Recent content by LincsLad123

Hi! Back in 2017 we had an extension built. Last year we found that our downstairs toilet flexible pipe had been chewed through and we had rats in the cavity walls. Cue plumber to replace the pipe, a non-return valve fitted by pest control where our house meets the main sewer, and a few other...

Hi, the leak isn't from the centre bit where it meets the spigot, but the outer rim of the shower head. It's made of two parts and that's where the joint is.

Hi, We descaled our shower head and seem to have disolved the seal between the bottom and top parts. I can't see a way to get it apart, else I'd try and re-seal it with some clear silicone. Any ideas?

Hi We have a rear extension with bi-fold doors and now need to fit our patio. We'd like to have the patio close to the level of the door step - i.e. higher than the "2 bricks" below damp course. I'm reading on the internet that I really need to install a soakaway 5m from the house, in the...

Hi, Pictures attached, as below. The "outside" is really inside the single storey rear extension. Above this, I can't see any external cracks, at least not from ground level. 1. Top leftof of RSJ from inside the existing house) 2. The opposite wall of the above - inside the extension...

Hi, 3 years ago we had a 2 storey side / single storey rear extension added to our semi-detached house. This involved the removal of the "old" rear wall with RSJ installation. Since it was done we've had vertical cracks near the "join" in the rear extension, not deep not wide but definitely...

Hi Here's a picture of the noggin. Another picture underneath showing the extension with no noggins at plasterboard edges

Hi all Fitting downlights in my bedroom. Located joists, went between them, drilled hole. Went to other side of room, same spacing, drilled hole, found myself directly in the middle of a noggin (i.e. a small piece of wood running between the joists to support the plasterboard edges). We've...