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My house had a two storey few years ago which involved installing a new section of trussed roof. It also required partially removing (the original) internal wall on the first floor to allow access to the extension, which meant the section above in the attic also had to be removed. This also had...

I'm only worried about the slabs sinking unevenly like the old base did causing the shed to lean. The last base only had about 30mm dry sand cement mix with slabs laid on top (no hardcore), so I'd just like something a bit better than that. I don't want to go over the top though... Thanks for...

What depths would you recommend? Current plan is 150mm type 1, 40mm sand/cement mix with 50mm slabs on top. I got this from the website I'm buying the shed from, but there's a lot of conflicting info online. Is there any way to mitigate the clay soil effects without digging down really deep?

I've just finished digging a hole in my garden ready for a new paving slab shed base (12x10ft). I'm looking to put down 150mm type 1 as a sub-base as the ground is heavy clay and the old base subsided quite a bit over the years. I'm unsure how best to go about compacting it. I have a hand...

I could take it off, but then it would be venting in to the attic, so I wouldn't be able to tell where the smell was coming from. I've got a plumber coming round tomorrow to take a look as I think it's a bit beyond me and I'm nervous about reconnecting the pipe as I cut it off so short...

Would it be fair to say that it should technically work but is not ideal? And obviously if everyone on the street did it then there would be an issue. I'm not keen on bodging it, but also I'd really like the space back otherwise I will lose two solar panels. I have these vent tiles already...

Both upstairs and downstairs toilets behave exactly the same as before, no rises in water. If I get a plumber in should they be able to work out if I need positive pressure venting? Is it possible to vent out of a ridge tile using Flexi pipe?

I have a single SVP that extends through the roof of my house. I needed to free up that particular section of roof for solar panels so earlier today I cut off the pipe in the attic and replaced it with an AAV, as I was led to believe from the website at...

I'm trying to work out these rectangular bits are between bricks at various places around my house. There are a couple visible around windows (possibly due to mortar falling off around it?) but there's also one visible on the edge of the wall that the garage door sits inside. Either way...