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hello, Tiling my roof at the moment and can't figure out the best way to attack to the flashing around a roof window. The way my gauge work out for my battens has resulted in me making some awkward tile cuts around the bottom of my windows. A run of batten is about 100mm up from the bottom of...

Hi, Currentlly lagging behind of a self build project and decided to pay someone to put my roof structure up for me to tile etc... The problem is that the roof has been built too close to 3 windows and the flashing will not be big enough. I should note that I've assumed and included 55mm for the...

Hello all, Started a self-build extension and not sure how to proceed with the new bathroom drainage layout. I've added my drawings with the drainage plan however I wish to add a shower in the WC and not sure how to the waste layout will work. I plan to add a shower to the right side, then a...

Hello, I'm currently digging my trenches for an extension. The only sections that are left to dig are for 2 internal foundations which will support the weight for a block and beam floor. These are quite awkward to dig long the side of my existing house. My query is how deep would they need to...

OK so... I've been planning a wraparound extension to my semi-detached house. I'll be removing the rear wall of the house to open up the extension which will require steel. My problem lies with how to support this steel. The proposed solution is when knocking down the rear wall, to turn...

Howdy all, OK... I own a potterton Lynx 2 boiler and currently I'm only getting warm water through my taps but the central heating is red hot. I've been working away out of the country for 3months and while I was away my girlfriend had the boiler serviced. A couple of days later she...

Right where do I begin?! I have an Accenta8 mini house alarm. My Dad accidently set off my alarm and didn't know how to turn the alarm off. After approx 30mins the alarm silenced and my dad thought nothing of it. When I returned home I noticed the power was out on the control panel. I...