Recent content by goosebump

Hello all, This is a work related query - we have 4500 old railway sleepers which are to be lifted from their current location but for waste licensing reasons cant be removed from site; the whole thing is part of a big redevelopment. My job is to look after the wildlife side of things and Im...

Oh dear, no one with a view on this?

Hello, I am trying to work out an acceptable compromise when laying the (lovely) 180 x 20mm solid oak floor in our house. The majority of the the floor is to be nailed on to 2" x 2" battens, fixed to concrete slab. However, there is a change in floor level half way across the kitchen/diner...

Thanks Hugh Jaleak - the reduction is something Im not 100% convinced by either. However, its easily accessible and given the amount of other work we have on, I think it might be ok as a temporary measure. And you are right about the clay pipe - I was careful when removing the old loo, with...

Thanks Nige F. Im learning as a I go and dont trust my judgement. Do you think its best to fit a mini stack? Or is there no need if an AAV under the sink stops the siphoning?

Im trying to get kitchen waste water out of the house, avoiding the need to dig up the concrete slab. Im hoping to be able to use the soil pipe in the downstairs loo - its old school clay soil pipe set into concrete floor. Having plumbed in a new loo, Plan A is a partial success - waste...

Hello, Its Cementone "Aquaprufe flexible damp proofer and water proofer". Cheers!

Anyone?

Possibly a stupid question - cant find answer online or on tub of black stuff - once Ive applied the bitumen/latex and it has dried, does it remain tacky or is it safe to gingerly walk on?

okey doke, Ive managed to tunnel out of the bathroom, such that a 110mm waste can be fitted just off horizontally through the wall. It runs at bathroom floor level and is set within what was a fireplace - see the pic. A sink will be fitted to the left of the pipe, toilet almost in...

By sleeved, do you mean set within a larger diameter pipe? Would a spare bit of 50mm waste pipe do the job?

cos we dug it up and it joined with the mains stopcock in the road :)

Quickie question - Have just discovered the mains pipe (black plastic, similar size to modern blue plastic pipe Ive seen) runs about 3" below ground level alongside the gable end of our house. We would prefer to bring it in into the house at the gable end, rather than where is does currently...

Yesterday I finished laying a new hearth, using slate flagstones reclaimed from other bits of the house. The flags are on a base of 1 part NHL 3.5 lime, 6 parts sand. Its a deep bed - between 30 and 60mm depending on the depth of stone on top. I used building sand, and have since found out...

onetap - I dont mind owning up - better to admit being wrong now and again than to come across as a righteous knowall :D Nordio -you are dead right about plumbers - we have searched and searched for someone we think will do a decent job. The bloke we settled on has finally tired of my...