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    Gutter issue

    I have a soakaway that is under my front garden about 6ft from the house.It was there when i bought the house and i have no reason to see it but i know that it works well. My downpipe runs underground for the 6ft distance.
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    Gutter issue

    Soakaway ?
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    Jointing compound

    Gyproc easyfill
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    Jointing compound

    Easyfill is what i've used many times.
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    Personalised Plate expired

    Thanks everyone. The owner will never drive it again so will contact DVLA.
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    Personalised Plate expired

    The car is still there on MY private land.I let her park there but now the car is going to rust away. Can it be scrapped without a number plate existing ?
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    Personalised Plate expired

    2 years ago when i checked it on the DVLA website it said,not sorn,not taxed and not insured. Now it does not exist and i wondered if personalised plates expired after a certain time if not retained ? and that is why it does not exist ? The owner has gone into care.
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    Personalised Plate expired

    Hi people. What happens to a vehicle when a personalised number plate expires ? When i look up the number the car no longer exists on the DVLA website.This vehicle has not moved for about 7 years. Thanks
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    Surface water drains

    Your house sounds exactly like mine. I have 1/3rd going into a soakaway,1/3rd going into my septic tank and 1/3rd going into a rainwater butt that then overflows down a slope and away from the house. I don't find it much of a problem and have no option with regards the septic tank. I do have an...
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    Radiators on the wrong wall, ways around the problem?

    Why don't you just turn the heating off in summer ?
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    Leaking shower waste pipe

    The leak will not be there but probably higher up around the white nut.Whipe it all dry and then run the shower and feel around the nut for water.
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    Is there a maximum distance that a soil pipe can be before it joins the main drain?

    mine travels more than that to my septic tank with no problems.
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    Tracksaw advice

    Mine did! snapped my thumb backwards against the joint.Had to have it pinned into a shape to hold a pint of cider.
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    Sink waste too high?

    Put the trap on and see.
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    Neighbours builder damaged wall.. Big deal or let it go?

    I think it depends on who owns the wall and if shared who's half is damaged?
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    New radiator valves - no lock shield?

    I thought the valve with the cap on worked as a lockshield by using an allen key ? That's how mine work.
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    Leaking outdoor garden tap - fix

    There won't be a fibre washer,it will just be an olive. As stated above just hold the tap tight and give the nut a tweak. If it does not work then undo nut and wrap some tape.
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    What's this heating system???

    It's fully pumped.The pump by the boiler is for heating and the other pump is for hot water. There will be thermostats controlling the pumps.
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    Fence & Deck / Boundary?

    I would be careful about any disbutes as you might want to sell it one day and it could cause you problems. They are probably wrong with what they've done but it's your call.
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    Mixer tap not mixing correctly

    Has someone changed the cartridge in that tap lately ? My money is on the cartridge being faulty or fitted wrong.
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