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Planning a sizable extension, essentially a rectangle 5m x 10m. Job is to excavate a trench for foundations, 5m by 10m by 5m, 600 wide and 2m deep (there are some big old tree close by). The fourth side of the rectangle is the existing house. I make that 24 cubic metres of soil, muck away...

...as an alternative 'fix' I had the floors damp proofed with mastic asphalt. This option leveled the floors and prevents rising damp from penetrating the floor surfaces. A certificate was issued with a 25 year guarantee. Mastic asphalt covering won't stop further bulging in the future...

...obviously this is an old post, but I have exactly the same symptoms with my boiler and wireless thermostat (main eco combi paired with salus RT500RF) - the pre heat fires up every 15 mins or so. Did you resolve this problem? Easy fix or faulty kit? Cheers.

...installed a bristan 'fuse' ceiling fed shower yesterday, thermostatic mixer, the shower runs fine performance wise (off a combi) but when testing/inspecting the feeding hot and cold compression fittings for leaks, there is a significant hissing noise eminating fron the hot feed fitting when...

...to clarify, it is best practice to fit an anti-syphon trap to both the bath AND the basin, and in this scenario to introduce a 40mm non-return valve between the tee and the vented stack? Reason I need to get this right is because the local bco wants to see 'drainage' when he comes to sign...

I recently fitted a bath and basin at home, the waste from each converges at a pushfit tee in the bathroom (ie 2 into 1), with one 40mm waste pipe exiting the tee and thru the cavity wall, out to a upvc stack with a bossed connection. A builder saw this the other day and said I should have...

Bathrooom has porcelain tiles (10mm) adhered to an asphalt floor (property recently damp proofed). Toilet has been sited in the bathroom, not sure how I should fix in place, as drilling thru the asphalt will compromise the dpc? Should I silicone the toilet pan onto the tiles and not bother with...

Thats great, thanks! Have a DC-1 here already which fits nicely, and had a 'mental picture' of the corner branch, just didn't know they existed.... ...only potential snagging point is that the osma website prices the corner branch at £145.30 :shock:

1950's property with a ground floor toilet room, approx 9ft by 3ft, with waste connection located in the concrete floor. I can see the flange of a clay pipe down there when toilet is removed. As part of some ongoing work I want to add a toilet to the bathroom which is directly next door to...

is the lead sheet supposed to sit under the tile lath or over it?

thanks all for comments. the guys said it is 18 inch lead. i formed the valley myself out of 18mm ply, it has a 6 inch 'sole' with 4 inch valley board either side, giving 14 in total. guess that means the lead laps 2 inches under the tiles. i can clearly see lath when i look at the gap...

...no, Swadlincote, to be precise. :P

Had reclaimed plain concrete tiles and lead valley work completed to a small extension yesterday, noticed a fair size gap (3 inch) between tiles overhanging valley and lead gutter - can someone advise if this is all ok, before I pay for the job! many thanks in advance, pics attached: Should...

cheers - can i get them at a diy store? (b&q or wickes) all of the existing connectors on view appear to be 'crimped' on very firmly, are the tools needed to do this expensive?

Have a virgin cable feed coming into the house (bungalow), the cable feeds into the lounge where a 2 way splitter is provided to give TV and internet services. I want to take the main cable into the loft, reconnect it to the splitter then drop the TV feed into the lounge and internet feed...

great advice - thanks. tbh for the valley timber section (6by1) i copied the carpentry from an existing valley elsewhere on the roof! will extend 2" either side as suggested. main problem i'm having with getting under existing battens and felt is that they are so brittle. battens are...