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Hi all, I've got a Victorian house with steps up to the front door, and with a basement front door (and storage space) underneath them. They've been rendered in something, perhaps bitumen-based, way back in time but the render is cracked and leaks in places now. I can't afford to have them...

Hi helpful folk, I apologise in advance for a long post. I'm at the end of my tether and really need your excellent expertise! I've fitted a Victoria Plumb Matrix Triple Thermostatic Shower Valve with Diverter (one of these...

I accidentally bought waste pipe for push-fit, rather than solvent weld. Sadly I've cut into one pipe before realising so I can't return the pack. This means that there are 9 x intact 3 metre lengths, plus one length cut into two. I've tried selling it on ebay or giving it away on freecycle...

Hi all, I'm going to be testing my newly installed (by me) heating pipework and rads on Sunday for which I've hired a Rothenberger pressure tester for the coming weekend. As a novice I'd appreciate a few tips if any of you have the time: - the hire co tell me that I'll need to connect my...

Hi all I've nearly finished laying pipework for new heating throughout my house and want to dry pressure test it. I've got a Monument Dry Pressure Test Kit, but it's not much of a kit. It's just the a gauge. I've heard that I can use a foot pump to pump air into the system and test it but...

I'm trying to fit a 40mm FloPlast waste pipe to a 40mm FloPlast compression fit sink trap but can't get it to securely hold. I put the rubber olive/washer onto the pipe, bevelled edge facing the fitting, insert the pipe and tighten the nut. All looks good, but the pipe can just be pulled out...