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    Best approach to new floor

    Folks Hoping for some advice. I have lifted the floor upstairs on one side of my house (20-yr old conversion where the floor joists were spread a bit too far apart:-( In putting the floor back, I will end up with 3 areas: bathroom; landing (stairs going into the loft); bedroom - the...
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    Domestic fire sprinkler systems - any experience?

    Hi Not sure if this is the right forum, but seemed the best match. I am having a loft conversion done, and had the designer round recently. To cut a long story short, all seems fine BUT I don't have a door to the kitchen, just a narrow(ish) archway. Advice I have been given...
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    Opinion on best way to rationalise my plumbing

    Hi Looking for opinions, please. I have a 4-bed detached house, approx 50 years old. Since it was built there has been at least two, possibly three, changes to the plumbing. This has left the house with: 1. A boiler downstairs, which runs the central heating and provides hot...
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    Aligning levers on a tap

    Hi I have just installed a couple of new taps on a sink. The taps have levers that rotate approx 90 degrees in a horizontal plane, and these allow the flow of water. For aesthetics only, I would like the lever to align fully with the spout when in the "off" position. I am sure this is...
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    Overflow from Expansion Tank

    Hi - the Overflow from the Expansion tank has recently started spewing hot water into the garden, at periodic intervals. On investigating, the vent pipe from the hot-water cylinder is the culprit, with spurts of water topping the expansion tank up. Any suggestions? Those that spring to my...
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