Recent content by raphael49

Thanks. Got some more pics if it's any help. Was told water seeped through during a wet year

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First time buyer here went to see a house that needs a lot of renovation. There seems to be a crack coming from water damage in the basement corner and theres also a crack upstairs. I will be getting a survey done, but beforehand can anyone tell me if this is serious and how much I'd be looking...

I found the problem. GFI breaker on plug next to the light switch! Just reset and it's a go.

I'm installing a bathroom vanity light above a mirror in a remodelled basement suite. I got it working, but now I get nothing, possibly after fiddling with the base plate and screwing extra screws into drywall plugs. . There isn't a fuse tripped, the basement light fuse is working OK and ON...

Quick update, I used a product called Desolvit contractors solvent. Its an orange coloured spray. Works really well, softened the silicone and made going over it with a Stanley blade much easier. It didn't dissolve the whole bead, just a thin layer enough to scrub off excess. No damage to the...

I feel a right mug. I've caulked the tile/baseboard, but due to the relief of the tile and the fact that I didn't tape it beforehand, its dried out a mess. Instead of hours going over it with a Stanley blade, are there any quicker and more effective methods? I was thinking of scoring it then...

Here's Here are some pics. It's pressed steel I think, longest they sell it here is 72 inches, meaning I had to buy 4 and cut them (3 sliding doors). I tried to put some electrical tape on there and it didn't make too much difference! Thanks for the help

Does anyone have any techniques for joining two cupboard sliding door tracks together? My opening is longer than the max length of one track so I'll have to just line them up, but there will be a bump where the roller moves over from one track to the other. Tracks are pressed sheet metal...

I used a pressure washer and removed all the black sealant on the pipe just outside the trap. Then I pushed it up the drain as far as I could, lots of fat deposits and stuff clinging to the pipes came off. I am going to buy a sewer hose attachment for the pressure washer and run it all the way...

I am pretty sure it is clear, since I used this hole to push all the bunged up water through this morning, but I will check. I am thinking of shoving my 2kw pressure washer nozzle into the blocked trap and hoping for the best.

I've just had a thought, I think the waste is getting pushed along the horizontal pipe under the house bit by bit. It's not all flowing to the trap after each flush. Perhaps if I adjusted the cistern I could force the cistern to empty entirely to encourage flow

Thanks I will do this. Unfortunately the trap is blocked again. There is definitely no rock, crud or render there, I just scraped out what seemed to mainly be human waste. I do not know what to do now, aside from somehow removing it and replacing it with a straight pipe. But this seems like...

I have managed to clean up the drain valve with a small rasp. Should I replace the spindle/washer with this? https://www.toolstation.com/mt-cock-type-b/p70876 Trouble is TS have a few of them I don't know which will work

I think you are right! Here is the rear garden drain cover. It's fed by the kitchen sink and dishwasher drain. The gully has a hole cut into it, as if the pipe was longer, which I don't think is necessary. Should this pipe go onto the train through the gully grid, or be left over the top to...