Recent content by MK22

Opinions please guys-had the plumber around today. My thoughts are this scorching behind isn’t great, is it worth saying something? Initial thoughts are it’s pretty poor or is it just me?!

Ha thanks! Yes done that, identified all services. Just wanted to be sure of not damaging joist integrity

Hi all, having new carpets so I’m wanting to fix the floorboards which previous trades had lifted and not secured down. Just checking how careful I have to be with putting a screw through the floorboard and into the joist. Screws are 5mmx40mm, about 20mm of which will go into the joist. I can’t...

Cheers guys. Had another go but no joy, think there’s an issue with the pipe. Plumber required!

Thanks. I tried soldering twice and both times had leaks. Not sure why, it’s not the easiest access being right up against a wall. Would pre soldered joints be ok to use? Thinking that’s another option

Hello, I have a 22mm elbow copper joint which is leaking. I’m no good at soldering, so I’m wondering if I can heat the joint off and replace with either a push fit or compression elbow instead? Would appreciate any help as not had this before! Thanks.

Thanks everyone, looks like we need to keep it running. If we put an outside tap in, how often does it need running? I read weekly, but is that necessarily true for a cold water mains especially in winter?

Hi all, a bit of a strange one and getting conflicting advice here, so any thoughts please share. Where our kitchen used to be is now our living room, but we have a water stop tap coming from the concrete floor which used to feed the kitchen. Ideally we want rid of this stop tap, but we can’t...

Haha thanks. Is it worth me removing the fuse as well or does that make no difference?

Hey guys, I’ve got to remove some electronic air filters attached to a wall. They’re hard wired into fused spurs. Is it safe enough for me to isolate the power, remove the face of the spur, disconnect the filter wire and replace the face? This will leave a fused spur with live wires from the...

Hi all. I’m wanting to install a new window sill in the attached picture area. I’m just a bit confused and would appreciate help. The current sill is concrete blocks, so I’ll be installing the new wooden sill on top of this. I’ll also be removing the secondary glazing as seen in the pic. What’s...

Hi all, I’m wanting to lay down some loft insulation over the boards in the loft. The boards don’t go right up to the edges, and I can see wires running under the boards from the edge. Obviously once they’re under the board I have no idea where they go (I didn’t lay the boards). I’m aware...

Thanks for the replies. ASHP is a no go simply because of the amount of mixed reviews I’ve heard. Some telling me it worked fine, others saying they’re burning the electric to keep the house just tepid. I’m not willing to risk it personally, mixed with a seemingly low number of quality...

Hi everyone, advice appreciated as always. Renovating old property, currently on old storage heaters. No mains gas nearby, ASHP is not on the cards and between oil and lpg I’ve always preferred oil. What would be more sensible? Full plumbing of the house, installing oil boiler and oil tank...

Cheers Wayners. Plan is to use mechanics fixings, so does wallpaper still need to come down? I want to use the Twist fixings, so any concern for cold bridging? Wanting to go for insulated plasterboard as external insulation is a no go, and I’ve read too many horror stories of retrospective...