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Yes I plan to pay much more attention to the rest of the windows. I was prepping the window surround for plastering so keen to get off the many many layers of existing paint and at least get something on to protect the part covered by plaster. Have used Rustins a lot before but will take a...

Thank you so much. I had no idea what these were called but makes my google searching much easier. I may still remove and replace if I can't get them to the standard I want and because it will make wire brushing and sanding so much easier. I'll see if I can gently un-peen them (if that is a...

The inside sanded and primed before plastering

I have an old metal window I am looking to restore. Have sanded and primed inside and the metal is in great shape but does anyone have any idea how to remove these old hinges so I can clean them up, re-paint and reinstall? Haven't tried anything yet. Thought I would just check on here before I...

I'm in the process of converting an old bathroom into a bedroom and the heating pipes will need to be moved. The heating pipes have all been done using Buteline PB and I will need to run a length through a floor slab. Current plan is to use JD Speedfit 22mm conduit within a chase in the floor...

I've run a bunch of pipework (Polybutene - PB) for central heating and hot water what will be under a concrete slab and while most of them are insulated and inside some waste pipe offcuts to protect from expansion etc, there are a couple I forgot. Rather than having to drain and re-plumb I was...

Planning a wet room with a flush floor where the waste will run through a slab and through the wall to discharge to the drains outside. Using something like the below bottle gully, would building regs allow me to connect the shower waste underground in one of the top two 40mm inlets? As far...

In the process of renovating an 1810 bungalow (cottage). Having ripped some plasterboard off the wall I was greeted with this horror show. This was the original exterior wall of the house. It was all very damp because there used to be a toilet here and a previous builder decided to just lay DPM...

Thanks so much. Couldn’t find the definitive answer in searches. Not super convinced the existing DPM is any good but this will be mitigated with a decent one and the slip membrane shown above

Sorry I don't think answers the question. I have seen plenty of info on the outside ground levels being 150mm below the DPC. The question here is does the same apply to the inside slab? Probably I did not write the question well. It should have read "is it necessary for the floor slab to finish...

Surely not bad enough for a yikes? Worst case scenario dig out concrete, lay a new slab

We have a detached garage which we are looking to convert to living accommodation. Whilst trenching for utilities we noticed that the damp proof course has been bridged by the concrete slab. This is inside the garage, the external levels are below. Construction is single skin lightweight blocks...

Thanks so much. I was overthinking this. Managed to find a new one in old packaging on eBay for £50. So I'll just fit the new one and sell the old one for as much as I can when cleaned up.

Just moved in to a new house which has a decent from door lock. https://www.uniononline.co.uk/uk/en/products/locks-and-cylinders/rim-locks/bs3621-cylinder-rim-nightlatch-v-4l67e-b-pl Does anyone have any idea where I would buy replacement cylinders for these? No idea how many people the...

Thanks a lot for the reply. Currently leaning towards a direct unvented cylinder. Hoping around 120L should do the trick just for this bathroom. Good shout about the hard water. You think an inline water softener would do the trick?

Thanks so much for the response. Yes definitely not going to be a DIY task but I like to be armed with info when speaking to Plumbers and Electricians. Fortunately (I guess) for me the whole house is in need of a rewire so just making sure I consider everything for when that happens. Will see...

I'm in the process of buying a property which needs a complete bathroom overhaul. The current bathroom has an electrically powered hot water tank feeding a bath, shower and sink. I would really like to remove the water tank to save valuable space (and probably energy usage too) and so wondering...

Thanks so much for this stem. All working perfectly. One thing I noticed which surprised me when my plumber was servicing the boiler is that both the central heating (upstairs) and underfloor heating (ground floor) are connected to the 230V RT. In my mind this seems strange but possibly this...

I am replacing my old RF thermostat (Tower RF-205) with a Heatmiser RF-Switch but just wanted confirmation on the wiring. The old thermostat has 4 terminals. Live and Neutral I'm happy with but for some reason they have labelled the other two Out 1 and Out 2. The new receiver has a ton of...

SE12 Can I just say that the two guy who attended on the last visit were absolutely outstanding. The other visits had left me with the feeling that despite this boiler being only two weeks old I was on my own to argue the toss with my plumber. These guys went through everything with a fine...