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I've just bought a couple of 5ft NVC Alaska (http://www.nvcuk.com/lighting/industrial/alaska-t8) fluorescent light fittings, 2 bulbs each. I'm assuming they're HF as they don't require a separate starter. I bought Philips TD-L Super 80 daylight bulbs for them. Anyway, when I first turn them...

Do the joints between Salt Glazed ground pipes commonly leak? I've just had to replace a broken section including gully. After running water through the new gully and connecting pipes, it appears that the next salt glazed joint is leaking bad enough for it to come through the clay pipe bedding...

Had to replace a damaged gully at the weekend. I was lifting flags to put in a new patio and found a broken salt glazed pipe attached to the gully. Good news is it will allow me to put a couple of drive channels either side of it and tap into the side fills. Looks like the 110mm pipe goes...

Anybody had to resize a Floplast inspection chamber. The builder fitted a couple of these when putting in an extension. Both are about 40-50mm higher than damp proof/final patio height (when I get around to laying it). He just said cut it down to resize it. Didn't really think much of it at...

I need to hang a gate off my garage wall. Looks like people tend to attach a 2x4 (so got a tantalised one) to the wall with some decent raw plug/screw fittings, then attach the gate hinges to the 2x4. Would you also have the 2x4 resting on the path to help take some load? The gate is only...

Just had an extension done and the builder put in a bathroom. He mentioned early in the build that he would put two layers of flooring under the bath legs. In the end the legs are just on the floor, no doubled up boards. I've got some 6x2, 4x2 and 18mm external ply hanging around. Is it...

I appreciate that this is something that I should speak to a SE about. I've had SE calcs done and this included padstone design for the builder. Looking back at photos and the SE calcs I don't think the builder has done what was requested. We have a 3m knock through on the gable end of the...

I appreciate this is a question that comes up from time to time, just wanted to ask it again in the context of my house... My house has the gable ends at the front and back, with wall plates at the side. I'm having an extension built over the attached garage, that will run the full length of...