Recent content by keveen21

Got it!

Yes there is already an isolation valve. Tested it and turns the water off. (y)

Thanks a lot. Very confusing for us amateurs! will get one tomorrow from Screwfix.

I need to replace a bottom-entry fill valve but all the fittings seem to be half inch. I measured mine and it looks like 3/4 inch or 2cm. Is that me measuring the wrong place?

He's not a medical professional! Too much but never mind. Done. I was more interested if anybody could say something about that method. Not saying its wrong just can't find similar online. True. Dog eats dog world. There used to be Trades rates but all gone now.

He's not a medical professional! A dentist is cheaper. Too much but never mind. Done. I was more interested if anybody could say something about that method. Not saying its wrong just can't find similar online.

The soil pipe bend (where it goes into the sewer) from my toilet has been leaking and seeping under the kitchen floor, rotting it obviously over a long time. Buried in concrete in a corner in the garage so opted for a patch reline which so far has worked. But he didn't dry it first just used a...

Right but not worth £500. 10x500 = £5000 in a week! If 2 jobs a day. Even one is fine. I see why it seems to be firms doing it, not individuals. Sorry but it's overpriced but this time I am forced to pay because the location is not suitable for digging out. No choice. And that was the...

Exactly my system. Going to cost me £500 to line that tiny pipe. If it was simply underground as in the photo instead of where it is I would dig it up myself. I used my own DIY camera and it does seem to be broken at the joint as suggested by the plumber.

Plumber came, made a reasonable guess the leak was water getting back under a gap below the exit pipe. Tried a seal with that white sealant. £60. Said he could come back and cement it in. That would be another £60 so I did it myself. £14 for Bostik Cementone "waterproof" masses left...

It's still far too much for most of us to afford. When I did contracting work I got £35 an hour for a long 40 hours week. and thought it good. It was. And that was self-employed. Good accountant, hardly any tax. Or in reverse, do an ordinary job - no tools, van or camera required. Like a nurse...

Professional quality https://www.ukinspectioncamera.co.uk/drain-inspection-cameras/push-rod-pipe-inspection-camera-system-with-40m-cable-built-in-512hz-sonde-and-10-1-inch-screen

You don't need an £8000 camera! Complicated jobs would demand high costs but £60 an hour is for changing a tap!

Recouped after a year. We all need cars or vans. And that price is for any small job not the complicated stuff. People on low incomes like me cannot afford those prices. Which is why I do most stuff myself. But many can't. Gross income at £60 an hour 37.5 hours = £117,000. Half would be just as...

We can't do everything but that's no reason for excessive labour costs. Actually my old school dad did do everything - electrics as well. Electrician said his work was fine. £160 for sticking a camera up a pipe! Can buy a magnificent one for that.