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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

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?

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I will be building an extension under permitted development, no plans needed, I hope tp replace 1.5m wide upvc window with French doors and transfer it to the new build, building regs BCO will be involved, (1) can I install it and the BCO pass the work (If ok) (2) The French doors install...

Hi all, I'm hoping to demolish an original 1.5m by 5.0m lean-to on a gable end (ex council) and new build a bed/bathroom, 3.0m by 6.0m according to the Planning Portal its ok for permitted development, but planning are asking for more info, the height will be the same, app 2.5m (8ft), will the...

Hi, i'm hoping to build an extension on a gable end, 8ft high, a bedroom and on-suite bathroom, can I use concrete blocks inside and out and will this effect keeping in the heat as with thermalite

Bled a friends Radiators today, the bar pressure was down to "0" was it because of the bleeding or has something else caused this? There is a key to bleed boiler, instructions please, thanks Brianno6