out the inner leaf bricks ready to install a Patio door, found Lectros DP wire behind skirting at bottom with Two anodes in to the wall, there is enough slack to "Bury" the wire and anodes under the finished floor/patio door frame therfore keeping the curcuit going, will...

Woody Thanks again for your help, obviously the damp course and trays will have to be installed to all parts of the footing, again much obliged for your advice

Woody thanks again, sorry, but can you explain the position in the footing for installing cavity trays? maybe a link to some web page

Woody Thanks for your reply, if I install the new build damp course 75mm under the finish screed it will be under the external path, I have had permission for permitted development from planning.

Hi again Son is moving in to 1950's ex-Council house, on gable-end there is a lean-to 3 by 4 Mtrs, need to demolish this and re-build a 3 by 6 Mtr extension, snag is the finish floor in the main house and carried in to the lean-to is only around 50mm (2ins) above the concrete path around the...

Thanks for that Woody, if that is the case then can I "rest" the other end in the opposite internal dividing 100mm brick wall in a "H" shape and do away with the ground support or is this not strong enough? thanks again

Hi all Cutting in opening for Kitchen /Diner, app 9ft span, will leave pillar at one end to support but on the other end the door frame is tight on the wall leaving no support other than in to external gable cavity, can I "rest" the RSJ on the inner leaf, I assume 100mm brick/block, or build a...