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Hi all, I plan to convert a box room into an ensuite. I have already done the door work (new door from master bedroom, old entrance blocked up). The new ensuite will comprise of a shower, sink and toilet. It is not possible to connect to the existing soil stack. I've had the Building...

I'm tempted to leave it unless otherwise advised, as the screw cap (the black bit in the picture) seems to stay firm fine now I've screwed it back on all the way. I'm just worried it has worked its own way off with pressure and that it'll happen again.

Hi all, I moved into a 1938 house about 8 weeks ago. The house suffered a burst pipe in the loft 2 days before we moved in which was fixed. We have been doing work in the dining room which involved taking a radiator off and draining the system down. This was a few days ago. This...

Thanks for the advice guys

Thanks for the advice. I'll jack it up over the weekend when I have some day light. For your information here's a picture of the part I pulled out. Thanks Jon

Hi all, I recently caught my front right wheel arch of my Peugeot 308 ('08 plate, 2 litre diesel, 5 door, 6 speed.) on a small blind wall when reversing. The low wall went into the arch at a very low speed. No external bodywork damage has been caused but the underlying plastic part which...

Hi all, I'm gutting our dining room at the moment, and will be laying a new floor and getting the wall's/ceiling skimmed for painting. As part of this gutting I've removed the wood in the bay ceiling of our bay window. This wood was used for the curtain rail, and had wallpaper under it. As...

Slight update. I've taken the laminate flooring up tonight. The floorboards look OK but I think I'll need some leveling compound. I have also revealed some small floor tiles (see picture) in front of an old fire place. I will be removing the fireplace and blocking it up...but advice appreciated...

Hi all, We've recently moved house. I'm planning on laying Amtico flooring in our hall and dining room. (approx 24 m2). I've taken up the carpet in the hall to reveal floorboards which are pretty level. In the dining room there is cheap laminate which we plan to take up shortly. Again...