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Hello . I have moved into a new house which has 3 solar panels. The site manager didn’t know much about them. I know the power generated is not stored in a battery so I wondered how the panels contribute to offset my energy usage and if the contribution is just a token gesture. I attach a pic...

Hello all. Could you advise me on this please? I moved into a new build recently. 14 showers later the water has stopped draining away. In my last house the shower had a ‘trap’ but this one is literally a big silver cap sitting over a hole. It looks unfinished. I have very short hair but my...

Hello. I have got to fit mono-bloc flexi’s to a 15mm pipe. It seems that a flat faced isolation valve will do the trick: 1) in a review someone voiced a concern that if it was not ‘full bore’ it would restrict water flow. Is this true and if so, is there such a thing as a full- bore flat faced...

Hi all. Simple question for plumbers no doubt: I bought a new mono block tap thinking I could easily swap it out. Unfortunately the old tap flexi hose terminates into a nut and olive around standard 15mm pipe meaning that the thread on the old hose was male. The thread on the new hose is...

... Na, she said it was crooked

Thanks to all. After much contemplation in B&Q I finally bought a solvent weld coupler and 3m of 32mm pipe. Crazy that I had to buy 3m but only needed 35mm. Anyway, i stuck the coupler on the nubbin sticking out of the wall and bridged the gap to the compression on the u-bend with the 35mm pipe...

Well, as much as I like the gaffa tape idea for its cost and simplicity given that I’m not a Plumber and all, I think Hugh’s idea might give me less grief from the missus, long term. I wondered if could use a short piece of pipe and use a collar and glue to connect to the bit in the wall? The...

hello all, Could you tell me the easiest way to fix this please? I’m fitting a new sink but the established pipe is a couple of inches away from the coupler on the U-bend thank you.

I spoke with Assent today. I asked how the property could be signed off when none of the rain water pipes went into the drains and one of the drains was capped off. He said the pipes / drains must have been modified to a non-compliant status after his visit. He also thought that there was...

The Warranty is apparently with a company called ’evo’. I can’t see much about them on line. I tried Blackburn Building Control but they said it was singled-off by Assent Building Control and to contact them.

Thank you all for your advice. It seems I need solid duct (pipe) and a louvred fan or vent plate (neither are currently). The builder is a real cowboy outfit. Don’t buy in Blackburn without contacting me first ;-) . I will spare you the other 89 ‘snags’.

Hello all, I moved in to a new build 2 months ago. I’m up to 89 on the snagging list, and I’m not being picky either - Not surprisingly the builder is virtually ignoring me. Anyway, I took the en-suite extractor fan off last week to tile the wall. There was a flexible hose - the kind you use for...

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Hello all, I have a pig of a bathroom to do . The layout works best if there is a small tile directly either side of the window. I’ve agonised with various permutations but this seems best. Anyway, I have cut 5 tiles trying to get the first cut tile to fit, I know you are supposed to butt the...

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Hello all. I’m going to tile with 250x400x7mm tiles. Half way up the wall (or there abouts), I’m going to put a 100mm strip of mosaic tiles horizontally. It’s concerning me that as these mosaics are on a web, the tiles which go above them may compress them together if there is any slippage ...

hello all. I have just ordered bevelled the edge tiles for the kitchen. It’s just occurred to me that these could be a pain for: 1) external corners - wall into window - there will be gaps in edging strips 2) under the socket plate as there will be gaps. Am I better just to cancel my order and...

Hi all, I want to remove the window sill so that I can tile as I understand it’s not a good idea to tile on to MDF, and in any case the edge of the sill overlaps the wall. It is a new-build timber frame house. Q1: what can I expect to find under the sill? Q2 what do I replace the sill with to...

Thank you both. The pin is the nubbin sticking up from the knob and screws in / out. I guess they are valves then but they refuse to turn. I didn’t want to force them. I’ll just accept them as they are.