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hi guys i getting a property ready for a HMO inspection and one of the many regs. is to do with loft insulation reg says 100mm between joist and 175 over ive got 100 between ok but loft is all chip boarded out and all screwed down surely i dont have to put 175 on top of boards ? cheers

hi the cistern when flushed fills up as normal but continues to fill, and overflows via the pipe in the middle of the cistern into the toilet/pan i've taken a picture and would appreciate advice on how to fix it and or identify what type it is as I've tried googling it and there seems so...

hello i'm getting a local guy to swop the old alluminium sliding back 'patio' door to upvc french do i ned to contact building control thnks jo

hello my bathroom floor and kitchen floor are laid but i need a bar/strip- dunno what its called- to be fitted at doorway where the 'light oak' ceramic and 'dark oak' vinyl tiles meet the ceramic is 10mm and the vinyl 3mm please can anyone tell me what i'm looking for cheers jo

hello little bit of advice please the builders, as requested, have left a recess for me to stick a (1000mmx 650mm x 4/5mm) mirror onto the wall. I want the mirror to be flush with the surrounding tiles. The wall is already tiled and there will be a gap of approx 5mm all around the mirror. My...

hi guys 'am having loft extension done and scaffold is up for another two weeks so i want to paint the back pebbledash wall- if it was up to me i don't think p/dash should be painted but the rest of the terrace is done and ours looks out of place. can someone give me the best way to do-...

hi guys builders are moving ahead steadily with our loft conversion and i want to sort tv aerial out when scaffold is still up and i was gonna run a new coax cable down from he chimney on the outside of the roof and into my downstairs front room like it was done before- cable does need...

hello my builders are doing a loft extension and have started putting in the new joists between the steels, looks the dogs donuts . is it necessary to remove all the old insulation as it looks fairly dirty and now its got some nice sawdust and bit of other debris on top or am i just being...

hi i'm upgrading some 35w halogen gu10's recessed downlights to 6w leds and want to tidy up the wiring also and use a choc box for the connection from the supply to the fitting. is there a particular brand the professional favours and what sort of rating do i need ie max 30w? many thanks jo

hi i have a 30cm sq inspection chamber frame and lid for storm water on a paved area in the back garden and i want to substitute the lid for a grid and cant seem to find a plastic one- i dont need a cast iron one anybody no where to buy this thanks jo

Hello posted before and got some good advice and am finally got time to connect Im using some hep 22mm pipe I got for nowt I want to use a stopcock and a draincock but don't know what brand of fittings I have to get to suit this pipe so confusing, polyplumb, speed fit etc help...

Hi I need to change a double dimmer switch, it switches two separate circuits one circuit has 5 X 11w gu10 dimmerable cfl's and they don't dim smoothly and blink at times the other circuit has 3 X 28w ses halogen energy savers and they whilst dimming a bit smoother still blink the odd...

Hello My water butt connection to downpipe will be a challenge please help with tips and suggestions the hose to the butt needs to, after connection to the downpipe , drop down 1 metre it will then be under the decking (plenty of room under deck) it will then travel 5 or 6m...

hello, first time using a forum, can anybody help, i'm looking for ideas--i want to suspend, over a large table i use for work(3m x 1m), 5 x single pendant light fixtures- average diameter is 25cm, glass shade, suspended on a chain or wire rope which is atached to a metal ceiling cup...