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Hi all, I have laid some laminate flooring in the kitchen (the floating, interlocking kind) on insulation and a dpm - all bought from B&Q. In the last couple of weeks, some of the joins have been bubbling and it looks like it's getting worse. My first thought was water getting under the floor...

Does anyone have a suggestion for a product to use to go through a flat roof for a kitchen extract fan? It is a traditional felt roof.

Think I'm just overthinking this but I can't get my head around how to fit my undermount sink. It's a new kitchen so no worktop on yet. I am planning to cut into the top beam of the carcase to accept the sink and then fit a baton to support the lips around the sink. The sink will then rest on...

I have a handful of RCBOs in a range of sizes from 6A to 45A which I’m fitting into a consumer. The terminals on all but one (the 45A) line up exactly with each other and the main breaker but the other is around 5mm out of line. Is this normal and how would this be overcome? All breakers and...

I'm looking to dim my kitchen downlights wholesale (integrated LEDs), but keep the control on / off, i.e. not have a dimmer switch on the wall. Is there a product out there which will do this? I've had a look but I might be searching for the wrong terminology. I've checked and the downlights...

I can’t find much feedback on them but their prices seem very competitive. I’m looking for a “true handleless” design if anyone has any similar recommendations.

I'm trying to plan out my new kitchen and want to understand the requirements for local isolation to (integrated) appliances. I will be having the following: Dishwasher Washer-dryer Fridge-freezer Electric oven Combi microwave / grill Induction hob Extractor fan I would like to do the...

I've got a drip under my bath which looks like it's coming from the seal around the body of the tap, i.e. water from the shower getting around under the tap, not the tap itself leaking. At the moment I've used a rubber washer and plastic nut, both of which came with the tap, and I think that...

I’ve recently fitted a concealed grohe cistern (this one https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/rapid-sl-3-in-1-set-for-wc-0-82-m-installation-height-38773000.html) and am now fitting the wall hung pan (...

I’m having a bit of a panic about how I’m going to fix a wall-mounted sink and cabinet to the wall. The walls have been dot and dabbed and will be tiled. Where I’ve fixed into the wall so far, I’ve used these http://products.dewalt.co.uk/fastenings/productlist/hierarchy/2872/ and it’s often...

I know that there are other threads on this so apologies for making yet another, but I've tried a few different things and am getting to my wits end. I have a 15mm isolation valve serving a bath tap which I've fitted and is leaking slightly more than a weep. I think that I originally tightened...

I've had a lot of work carried out, mostly by a builder, and although I knew that it would need signing off, I did not realise that it was a requirement to make the council aware that you were planning to carry out works, as the builder did not tell me this. Granted I completely agree that I had...

I had a mare at the weekend and dropped an isolating valve, along with about 2" of copper pipe on the bathroom floor where it inevitably rolled into the 40mm boss I've fitted for the bath waste, and into the soil pipe. The pipe is horizontal so thankfully it's not dropped away, and I can still...

I'm doing quite an extensive renovation and just want to make sure my plan for the drainage venting is adequate. The house is a mid-terrace and has a flat roof extension at the back, the roof of which I don't want to touch if I can avoid it (trying to limit costs as it was done recently), hence...

I'm having a new kitchen in the near future and want to understand the electrical side of the installation before I get an electrician involved so that I’ve got decent idea of what to expect. I’m going to be having the following and have either got their specific loads, or one of a similar...

After knocking down what was the old rear wall of my house, I’ve noticed that some of the dust / earth which sits in the resulting channel has gotten slightly damp. There is a pre existing extension on the back roughly 30 years old so I know that the following isn’t directly from the weather...

I'm redoing my bathroom and am looking at the routing of the drainage pipework back to the sewer. Rather than running the original way, I have the opportunity to relocate the stack which will free up some room downstairs. This however will result in the vent pipe having to connect horizontally...

One of the many little gems I've come across when renovating my house is that my flat roof is a cold roof - the insulation sits directly upon the plasterboard with a gap above between the insulation and actual roof. I'm contemplating converting this to a warm roof as I may as well do it now...

I'm going to be getting virgin media installed in the near future and am currently undergoing a fair bit of building work in my house so want to take the opportunity to have the new internal sockets fitted in the best possible location for myself, rather than wherever is easiest for the...

I'm going to be buying a new kitchen within which the washing machine will be isolated from the sink / dishwasher and will need it's own drain. I'm proposing to run this in the floor, directly into the foul waste, however am unclear about the requirements of the trap. I've had a look at the...