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Hi, I have a ceramic soil pipe in my garden which can’t be moved deeper or to a different location. The problem is that it’s close to the surface of the soil ( about 4 inches )for about 2m of its length in area of the garden which will get a bit of traffic in the future. I’m trying to find a...

Good point.

a plastic membrane on the soil facing side of the wall would help as well, right ?

Hi, I’m thinking about building a retaining wall (about 2 fr high) using wooden sleepers. I guess in time the sleepers will rot? Does anyone know any tricks to prolong their life?, and how long should I expect them to last? Is there a certain type I should use ? Cheers Mike

Hi, im putting in some new footing around an existing old ceramic soil pipe. i've been advised not to encase the pipe in soil pipes in concrete (albeit only whilst it passes through 200mm thick of footings ) and try bridge over it. However, i've noticed the pipe has old mortar stuck to it and...

Hi , never heard of this?- can you elaborate? Is this an ‘off the shelf’ product ?

No, not really. I’ll try the insulation that claims to be weather proof. This may help if I get caught out by sudden frost. Otherwise , I’ll try to be more vigilant and drain the pipe

Hi, I have about 2m of exposed copper pipe on the outside of the house leading to a standard garden tap. I have an isolator valve on the inside of the house so I can drain the pipe in the winter. However , this is not fool -proof as I got caught out by a frost when the pipe was full of water...

Kitchen has not changed( monoblock). New tap is also monoblock

Good idea. I actually fitted an isolator just after the point where I tapped into the old kitchen tap pipe. If my problem goes away when I turn off the water at the isolator then I know the new section of pipe is my problem. If this is the case, I’m still not sure what I do next ?

New tap is mixer tap and so is the kitchen tap

Combi boiler , and the kitchen tap used to provide hot water pretty quickly before I added a tee(to provide hot water to my utility room). It’s got to be related ,right?

Hi, I have an unusual question. When I switch on my hot tap, am I right in assuming that the hot water will be delivered solely to my hot tap? even though the path of the hot water may pass through multiple tee’s on the way (which will have cooled water at their other connections). I expect the...

Hi, I'm creating a utility room ,and on one of the walls im fastening some plasterboard on to wood battens (and insulating in between the battens ) , The battens are in turn fastened to a brick wall. Should i still put up a vapour barrier on back side side of the inner plasterboard.? I'm...

Hi, i plan to lay quite a large patio ( 9m x 2.5m) soon, and i was wondering what draining system i should use . Any drain would have to be along the long 9m length though. Which should i consider?. How much should it slope by? - I've read it's 1/8" /foot., which means from one end to the...

securing a handrail post to paving slabs Hi, I would like to put in a small handrail for my parents. It's the standard handrail consisting of 2 vertical uprights and an adjustable horizontal pole. I'm a bit concerned if i bolt the vertical poles to slabs( probably 18" x 18" ) it will just...

i see.. would a qualified electrician be considered an 'authorised person' to carry out the work do you think?

Hi, id like to have a new consumer unit fitted , but i think i need an isolator upstream of the consumer unit(outside next to meter i think??) so the consumer unit can made safe. Is this right?. There is currently a 80amp fuse , but im thinking this cant be the actual isolator?. If i need one...

Hi, can somebody please advise if I need to rest my concrete lintel on slate , or not?. It’s 1200mm long by 215mm wide by 60mm high. I’ve seen many examples where no slate or shims or used at all ,and a few where a few pieces of slate are hammered in under the lintel ? cheers mike

Hi , I'm putting a lintel in and need to cut out the aperture for door . I wondered if there was a recommended standard height between the floor to the under surface of a lintel for a standard door(1981mm high)? Do you simply add the height of the door(1981mm)and the thickness of the door frame...