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I had been thinking about something like that. Any patch job feels like I'm just kicking the can down the road, in terms of that sagging central bit of the roof. What would something like that set me back do you think? (london prices sadly, though not earning london or any wages at the mo)...

Hi, I have an inverted pitch or Butterfly roof which is leaking from the centre, into the loft space and down into the bedroom below. Only during heavy sustained rain. I've just been up with a ladder and run a hose along the central gulley, and I can see that the water isn't draining very...

Hello there, hope someone can help, In my single storey, flat I took down a wall which separated the kitchen from the reception room to make a kitchen/living area. This new room is connected via a door to the hallway (that has two bedrooms and a bathroom off it), which in turn leads to the...

Thanks Dan, Are you saying use two elbows on each side to make an adjustable leg? Think I'll run into the same problem of the mixer tap legs being longer than the elbow they're screwing into. Anyone have any experience of shortening the threaded section? Maybe with a careful angle grinder...

Hello guys, thanks for any help you can give. We have an antique clawfoot tub that I've always had a soft spot for. Unfortunately the tap holes are wider than average at 195mm centres. We've solved this so far with a deck mounted bath/shower mixer with cranked legs to adjust in by 15mm...

Thanks for all the help guys! This is why I love the site. At least half the people will tell you that what you're doing is okay. Have PTFE'd them and repressurised and they're holding fine and passing a tissue paper test. Are they likely to develop leaks at a later date or is it a case...

Hi guys, grateful for any help you can offer. In lifting and relaying a floor (insulating subfloor and strengthening with noggins and sistering...), I've had to remove the radiator valves to get the floorboards up. When I took the valves off and cut the olives, I've found the olives have...

Do you mean this bit? "Electrical equipment shall be installed in accordance with the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the equipment". If so, have yet to purchase, or choose, the cabinet. Will certainly read the instructions dutifully on purchase. But I readily admit, I...

Hello everyone, a newbie here. And posting in the electrics forum, so I'm girding myself for the trial by fire from other posters. But... I have ripped my flat back to a shell like condition - not living in it - and chased and run the wires for a re wire. Yes, I am aware of Part P, and...