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Thanks - The more I look, the more I think it just isn't worth it. Realistically the land is going to cost £400k and will yield two properties - one I estimate to be worth approx. £450k, the other approx. £550k. So £1m at the end, but the extra costs for Self build mortgage, inconvenience...

Yeah, at this point I don't want to go too far if it isn't going to be possible - there are a number of complications and costs to going down this route so it isn't really a preferred route. I know of one similar build that cost £200k but was able to connect to mains sewerage - otherwise similar...

I'm looking to move in the next year or so as we want somewhere with a bit of land. As such I'm looking weekly for properties that come up and weighing up pros and cons, and getting a good idea of what we want, where we want it, and how much we should be paying. One of the properties I've seen...

He gave me the options of I either dig it up and sort it or they can do a CCTV survey for £200 - that was the only option. I declined and he didn't try to offer a cheaper alternative.

Checking on the plans it was "200mm fibreglass quilt". Joists are 200*50 according to the plans. The new insulation was brown and lovely to use. No itching at all with it.

I asked but the price was £200 to do a CCTV survey.

Just dug out the correspondence from planning, the reason given for insisting on rockwool type insulation was for noise with it being a garage under a bedroom. We double boarded the garage ceiling first, then put the insulation in so it had nowhere to fall, then put the floorboards down. I...

We've just done very similar, planning wouldn't allow celotex type board in the void. The initial plans were rejected which had it in place. They insisted on the wool type. I can't remember now if it was 200mm or 300mm. Same with the void above the extension (that was 300mm though). Only the...

It was sorted in less than 5 minutes. It is a van mounted machine, an engine runs. They pushed the pipe down and a load of grey and black water came out at the other end, then it ran fine. They couldn't get the jetter to go round the bend though, he reckoned that the gulley is either still...

I've booked in the professionals to come and clear it tomorrow. Maybe I'll just take it as an annual cost

I bought a jetting hose for my Karcher a few months back to have a go which gives me the length required. It is very difficult to go up from the 7m end though as you have to basically turn right whilst the pipe is wanting to bend left. I've managed to do it with the camera attached to the rods...

I could get a pro in again at £60, but I'm fairly sure that in a few months it will begin to block again. Rodding and plungering will work for a few months until it blocks fully again. Do you think it would be worth spending the money on a pressure washer and jetting it myself on a regular...

The pro blockers managed to clear the obstruction last time and got it flowing, but couldn't get the jet to go round the bend. However it just blocks up again quickly. They did offer a CCTV service but it was very expensive (comparatively to the jetting). Diverting the drain now would be...

We've had a long standing issue with a certain drain due (I believe) to a lazy builder. I estimate that the 4" pipe length is approx 11m (that's the distance measured above ground so might be slightly longer). One end has the kitchen waste going into it. The other end goes into an inspection...

Thanks, I'll have a go at partially shutting the valve to see if it helps.

Yes all clipped as far as I can see (90% could be seen) - the other 10% is original pipework that I would assume was clipped.

We had a new washing machine which is fantastic and quiet but has a very fast solenoid, so it creates a bang in the pipes as it closes. When it starts a cycle it seems to do lots of small fills, so we get a repeated banging. For the first few minutes then less frequent ones for the rest. Now...

They are exactly as per the photo. Nothing seems to come out, it just seems to adjust it

The bit on my picture is in the back of the cupboard, it also can't be seen from inside the cupboard. The wall I am putting it in had a noggin at the correct height to screw into.

My new wall cupboards for a bathroom came with these fixings (attached image). They came with no instructions and nothing else to attach them. Should there be another part to go on the wall? How do they work?