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Hi - I'm looking for some advice on an awkward kitchen extract problem. We've moved into a Victorian Terraced house, and the gas hob in the kitchen is located on the internal wall with no easy access for an extract duct. For various reasons we generate a lot of steam from our cooking (including...

Ha! Thanks, at least I'm not missing something. Next question is that putting in a hatch is going to mean cutting two of the joists. Assuming i build a frame around the hatch using the same size timber as the joists is this likely to cause any problems? K.

Victorian terrace - confused about roof structure! Hi I'm investigating how to go about putting a loft hatch with ladder into our house. It's a terrace from around 1900, two rooms downstairs, three beds up. Whole house is about 4.5m wide and about 8m front to back on the main structure. It's...

Hi, we've just moved into a house which has a Worcester 30si - controlled with a MT10RF programmable thermostat. Unfortunately the controller clock has stopped working (although the radio link is still OK). I want to find a replacement unit - but am trying to work out my options: 1. can I buy...

Hi if necessary, is the replacement of the venturi something I can do - or is it one for a Gas Safe engineer? keith

ok - thanks for the reply. I've picked up one of these kits before - got some plumbers merchants near my work so easy enough. I'll give it a go this weekend. Keith

Hi, got a problem with my Baxi 105he. I've installed some new taps in our house - kitchen a couple of years ago, and bathroom washbasin at the weekend just gone. Problem I'm having is that when running the kitchen hot tap it doesn't fire up the boiler, or has to be stopped and restarted a...

Ok - sounds a good plan and easy to do behind the boxes. Should I try to fill the void above with something? Thanks Keith

Hi I just wanted some advice on putting in some fitted shelving. We have an alcove in our bedroom, beside the chimney, about a 1.5m wide and depth about 40cm. The room is north facing, although the external wall ourside the alcove faces west. We have had a very small amount of condensation...

Yup, should have been clearer. The basin currently has a 40mm waste pipe (I think!) - I'll check. When I'd looked at pan connectors it looked like these mainly had 40mm connections for basin waste - but the example from toolstation clearly takes a 32mm. I'll try to get some detail on...

Hi I want to fit a new toilet in our house. We have a small separate room where the toilet is, and there's an existing compact washand basin. The existing basin waste joins into the toilet waste pipe. I was looking at Wickes's toilet to go - which seems to get fairly good reviews. Can...

Ah. That should read "gap at the end of the worktop where it meets the wall". The worktop is installed with a wall at either end. There is a 5mm gap at the end of the worktop where it meets the wall. This is visible from the front. If I used a small upstand I could continue it down the...

Thanks for the reply. The worktops are in - so there's no scope to change the gap now! I had wondered if instead of tiling across the bottom of the window sill I instead put in a wooden sill, which could drop a little in front, ideally letting me use a single row of tiles below the window...

Hi I've just put in some solid wood worktops to my kitchen. I want to tile above these but there are a couple of issues: 1. there is an expansion gap at the back of the worktop and at the ends of about 5mm, which I'd like to conceal in some way 2. the distance between the top of the...

Hi I just thought I'd post a quick update. I was working on the kitchen last week, and this involved laying the floor. Generally it went well. I removed the old laminate, and then lifted the old thermoplastic tiles. In some cases these came up intact, although more often they broke. I took...

A question for any plumbers or experienced DIY'ers. I'm plumbing in a double sink, washer and washing machine. Sink is from IKEA, but I want to bin the supplied wast trap. I've got a single 40mm waste pipe going through the wall. There are various ways I could connect it up, but the basic...

Ok cheers Dazlight. I'll just give it a go and see how I get on. Keith

Hi I was on here last week, and over on Matt's flooring forum, and got some good advice on what to do about my kitchen floor. On Saturday I'll be laying the first layer of Arditex NA - first time I've used SLC. A couple of practical questions though. The room is about 7m2, and I plan to...

Matt thanks for the message. I'll have a look round the forum you recommend. From your earlier message, and from some other threads, it seems the bitumen layer acts (to some degree) as a partial dpm - but who knows if it's doing this job properly. You suggested maybe laying a screed...

Thanks for the reply. I had a look at your stickies on Slc's etc and realised then that ply wasn't the way. I'll have a think about screeds etc and do a bit more reading then prob post again. Keith