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I needed a doorway cut from my hallway to a downstairs cloakroom; I rang a builder who works in my village, X and son. He said he couldn't do it but said his son could. The son turned up as agreed today, and cut the hole in the place I had marked. However he had not measured the width before...

I currently have a shower running into the waste seen in the below pictures. It did originally have water in it up to about 12 inches from the top. I am looking to add a toilet as the room only has a shower. Can I simply dig down until I can remove the square drain and slip on a new piece of...

Hi - I need to repair an artexed ceiling - there are two problems, please see the 2 pictures at http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1226/756345692_37bd0eae16.jpg?v=0 and http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1254/756344708_f071b3619e.jpg?v=0 What is the best way to repair them and how do I get this...

I have a three bedroom bungalow that is part of a row going up a hill. This means that on two sides the dpc and the air bricks are visible but on the other two sides the dpc disappears under ground level upto a maximum of about two feet underground. I have recently started suffering from...

I have a floor boiler in an airing cupboard, when I moved into the property the cupboard had no door. I want to now put one on. Is there any regulations as to what size vents I need to put in the door or will just two do at the top and bottom. I am unsure on the size of the boiler as am in...

I have recieved a number of quotes and have got it down to between two small companies. Both companies are saying that the other companies windows are rubbish. One company fits Duraflex windows The 2nd company fits either Swift or Indigo. Does anyone have any experience of either of...

I have just removed an old cast iron bath and replaced it with an acrylic one, I know, I know should have kept the well built one. Anyway it had earthing cables attached to both the hot and cold pipes. I have replaced all the pipework with speedfit plastic. this means that the only metal is...

Well it is finally wam enough for me to do the big switch off. Which I did last week turning the controls from heating and water to just hot water. What I have found is that when the hot water is on the upstairs radiators are coming on as well. My first thought was that it was the three way...

Our current rear tio consists of a large concrete area approximately 6m by 4m. We need to upgrade this and the simple solution is to lay paving slabs over the top. My concerns lie with the close proximity of the dpm. Currently the concrete layer is only 100mm belw this level and with the...

I have just had a back boiler removed which has left a hole in the wall. Tere is a 9" brick chimney present which stll has the aluminium flue lining going up it. The question is can I just plasterboard over it to cover it up or do I need to a) remove the aluminium liner, b) brick it up prior...

Whilst doing a large amount of drilling into masonary my bosch 12v hammer drill had a slight unusual smell to it. After taking out the battery to recharge it and replacing it the drill totally failed. This is a two part query. 1) Any ideas where to get the drill repaired if it is possible...

Having just read up on part P of the building regs. I now realise that a qualified electrician needs to fit the circuit extension to my kitchen ring main circuit. I have sunk in all thirteen boxes and have purchased the FCUs and switches. What sort of price should I be looking for to finish...