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got a pressurised mega flow system which keeps over pressurissiing , for example yesterday i released the pressure on the top of the red expansion cylinder to below 1bar and this morning its back up to 2bar this has been getting steadly worse for some time i only have the hot water on at the...

i am remaking a box on my trailer out of wpb ply because the last one has shed its skin and is falling apart after only a couple of years! what covering and process would you use to stop the ply falling apart and keep it lasting a lot longer thanks

i am remaking a box on my trailer out of wpb ply because the last one has shed its skin and is falling apart after only a couple of years! what covering and process would you use to stop the ply falling apart and keep it lasting a lot longer thanks

hi got an old cob construction cottage the kitchen at the moment is completely tiled i want to strip and refit a new kitchen with just splash back level tileing i want new flat walls ,so need to remove the old tiles,can i dot and dab a plasterboard on cob and then a 3mm skim ,or...

hi got a floor to screed 24ft x 30ft want a depth of 2inch can anyone give me a guestimate of qtys of sharp sand (ton bags) and cement i need to order thanks

hi my brotherinlaw has purchased two council garages with his property .he wants to have the center wall removed to allow more space the joists are 8X 2 which span the entire width 14 foot it is a ply wood and felt roof on the joists ,would this span be ok with the dividing wall removed...

hi just about to fit a new bathroom suite , there doesnt seem to be any bonding in there at present , but the gas pipe and water main are both bonded down stairs back to the consumer unit, do i need to earth bond in the bathroom and if so what is required does it go into...

hi just got a house which has patio doors fitted but no keys tried previous owner but they dont have any either so the door is only locked at night by the anti theft barrel at the back of the door , the doors open but with out the key i cant turn the cam to change the euro cylinder ...

hi just had new boiler fitted and all kitchen plumbing updated but the gas engineer/plumber didnt rreplace the earth bonding , first question is should he have done this? second is whats required as i understand it. it is 10mm2 earth cable wich must be connected to the gas pipe on service...

hi just replacing my high level toilet which had a right hand bend already on it to the cast iron stack, i managed to break the old toilet out and remove the old rock hard cement by drilling and chipping away with a hammer & chisel now i have a low level toilet i want to fit ,managed...

hi just about to fit new bathroom suite with the P shaped bath and curved shower screen but there are no holes for the taps is this usual? any thing i should consider before i dill my own holes thanx anyone know the correct height of the bath so the side panel fits properly

Hi i have had a quote for a replacement combi but feels a bit high! ,can anyone give a rough price of a suitable combi boiler for 3 bedroom house fitted into and kitchen cupboard which i am modifying and the flue going straight out the wall thanx

Hi i want to add 1 rad and move one on my heating system it has 6 at the moment can i use the pipe work from the one i remove to run two rads .was looking at using these pipes under the floor boards to go back to 22mm pipe run and then run the rad i remove and add one as well...

hi purchased this shower to replace an old one but didnt check cable size prior the old shower is installed with 6mm wire will this be ok for the new 9.5kw shower thanx

hi would like advice was extending my cooker wire with 60amp junction box and put coninuity test across live to earth and neutral to earth and it buzzes with neutral to earth so disconnected what i had joined and done same at fuse box neutral to earth and that also showed coninuity...

hi need help getting waste away from washing machine ,sink and dishwasher into soil stack , the problem i have is the sink and wash machine are near the stack but the dishwasher is on the other side of the kitchen but it would all go into the same waste run but i would need to install a...

hi i have just installed my power shower , i have run the the hot feed in speed fit from the copper hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard i `T`d off the pipe on the cylinder in copper and then used a short length approx 9 inches straight copper and then did the rest in speed fit is...

hi have ten mains halogen downlighters in my front room would like to put a dimmer switch in ,so max blub for each is 50w so what rated dimmer do i need most seem rated in VA!! see one in screw fix ....Au Dimmer Switch 1G 800Va White ...what is 800 VA ? could some one tell me what i require...