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I am about to replace the guttering on the back of my house. I was told by a friend that when he had his facias and guttering replaced the contractor trimmed back the damaged roof felt and affixed a damp proof course to the felt and had that overlap into the guttering. can someone tell me...

I am building some platforms and I want to cast my own concrete bricks/blocks so I can make a special shape that I want. What is the best mix of materials to make a tough brick/block?

Hi, I am wanting to lay a screed floor that will be 50mm depth and 3 X 4 Meters area. Can someone please advise me on the quantity of Sharp sand and Cement that I will need for the job assuming that a ratio of 4 : 1 Sharp sand / Cement is correct. Can I get this sort of quantity...

I have an existing conservatory foundation and floor which I can use again for a new conservatory. My problem is the existing floor is about 50mm lower than the floor in the rest of the house and there is no effective damp proof membrane under the conservatory floor. My question is can I use...

What is the law regarding fitting a replacement gas fire front to a Baxi Bermuda back boiler? Do I have to get the final connection and commisioning done by a Corgi registered plumber?

I have a large area of floor with 60's plastic type tiles that are about 2-3 mm thick all over the floor, some parts of a number of tiles have broken off and i want to fill all these holes with some sort of levelling compound. What should I use to fill the holes? Floor leveling compound that...

My central heating pipes keep ticking and I have read on here it is probably due to the pipes rubbing on my joists or other things when the expand and contract. The solutions seems to be to put something soft between the pipe and the contacting surface, but WHAT? Someone said lagging, but...

Can someone tell me what this is? It is attached to the CH part of my indirect cylinder, just after it leaves the tank.

I acquired a metal bath with 4 adjustable legs. It is very wobbly when in position and I have since discovered you can get bath anchors to fix it to the wall. My problem is I don't know where to get them from can anyone help?

I want to tile a shower enclosure that has external ply stud walls, do I need flexible waterproof adhesive? If so can someone please tell me where to get some I can find waterproof tile adhesive and waterproof flexable FLOOR tile adhesive but not waterproof flexable wall tile adhesive. And...

I have a problem where when I turn off my cold water taps in the bathroom (the only taps installed at the moment) the pipe bangs loudly and most of the noise seems to be coming right back from the water meter in the kitchen, but I can't be sure. The taps are new (1/4 turn type) and so is some of...

I have installed a new water indirect cylinder and have managed to seal all the fittings except the emersion element which continues to seep water. I have used 'BOSS Super Green Jointing Compound' but it never quite seems to seal the emersion. Does anyone have any ideas on how to stop the...

I need to change the toilet in my bathroom which has a floor exiting waste. my new toilet needs to sit allot further back in towards the wall than the original (10") and I need to move the position of the waste in the floor. The soil pipe runs from the fllor horizontally (about 2 feet) to the...

I need to add a ring main for sockets on my ground floor which is concrete. By far the easiest route is to place the wiring behind the skirting as this has been removed. Are there any regulations preventing me from doing this? Do I need some form of conduit? Is there any other reason I...

I have been given conflicting information for the size of the earth wire to earth pipe work in my bathroom. Can someone tell me what size I need?

I have a small bathroom which is made even smaller due to a large airing cupboard. I want to put the hot water tank in the attic. Is there any planning regluations I have to be aware of, or any other reason I should not put it in the attic?

I need a combi boiler for a house I'm renovating. Can anyone recomend a reliable Combi? (I don't need to hear that Combi's ain't reliable anyway, I just want to know of good ones) Also what output do I need? The property is a 3 bed semi with double glazing, concrete floors, brick cavity...