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Hi, I’m looking to get a Reynears CP130 LS sliding door fitted in my rear kitchen extension. The door would be two panels, 3.6m wide and 2.1 meter high and the opening would be fully prepared in advance. I’ve been shopping around and found a reasonably wide spread of prices. Some of the prices...

I’m looking to remove a section of load bearing wall in order to open up the kitchen into a previously built lean to extension and I’ve had a report produced by a structural engineer. The opening is 4m in a cavity wall. The SE has recommended two 152x152x51 UC with a 200mm bearing at each end...

Hi there I hope someone can help. I have a Main Combi 30 HE boiler installed and its running off the supplied mechanical timer. I would like to change to the mechanical timer over to a radio controlled timer/thermostat mounted in the hallway. I have bought a kit (forgot name) and wired...

Bit of a two parter here so any advice that can be offered is greatly received. Firstly, my Main Eco 30 Combi boiler has recently started making a whistling noise when there is a hot water demand, sometimes a noise can heard through the shower, additionally the hot water seems to be running...

I'm considering undertaking a loft conversion and as such i would have to remove a binder in order for stair access. The purlin above the binder is not big enough for the roof load on its own, the binder assists in preventing purlin deflection. In order for me to be able to remove the binder...

I currently have an 8mm micro bore system. The boiler was changed a while back to an ideal condenser. The system is working well apart from the radiators in some rooms are single panel and not very efficient. I’m considering a loft conversion and one of the factors of doing the loft will be...

I have an extension at the back of my house, where it joins the existing building it has a pointed vertical joint. This has cracked slightly and I am thinking of replacing it with a sealant joint. I dont know which flexable sealant to go for though, any recommendations? Thanks

I have just been installing some new pipework in the kitchen and i noted the water main is weeping very slightly. I have tried tightening the compression joint connecting the copper 15mm to the larger plastic main just prior to the stop cock. But to no avail. Where the water main comes up...

I have just built a new extension and knocked the room through to create a large kitchen. I had to move the boiler two feet to one side and into the new part of the building. At the same time we installed a new condensing boiler. Now the problem is, my friend who is a plumber installed it...

I have just purchased two lengths of 4.1 prima kitchen worktops. I want to join them using the router and jig method in a simple L shape, however a lot of the jigs i find don't seem to have a setting for 665mm. I have seen some at 650mm and 700mm. Are there jigs that have a 665mm setting? if...