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hi all I recently had my room skimmed, and the guy did a great job, howver their is one problem of my own making There are heating pipes buried in the wall, I removed all the blown plaster around the pipes prior to having it skimmed, and wrapped the pipe in denzo to give it protection...

Hi all the laminate on my sisters kitchen foor has began lifting, Ive checked for damp and the concrete floor is indeed damp. Ive checked as much as the floor as possible without lifting the laminate and am working through what it could be and wondered if the decking could be at fault...

hello Apologies in advance if this seems a silly post but i know very little about electrics Having my hallway re-skimmed, and am going to change the lights the hallway is 6m by 2m and 2.4m high, currently have 1 positioned in the middle of the hallway with 3 60w bulbs. The hallway is...

Hi Im having my hallway skimmed but have a problem with heating pipes that are buried in an internal wall. The wall is 4 inch thick and made of block and looks to be load bearing, currently the pipes are buried about 2 inches into the wall and are surrounded by concrete and are not wrapped...

Hi 2 years ago my sister had her garden lowered by around 80cm to the same level as her patio, which resulted in all the gardens around her being at a higher level level. To support the sides she had a builder in who suggested having sleepers put in, which she did. Unfortunately the space...

Hi A hydro shower has been fitted in a friends flat, the hot water cylinder is at floor level, when the shower is used below the level of the cylinder the water temperature is fine, when the shower head is used standing up then the water temperature reduces to luke warm. Would i be right...

Hi I have a small leak from where my pop up waste enters the bath, the water seems to be leaking by the foam seal, it generally begins to happen when the bath is half full. I have replaced the rubber o ring on the plug but the leak is still there. My next route was going to be to silicon...

Hi I have a very poor flow coming from my hot and cold taps on my indirect gravity fed system. (Bungalow) The tank is located in the loft space and can be raised some more but only by about 3 ft, will doing this greatly improve my flow rate? The hot and cold to the bath are both fed by 22mm...

hello, I have just fitted a WC and it is leaking from the panconnector where it seals onto the pan. The pan connector is brand new. The toilet is an off the shelf one from B and Q, I was wondering whether it could be the actual connector or the moulding of the pan that could be at fault...

hi im new to this so any help would be appreciated I am installing a cloakroom suite at the moment, the toilet is not a problem as there is an isolating valve where i can shut off the cold feed to it. The basin is a bit differant, their is no isolating valve on either the cold or hot water...

Hi, im currently looking to get some in the field experience in the trade, with a qualified and experienced plumber. I have completed a training course consisting of both theory and practical work and have gained a OCLN certificate in plumbing as well as water regs. Im well aware that I still...

I am about to order a thermostatic mixer shower but after reading the instructions I have a few questions. It syas that the hot feed should be taken from the vent and draw off point from the hot cylinder and the cold should be taken directly from the cold feed tank. After checking the existing...