Recent content by Franknewton

Thanks again for your reply. Unfortunately we live in a conservation area so the external appearance of the property needs to stay the same. Frank

Oh dear, Sounds like we will have to get someone in and also that it might turn into an expensive job. Guess we've got to do it though. Thanks for your advice Frank

Hi all, Our porch isn't the finest example in the street but it does the job. It has quite a pronounced overhang - 150cm x 30cm x 2cm - which is starting to go rotten at one end (please see pics). Our DIY skills are exceptionally minimal and we're wondering if this is something that we can...

Frank's rotten porch overhang

Hi all, A hole was cut in the kitchen cupboard, the ancient stopcock was located and removed. It has been replaced with a new pipe to the new undersink stopcock and we now have more flow than we know what to do with and have saved a small fortune! We still have a bit of 100 yr old lead pipe...

First one was free - friend of a friend having a poke around trying to identify problems just after we moved in. Second one was replacing some ball valves and had a poke around at my request so paid £75 for the job he was doing. Hasn't charged for subsequent visits (getting air put of...

Just to update this. The internal stopcock under the sink has been replaced with no effect. The new plumber believes the pipes leading into the property have corroded and are restricting the flow. Unfortunately this isn't something Thames Water fix! However, Thames Water have been back...

Thanks for your quick response Alec. It looks like Thames Water might (surprisingly generously!) help us. http://www.thameswater.co.uk/help-and-advice/9752.htm However, given that Thames Water have told us that our internal stopcock needs replacing I worry that they might not do this work...

Morning all My first post is a bit of an arduous one, but hopefully someone can offer me a little advice! We moved into our house about 4 months ago and the water flow was really low. Three separate plumbers all suggested that Thames Water should replace our external stopcock. An inspector...