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Hi all i have a valiant eco tec i bought about 6/7 years ago or so. it has given me endless problems over the years and a small fortune in repair costs. i just spoke to the latest plumber who came out for repairs and he said these boilers are known to cause all sorts of problems (although he...

100 percent agree, exactly how I see it

Exactly what I'm kicking myself about now, not with the hassle with all these cowboys

Hi all Getting my front garden tiles with porcelain slab, as far as I was aware a priming slurry is required to adhere to the tiles The builder is adamant a mortar bed alone is enough....the guys been a **** the whole way through so want to check if I'm wrong, can you get away with just a...

@mikeey84 Showing my ignorance here, but would the gas pipe be laid within the concrete or below the slabs? I.e within the soil

@CBW No that's asking how to figure out how deep it is, not the method of digging. Anything more to add

As per the title. I have a gas pipe laid in my front garden, I know where it is, but not how deep. I want to lift all the concrete to refurb the front garden but I assume if I use a electric breaker this could damage the pipe? Is there any rules around digging up the concrete where a gas...

@ETAF the door threshold lies just above those airbricks, sorry for my lack of knowledge but is the door threshold a indication of where the DPC is? Thanks

@Mike13 I'm not sure if it will cause it to be higher than the DPC level, I can't tell whete the dpc is

As per title. Can't see anything in brickwork. Is the dpc just below the air bricks?

Hi all I am thinking of lifting the concrete in my front garden to put some tiles down. However I know there is a gas pipe buried there, is there anyway to know how deep it may be so I don't hit it? The gas pipe is where the smooth looking concrete is around the bad window. It was placed...

Hi all as per the title. Looking to put down some porcelain tiles in the front garden, the builder who can said the existing concrete doesn't need to be removed and they can place directly on top. Is this correct? I always thought the concrete needs to be removed and hardcore putdown,

@Deluks no neighbours round the other side. In which case is there a need from a structural point of view to fill it in

Hi chimney breast is being removed, there is no chimney above as loft conversion was done previously. However the chimney hole is inset into the existing wall. Does this need to be filled in and if so, what does it need to be filled with, render? Brick? Timber supports? Or is it fine as is?eeast

My question is moreso does it require filling the gap or can I just put timber and plasterboard