Recent content by diydj

Hi, I am planning to run a new boiler drainage pipe- it is a condensing/combi boiler. The old one kept freezing in the winter so I disconected it till the other week- then it backed up today. As such I plan to run it interally into the drain pipe from the bath that connects to the main...

Hi I am looking for advice about how best to repair a damaged stretch of old slate DPC. The house was built back in the early 50s, and has a utility on the side. It looks like the original floor level was changed (raised), but I don't think this is the cause of the damp in the kitchen. Having...

Hmm I don't fancy filling my freezer with dirty wood blocks. Whilst a bit smelly the heat gun/scraper is working fine. Though I will admit it is better on a cold day as the residue cools quickly so they aren't sticky for ages.

I have been stripping the bitumen off my blocks- some have residue of the concrete they where on stuck to them. You may have the same thing on yours. I have however bought a suitable respirator since I was using a heat gun to heat it before scraping it off, the fumes were quite bad, despite...